Soothsayer: "Beware the Ides of March!"
William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene 2
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"The Romans did not number each day of a month from the first to the last day. Instead, they counted back from three fixed points of the month: the Nones (the 5th or 7th, eight days before the Ides), the Ides (the 13th for most months, but the 15th in March, May, July, and October), and the Kalends (1st of the following month)." - Wikipedia
Well, that's as clear as mud!
A few Shakespeare-based giggles for today:
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These are fun and I'm glad to see them this morning. I don't know how the wind did you on friday, but we had 60 mph wind for over 12 hours. Our power went off early Friday afternoon and did not come back on here at our house until late last night. Talk about a cold house. There are people in Ohio that still do not have power.
ReplyDeleteLots of Michigan lost power, and there is another front coming through soon to complicate matters. Glad to read that you are powered up again.
DeleteOh my, they were funny, loved the costume on a budget - EPIC!!! Happy Sunday guys!!! 🐾😻🐾
ReplyDeleteThose were good!
ReplyDeleteLoved these - especially the Shakespearean costume on a budget (MOL).
ReplyDeleteVery good, especially the Julius Caesar 🙂
ReplyDeleteHave a happy and cat filled week
ERin
Hahaha. "The Tempest" cracked me up!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, the Wikipedia explanation of the Ides of March is as clear as thick mud.
Fun Shakespeare cartoons ~ high winds are predicted in MA for Monday ~ Yikes!
ReplyDeletehugs ~ ^_^
shakespearean costume, MOL!!!! ruff ruff!!
ReplyDeletebudget is hill larry us !!!!! ☺☺♥♥
ReplyDeleteCats and Shakespeare. What a good go-together!
ReplyDelete~giggle~
ReplyDeleteThose were funny! I have a hard enough time keeping up with our regular calendar LOL!
ReplyDeleteI hate the Ides of March- I lost my Joanie 2 years ago today. XO
ReplyDeleteHugs and purrs.
DeleteThose are great!
ReplyDeleteThe Romans were weird about calendar stuff. Until Julius Caesar’s calendar reform, there were only ten months in the Roman year, they didn’t count the first two months or even give them names because they hated winter so much.
ReplyDeleteAlso, in leap years they didn’t add a day at the end of February, they would have February 24 twice. This actually continued in some remote parts of Europe and Russia until 1986, believe it or not.
Thanks for the funnies!