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(@holy-cow)
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According to Plutarch,?ÿa soothsayer did warn Caesar to be on his guard on the Ides (or midpoint) of March. But the warning came a 'long time afore' the actual assassination. On the day itself Caesar met the soothsayer again and told him, 'The Ides of March be come.

 
Posted : March 15, 2023 2:32 pm
(@dave-lindell)
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The ides is the first new moon, not necessarily the midpoint.

 
Posted : March 15, 2023 4:13 pm
(@dave-karoly)
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The trees should beware the ADZE of March 

 
Posted : March 15, 2023 5:21 pm
(@holy-cow)
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@dave-lindell 

Tell that to the crossword puzzle creators who provide the clue (March 15) expecting the answer to be IDES.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ides

 

 
Posted : March 15, 2023 7:17 pm
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This is my "get yer ass outta da bed" wake up music starting at 2:10  

 
Posted : March 16, 2023 5:00 am
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Posted : March 16, 2023 6:08 am
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beware the ides of march
 
Posted : March 16, 2023 6:27 am