Well, here we are, the Ides of March. Since I was asked twice this morning what the meaning of that was, I thought I would explain it. Yes, I am a little professor. Ides were considered the middle date of the Month in the Roman Calendar and on the Ides of March (Martius, I think) in 44 B.C., Caesar was stabbed to death by a group of senators. He was warned by Spurnia, a fortune teller, to "Beware the Ides of March" and when the day came, he said to her "The Ides of March are come" to which she replied "Yes, but they are not gone." He was subsequently stabbed supposedly over 50 times. Way to go, Caesar.
The Ides of March are not to be confused with St. Ides malt liquor made famous by Elliot Smith's "St. Ides Heaven" and Wu Tang "St. Ides".
Sadly, this was the most informative post I have ever done. Its smugness disgusts me.
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