Hi Everyone,
The Ides are upon us and for Classics fans this is somewhat of a holiday.
Wish you all a great day and saying hello to all. I’m so sorry for my long pauses in participation. … 
Very Kindly,
Jeff
Hurray!
Same to you, Jeff!
Holla!
WB
Et tu! 
You all republicans then?
Well and I say this with a few reservations. I haven’t met too many people who study classics because they are fans of Marius.
Hipsters, flipsters, and finger-poppin’ daddies,
Knock me your lobes,
I came to lay Ceasar out,
Not to hip you to him.
The bad jazz that a cat blows,
Wails long after he’s cut out.
The groovey is often stashed with their frames,
So don’t put Caesar down.
The swinging Brutus hath laid a story on you
That Caesar was hungry for power.
If it were so, it was a sad drag,
And sadly hath the Caesar cat answered it.
Here with a pass from Brutus and the other brass,
For Brutus is a worthy stud,
Yea, so are they all worthy studs,
Though their stallions never sleep.
I came to wail at Ceasar’s wake.
He was my buddy, and he leveled with me.
Yet Brutus digs that he has eyes for power,
And Brutus is a solid cat.
It is true he hath returned with many freaks in chains
And brought them home to Rome.
Yea, the looty was booty
And hip the trays we weld(?)
Dost thou dig that this was Caesar’s groove
For the putsch?
When the cats with the empty kicks hath copped out,
Yea, Caesar hath copped out, too,
And cried up a storm.
To be a world grabber a stiffer riff must be blown.
Without bread a stud can’t even rule an anthill.
Yet Brutus was swinging for the moon.
And, yea, Brutus is a worthy stud.
And all you cats were gassed on the Lupercal
When he came on like a king freak.
Three times I lay the kingly wig on him,
And thrice did he put it down.
Was this the move of a greedy hipster?
Yet, Brutus said he dug the lick,
And, yes, a hipper cat has never blown.
Some claim that Brutus’ story was a gag.
But I dug the story was solid.
I came here to blow.
Now, stay cool while I blow.
You all dug him once
Because you were hipped that he was solid
How can you now come on so square
Now that he’s tapped out of this world.
City Hall is flipped
And swung to a drunken zoo
And all of you cats are goofed to wig city.
Dig me hard.
My ticker is in the coffin there with Caesar,
And, yea, I must stay cool til it flippeth back to me
I hope I won the books!
Can a thinking person be anything else?
A lot of us try to be republicans; however I think that many of us fail to live up to our ideals of liberty egality and fraternity. This is probably prejudice on my part however I think that most people are in general, elitist at some level, uncarring about things that don’t concern them, and in general fail to live up to their ideals. And yes I inculde myself in this evaluation.
Let me clarify my previous “question” a bit. I purposefully asked it in an inflamitory way…forgive me but I was in my competition mindset (NCAA Bball tourney).
I am a republican but I am a conservative first (in the Reagan mold). I do have some very strong libertarian leanings but I can’t agree with their positions on most social issues. I am not very pleased with the current “leadership” (if you can call it that) of many of the people who are in office today. Yes, that means I am not happy with alot of the things Bush has done during his second term in office but he is not the only one to let us down. I am also not pleased so far with my choices for President for the next election. Hopefully a true conservative will step forward…if so, I think he could easily defeat everyone else out there except maybe Rudy…who is going to be formidable.
I also think you are correct on most levels in your evaluation. Most people today only think of themselves and today and do not care about tomorrow or other people. I am glad those who fought WWII did not think that way or we would be speaking Japanese or German now.
I will get off the soapbox now.
Rhuiden
Really! Care to explain how Japan or Germany would have invaded the United States and taken it over? Are you even slightly acquainted with the basic historical facts of that period?
Do you really believe that either Japan or Germany would have stopped at Europe and Asia. So I ask you the same question: “Are you even slightly acquainted with the basic historical facts of that period?”
I saw a great History Channel (some call it the Hitler Channel) story about the warships Hitler was building for an attack on the US. They put forth a fairly convincing case based upon the types of ships he was building, the timetable for his planned completion of the takeover of Europe and the time of the expected completion of these ships that they really could have been designed for no other purpose.
Why is this propaganda-talk still with us? The Germans were nationalists, they only really cared about Germany, Austria and the lost states. If they invaded other countries, it was because of the war: you don’t wait for the enemy to come to you, you go to them.
The Communists, on the other hand, consider themselves nation-less, they could, and did, take many countries of different ethnicities. They are a problem.
I am not sure how you mean this…are saying that you doubt that Germany actually did invade other countries or are you suggesting that it was only as a consequence of the threats that faced them
I agree completely with this…and think the war on terrorism is a modern day example of this principle being utilized.
Rhuiden
Sounds like a very interesting show…will have to watch for the next time they show it. I like the History Channel very much.
I’m not suggesting this, I insist on it. Hitler was insane, but not so insane as to believe he would actually conquer the whole world. That is a caricature. He wanted the old German territories and an influential dominance over Europe, especially in the East, no more.
I agree completely with this…and think the war on terrorism is a modern day example of this principle being utilized.
Except that terrorism is not the same as an organized army with specific territories, so terrorism should be fought more with the police and intelligence.
But let’s not derail this thread anymore. 
I came to this a bit late (just now) But thanks Jeff. I hope all y’all’s was great.My friend and I have decided to celebrate St. Patty’s day from the Ides to SPD itself. Happy (and stumbling) St. Patty’s Day to you all!
-Jon
It might have been “Hitler’s Lost Plan,” which was an episode about the second book Hitler wrote (in the 20’s), but did not publish, which depicted his plan for conflict with the US even back then.
All I wanted to say: the Ides of March ring an ominous bell as far as I am concerned, no holiday bell. It is a day of murder, no matter who or what the victim.
Turendil, I had this, to compare with your text (where does yours come from?):
The Friends, Romans, countrymen speech from Julius Caesar, in hepcat slang.
Friends, Romans, hipsters,
Let me clue you in;
I come to put down Caesar, not to groove him.
The square kicks some cats are on stay with them;
The hip bits, like, go down under;
So let it lay with Caesar. The dude Brutus
Gave you the message Caesar had big eyes;
If that’s the sound, someone’s copping a plea,
And, like, old Caesar really set them straight.
Here, copacetic with Brutus and the studs,–
For Brutus is a real cool cat;
So are they all, all cool cats,–
Come I to make this gig at Caesar’s lay down.
He was my boy, the most and real gone to me;
But, like, Brutus pegs him as having big eyes;
And old Brutus is a real cool cat.
He copped a lot of swinging heads for home,
Which put us way out with that loot;
Does this give Caesar big eyes?
When the square cats bawled, Caesar flipped;
Big eyes should be made of more solid megillah;
Yet Brutus pegs him as having big eyes;
And Brutus is a real cool cat.
You all dug that bit at the Lupercal scene
Three times I bugged him with the King’s lid,
And three times he hung me up; was this big eyes?
Yet Brutus pegs him with big eyes;
And, sure, he is a real cool cat.
I don’t want to double-O what Brutus gummed,
But, like, I only dig what comes on straight
You all got a charge out of him once,
So how come you don’t cry the blues for him?
Man! You are real nowhere,
You don’t make it anymore. Don’t cut out on me;
My guts are in the pad there with Caesar,
And I gotta stop swinging till they round-trip.
Compare with William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
Act 3, Scene 2,