Sounds like a great plan DATo man. It will be great to celebrate Fran's birthday at the same time. WHOOOHOOO!!!!DATo wrote:Ominous? Not a bit of it! The implications are obvious. Fran must postpone the cutting of her birthday cake till March 15th when we shall all meet here at the forum (the "forum" - how Romanesque) and each in turn plunge a dagger into her birthday cake to cut ourselves a piece. We will have B'day cake and coffee .... AND .... for entertainment I will tickle Carla Hurst-Chandler as she drinks her coffee and we can all experience the excitement of watching her blow coffee out her nose [:- )Gannon wrote:Yes indeed, I was hoping nobody would notice that. Very ominous. What's interesting is that he was all ready to invade Parthia to avenge and recover the "eagles" that Marcus Crassus lost on his tragic invasion attempt. With Caesars track record there is a high probability that he could have defeated Rome's ancient enemy and who knows what he would have done, or where he would of gone from there. His assassination shaped the modern world.DATo wrote:You know something, it never occurred to me before but the month of March is quite significant in Roman history. March 15 was the day that Caesar was killed - The Ides of March.
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@Fran,Fran wrote:
Not sure about Carla's party piece ... I might need to build a vomitorium!
I'm studying this link closely & organising a legion so I can launch an invasion of the linen cabinet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxfLaEBJ83Q
One must be very careful when hanging around people wearing togas. Case in point below ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V_hCqO6UQs
Is this not the perfect characterization of Nero? Just look at his face *LOL*
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OMG rethink the toga party quick
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@FranFran wrote:@DATo
OMG rethink the toga party quick
I have a compromise suggestion: what if we wear togas but hide all the guitars? [:- o
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With regards to Nero, he would have taken the guitar and tried to outplay him. Of course everybody would have voted that his performance was the best regardless of how bad it was and once again Nero would bath in his delusions of grandeur.
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Gannon wrote:Hahaha guys, don't worry I will have plenty of Lictors ( glorified bodyguards who looked after magistrates) there to make sure that no such violence takes place.
With regards to Nero, he would have taken the guitar and tried to outplay him. Of course everybody would have voted that his performance was the best regardless of how bad it was and once again Nero would bath in his delusions of grandeur.
So...kind of like what is happening with Hillary in our Primaries in the States, then??
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Oh Noooooooooooooooooooo please lets not talk about US electionsCarla Hurst-Chandler wrote:Gannon wrote:Hahaha guys, don't worry I will have plenty of Lictors ( glorified bodyguards who looked after magistrates) there to make sure that no such violence takes place.
With regards to Nero, he would have taken the guitar and tried to outplay him. Of course everybody would have voted that his performance was the best regardless of how bad it was and once again Nero would bath in his delusions of grandeur.
So...kind of like what is happening with Hillary in our Primaries in the States, then??
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Cheers Anitasg1.Anitasg1 wrote:Congratulations Gannon for being nominated Member of the Month.
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AWESOME, I love it.Gravy wrote:
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