Comments on: Great Moments in History

By: Donnie

Donnie — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:40:25 +0000

@chessloser and Allen: He’s Caesar. Of course, he invented both.

@Tacticus: Another great Reagan story I hadn’t heard till a reader brought it up. If someone tries to assassinate me, I hope I’m in that good of a humor afterwards.

By: Tacticus Maximus

Tacticus Maximus — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:54:03 +0000

"Honey, I forgot to duck"

By: Allen

Allen — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:04:43 +0000

@Chessloser: I thought it was the Caesar Salad

By: chessloser

chessloser — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:52:14 +0000

i will always remember ceasar’s greatest contribution to modern society…the orange julius. he invented that you know…

By: Donnie

Donnie — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:23:58 +0000

@Wahrheit: I can’t wait to see what next week has in store.

@Doctor Drone: Heya! I’m going to yank your chain about Obama as long as it remains fun.

@Wahrheit 2: Probably with all that olive oil he used, he was really healthy, so he was able to eek out his response…

@Wang: That’s exactly how I feel!

@Allen: 100% agree with you. That’s why Shakespeare put it in his play after all.

By: Allen

Allen — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:06:17 +0000

What?!?!? Certainly someone as great as Julius Caesar could have composed himself enough to utter a snappy comeback!

By: wang

wang — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:45:02 +0000

Wow, makes me feel like I was there…

By: Wahrheit

Wahrheit — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:18:22 +0000

My bad, it seems there were 23 stab wounds (“23 skidoo” ???) and one source apparently says he “only grunted.” Which sounds more likely than a snappy, meaningful comeback line when you’re in the midst of being shivved 23 times…

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v25/n11/letters.html

By: doctor drone

doctor drone — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:31:17 +0000

Caesar said “Kai su, teknon?” But it’s not too far in spirit from the Latin. Expresses surprise to find an intimate participating in his assassination.

By: Wahrheit

Wahrheit — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:33:14 +0000

Well done Mascot–the laurel wreath of triumph is an excellent touch!

One slight criticism, however, I think Caesar was supposed to be stabbed like 33 or 40 times (once by the whole Senate or something) so we need a lot more wounds with the red stuff. But still, I know you’re just getting this project off the ground, and I applaud the effort.

Suggestion for next week; the first atomic bomb test in New Mexico with you, Mascot, as Oppenheimer quoting Shiva.