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Posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 20:08:00
Friends;
I will send te first person a voucher for a Big Mack that can identify thepersonthat said the following:
"Et tu, Brutea?"
Lou
Posted by LiLi80 on March 17, 2002, at 21:24:03
In reply to A Quiz, posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 20:08:00
Caesar?
Posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 21:33:03
In reply to Re: A Quiz » Lou Pilder, posted by LiLi80 on March 17, 2002, at 21:24:03
LiLi,
You are correct. Either send me youraddress or send me te address of the Mc Donald's that you wantme to send the voucher for the Big ack to. You could exchange it for an EggMcMuffin ifyou are health-concience.
Lou
Posted by Jonathan on March 17, 2002, at 21:38:25
In reply to A Quiz, posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 20:08:00
Actually, Shakespeare put the words "Et tu Brute? Then die, Caesar" into Caesar's mouth in his eponymous play: I don't know of any evidence from contemporary sources (e.g. Plutarch's "Lives") that Caesar actually said these words when his `friend' Brutus turned out to be one of the conspirators who stabbed him to death on the Ides (15th) of March, 44 B.C. It sounds medically implausible to me that he could have said anything more coherent than "Urrrggh!" (or the Latin equivalent) in response to this, the last of 23 stab wounds.
Nice question for the recent 2045th anniversary of that fateful day (there was no Year Zero between 1 B.C. and 1 A.D.)
Thanks, Lou.
Jonathan :)
Posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 21:40:56
In reply to Julius Caesar » Lou Pilder, posted by Jonathan on March 17, 2002, at 21:38:25
Posted by Jonathan on March 17, 2002, at 21:50:48
In reply to Re: A Quiz » Lou Pilder, posted by LiLi80 on March 17, 2002, at 21:24:03
The (half) pound of flesh, which you demand of Lou,
Is dearly bought; 'tis yours and you shall have it.[slightly adapted from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", Act 4, Scene 1.]
Jonathan :)
Posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 21:56:47
In reply to Congratulations, LiLi - you beat me to it » LiLi80, posted by Jonathan on March 17, 2002, at 21:50:48
Friends;
Who said,
"Out, Out, brief candle"?
Lou
Posted by Bob on March 17, 2002, at 22:09:05
In reply to Last chance of the evening for the same prize, posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 21:56:47
"Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing."
William Shakespeare, writing the part of Macbeth, upon learning of the death of Lady Macbeth.Robert Frost also wrote a poem using those words as the title, I believe.
Posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 22:11:49
In reply to Re: Last chance of the evening for the same prize » Lou Pilder, posted by Bob on March 17, 2002, at 22:09:05
Posted by Bob on March 17, 2002, at 22:14:55
In reply to Where has this guy Bob been? He is corect (nm) » Bob, posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 22:11:49
Don't worry about the prize Lou. I knew it was Shakespeare from the sound of it, but had to resort to the internet to flesh out the details. I suspected it to be Hamlet at first, but was suprised to find out it was Macbeth. I figured, if I had said Shakespeare, you would have asked which character, to which I would have said Hamlet, as a guess.
I sort of cheated.
Posted by Jonathan on March 17, 2002, at 22:17:31
In reply to Re: Last chance of the evening for the same prize » Lou Pilder, posted by Bob on March 17, 2002, at 22:09:05
It may have been my last chance of the evening, but there's "To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow"
Jonathan :)
Posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 22:20:10
In reply to Well done, Bob » Bob, posted by Jonathan on March 17, 2002, at 22:17:31
Bob and Johnathan,
Both buy an egg MacBeth or a Big MacBeth.
Lou
Posted by Bob on March 17, 2002, at 22:21:24
In reply to Well done, Bob » Bob, posted by Jonathan on March 17, 2002, at 22:17:31
> It may have been my last chance of the evening, but there's "To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow"
>
> Jonathan :)Man, there's some serious Shakespeare buffs roamin' around here.
