kelly1
03-15-2010, 06:26 AM
Ok guys, tell the truth, you were really throwing a toga party in the chat room after the speed scrap Saturday night, which resulted in things getting out of hand and the forum being down on Sunday, right?
On March 15, 44BC, Julius Caesar, one third of the rulers of the Roman Empire, was assasinated on the way to a Roman senate meeting. Mark Antony (one of his co-rulers) learned of the plot and was on his way to warn Caesar, but he was too late. Brutus, the most well known of the conspirators, should have killed someone else instead. Brutus' mother was one of Caesar's mistresses, and Caesar, who had no legitimate children, loved Brutus as a son. He had declared Brutus his second heir, and his political office and fortune would gone to Brutus if Caesar's nephew Octavian had died before him. Obviously, Brutus didn't know this. Caesar had one son whom he acknowledged, Caesarion, his child with Cleopatra. However, he chose not to leave anything to Caesarion, believing that being the heir to both the Roman and Egyptian empire could allow the child to end up ruling the world as a teenager, and Caesar thought the boy should become world ruler the old fashioned way, killing people for it. Unfortunately, he never got the chance, as after Cleopatra's death his uncle had him killed and claimed the throne. Octvian went on to greatness, eventually being crowned sole ruler of the empire as Augustus Caesar, and starting a great era of building monuments, conquering "exotic" countries, and inbreeding, which resulted in later generations of Roman emperors being crazy.
It's Buzzards Day. They're circling the company I used to work for. I have people calling me from there daily asking if I can get them a job at the company I work for now.
It's Maine Day. Sorry, it's too cold to go there to celebrate.
It's Nap Day. Officially, we get two per year, the Monday after the time changes.
It's True Confessions Day. That could get interesting.
It's World Consumer Rights Day. someone tell Walmart.
It's Everything You Think Is Wrong Day. I didn't need a day for that. :)
It's Incredible Kids Day. I have a couple of those. :)
It's Dumbstruck Day. Wow, I'm speechless.
It's Escalator Day. We'll have to take a field trip to the mall.
In food, it's Potato Chip Day and Pears Helene Day. I looked up the recipe for Pears Helene. There's a reason you only find that in fancy schmancy French resturants. Waaaaaaaaaay too complicated. So we could just get pizza from Little Caesar's instead.
BTW, yesterday when the forum was down, we missed Learn about Butterflies day, Save a Spider Day, Check Your Batteries Day, Open an Umbrella Indoors Day, International Ask a Question Day, and International Pi Day (because it's 3.14, get it?) While we're making our field trip to the mall, we could hit the Cheesecake Factory and have some pie.....:piesmile:
On March 15, 44BC, Julius Caesar, one third of the rulers of the Roman Empire, was assasinated on the way to a Roman senate meeting. Mark Antony (one of his co-rulers) learned of the plot and was on his way to warn Caesar, but he was too late. Brutus, the most well known of the conspirators, should have killed someone else instead. Brutus' mother was one of Caesar's mistresses, and Caesar, who had no legitimate children, loved Brutus as a son. He had declared Brutus his second heir, and his political office and fortune would gone to Brutus if Caesar's nephew Octavian had died before him. Obviously, Brutus didn't know this. Caesar had one son whom he acknowledged, Caesarion, his child with Cleopatra. However, he chose not to leave anything to Caesarion, believing that being the heir to both the Roman and Egyptian empire could allow the child to end up ruling the world as a teenager, and Caesar thought the boy should become world ruler the old fashioned way, killing people for it. Unfortunately, he never got the chance, as after Cleopatra's death his uncle had him killed and claimed the throne. Octvian went on to greatness, eventually being crowned sole ruler of the empire as Augustus Caesar, and starting a great era of building monuments, conquering "exotic" countries, and inbreeding, which resulted in later generations of Roman emperors being crazy.
It's Buzzards Day. They're circling the company I used to work for. I have people calling me from there daily asking if I can get them a job at the company I work for now.
It's Maine Day. Sorry, it's too cold to go there to celebrate.
It's Nap Day. Officially, we get two per year, the Monday after the time changes.
It's True Confessions Day. That could get interesting.
It's World Consumer Rights Day. someone tell Walmart.
It's Everything You Think Is Wrong Day. I didn't need a day for that. :)
It's Incredible Kids Day. I have a couple of those. :)
It's Dumbstruck Day. Wow, I'm speechless.
It's Escalator Day. We'll have to take a field trip to the mall.
In food, it's Potato Chip Day and Pears Helene Day. I looked up the recipe for Pears Helene. There's a reason you only find that in fancy schmancy French resturants. Waaaaaaaaaay too complicated. So we could just get pizza from Little Caesar's instead.
BTW, yesterday when the forum was down, we missed Learn about Butterflies day, Save a Spider Day, Check Your Batteries Day, Open an Umbrella Indoors Day, International Ask a Question Day, and International Pi Day (because it's 3.14, get it?) While we're making our field trip to the mall, we could hit the Cheesecake Factory and have some pie.....:piesmile: