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Old March 16th 07, 08:35 AM posted to sci.space.history
Neil Gerace
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"I told him 'Julie! Don't go! It's the Ides of March, beware already!' but
did he listen?"


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Old March 16th 07, 12:28 PM posted to sci.space.history
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On Mar 16, 1:35 am, "Neil Gerace" wrote:
"I told him 'Julie! Don't go! It's the Ides of March, beware already!' but
did he listen?"


So, was Brutus the first person to Spring Forward?

Rusty

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Old March 16th 07, 01:52 PM posted to sci.space.history
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On Mar 16, 7:42 am, Pat Flannery wrote:
Rusty wrote:
On Mar 16, 1:35 am, "Neil Gerace" wrote:


"I told him 'Julie! Don't go! It's the Ides of March, beware already!' but
did he listen?"


So, was Brutus the first person to Spring Forward?


And Caesar the first to Fall Back? ;-)

Patricus


It those days, you had to hire a couple of guys to go out in your
garden and turn all the sundials forward and back.

Rusty

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Old March 16th 07, 01:53 PM posted to sci.space.history
Rand Simberg[_1_]
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On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:33:43 -0600, in a place far, far away, Pat
Flannery made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
such a way as to indicate that:



Neil Gerace wrote:
"I told him 'Julie! Don't go! It's the Ides of March, beware already!' but
did he listen?"


You know, that giant comet showed up around the time that the Democrats
were taking office.
And strange rumors were heard of a Newt being seen walking in broad
daylight around the White House with a lean and hungry look in his eye.


If so, it would be the only part of him that looks lean.
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Old March 16th 07, 02:05 PM posted to sci.space.history
Rusty
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On Mar 16, 1:35 am, "Neil Gerace" wrote:
"I told him 'Julie! Don't go! It's the Ides of March, beware already!' but
did he listen?"


But he didn't listen, because he thought it was just another Vagina
Monologue.

Rusty

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Old March 16th 07, 02:33 PM posted to sci.space.history
Pat Flannery
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Neil Gerace wrote:
"I told him 'Julie! Don't go! It's the Ides of March, beware already!' but
did he listen?"


You know, that giant comet showed up around the time that the Democrats
were taking office.
And strange rumors were heard of a Newt being seen walking in broad
daylight around the White House with a lean and hungry look in his eye.

Pat
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Old March 16th 07, 02:42 PM posted to sci.space.history
Pat Flannery
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Rusty wrote:
On Mar 16, 1:35 am, "Neil Gerace" wrote:

"I told him 'Julie! Don't go! It's the Ides of March, beware already!' but
did he listen?"


So, was Brutus the first person to Spring Forward?


And Caesar the first to Fall Back? ;-)

Patricus
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Old March 16th 07, 06:00 PM posted to sci.space.history
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Neil Gerace wrote:

"I told him 'Julie! Don't go! It's the Ides of March, beware already!' but
did he listen?"



He requested that they play their big hit "I'm your vehicle"... :-)
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Old March 17th 07, 12:35 AM posted to sci.space.history
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robert casey wrote:
Neil Gerace wrote:

"I told him 'Julie! Don't go! It's the Ides of March, beware already!'
but did he listen?"

He requested that they play their big hit "I'm your vehicle"... :-)


Careful? You're goddamn' right I was; half a century ago today. I got
the heads-up and hung out "on the inside" for an extra 24 hours.

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Don't lend a hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools!"

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