Bob
Posted by Jonathan on March 17, 2002, at 22:22:06
In reply to Where has this guy Jonathan been? (nm) » Jonathan, posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 21:40:56
Hi, Lou
Perhaps you remember me from that fascinating thread on Fibonacci numbers that you started a long time ago? I'm a former school teacher, like you (if I remember correctly) - we ex-teachers still love explaining things. Shakespeare is just fun - by profession I'm an unemployed (and unemployable) mathematician.
Unfortunately, when I'm depressed, I become too inconsolably miserable to post anything for months: it's just impossible to predict when I shall feel okay for a short time, as now.
It's 4:20 a.m. here in England, so I'll say good night for now.
It's great talking with you - I'm glad you're still around.
Jonathan :)
Posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 22:24:50
In reply to Re: Where has this guy Jonathan been? » Lou Pilder, posted by Jonathan on March 17, 2002, at 22:22:06
Johnathan
"Jolly good"
"Cherrieoh"
Lou
Posted by IsoM on March 17, 2002, at 22:47:35
In reply to Bob and Johnathan, posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 22:20:10
C'mon, Lou. You're going to have to make it tougher than that. The quotations are too easy - not enough challenge. Mind you, what's easy for one is hard for another & vice versa. So much dpends on what we read.
Anyone recongnise the poem & author from this one verse? It's a favourite of mine, especially the other works by this author.
"When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood
Then surely I was born."
Posted by Rach on March 18, 2002, at 1:18:52
In reply to Quotations and Another One » Lou Pilder, posted by IsoM on March 17, 2002, at 22:47:35
> "When fishes flew and forests walked
> And figs grew upon thorn,
> Some moment when the moon was blood
> Then surely I was born."Gilbert Keith Chesterton, from The Donkey
Posted by Rach on March 18, 2002, at 1:20:40
In reply to Quotations and Another One » Lou Pilder, posted by IsoM on March 17, 2002, at 22:47:35
I'm quite partial to the Song of Right and Wrong myself!
Posted by Krazy Kat on March 18, 2002, at 8:28:55
In reply to A Quiz, posted by Lou Pilder on March 17, 2002, at 20:08:00
Posted by Cass on March 18, 2002, at 19:22:39
In reply to Quotations and Another One » Lou Pilder, posted by IsoM on March 17, 2002, at 22:47:35
Okay, I'm not going to offer anyone a Big Mac, but can you name the author of this line of poetry?
Nobody heard him, the dead man
But still he lay moaning:
I was much farther out that you thought
And not waving but drowning.
... I was much too far out all of my life
And not waving but drowning.This poem always reminds me of hopelessness and depression. People mask it by getting involved in drugs or some other form of escapism and others do not recognize their cry for help. They are not waving. They are drowning.
Posted by Lou Pilder on March 18, 2002, at 20:55:55
In reply to Can you name the author?, posted by Cass on March 18, 2002, at 19:22:39
Posted by Kar on March 18, 2002, at 23:03:24
In reply to Can you name the author?, posted by Cass on March 18, 2002, at 19:22:39
Stevie Smith - Not Waving But Drowning
Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he's dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
(Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life
And not waving but drowning.
Posted by Cass on March 19, 2002, at 0:45:29
In reply to Re: Can you name the author?, posted by Kar on March 18, 2002, at 23:03:24
Great poem. Haunting message. Thanks for printing it all out.
Posted by beardedlady on March 19, 2002, at 6:35:00
In reply to Can you name the author?, posted by Cass on March 18, 2002, at 19:22:39
But I wouldn't have had to rely on the secret for the Hitler quote or this one. I "borrowed" the "not waving but drowning" line for one of my own poems (with a slight alteration, of course), and Kirsty MacColl downright stole it (along with the words of a few other poets) for a fantastic song.
Thanks for the reminder. It was nice to see Stevie's poem again. She coulda been a contender.
beardy : )>
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