The name on his driver’s license was Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, but his street name was Latin for “Little Boots,” and he was one those bloodthirsty psychotic maniacs we like to celebrate on days like INTERNATIONAL CALIGULA DAY! Elevated to Emperor of Rome on March 18, 37AD at just age 24, Caligula actually did …
Can’t say Caesar wasn’t warned by a blind, emaciated street beggar (and those guys are never wrong), but the Dictator for Life of the Roman Republic was one arrogant son of a bitch. Until 44 BCE that is, on THE IDES OF MARCH! “Et tu, Brute?” were Julius Caesar’s last words, referring to his erstwhile buddy Brutus, …
TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 3/15/23 – THE IDES OF MARCH! Read More »
Sure, sure, they’re all telling you today is International Pi Day, 3.14 and all that cutesy geek nonsense. Forget all that, you were done with Pi the day you left school. Here’s the real dope: March 14, 44 BCE was Julius Caesar’s second-worst day, but for his Co-Consul and best friend, it was one of …
TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 3/14/23 – INTERNATIONAL MARK ANTONY GETS LUCKY DAY! Read More »
A bro looks after a bro’s old lady when he gets assassinated and deified, and when that lady is Cleopatra, then maybe a bro looks after a bro’s ex-old lady a little too carefully, making today NATIONAL MARK ANTONY DAY! Julius and Mark went way back, best buds from the ‘hood when they were just …
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They took their time ending wars in the 18th century, when all they had was dial-up, and cell phone service was worse than AT&T’s. British Major General Cornwallis had surrendered to George Washington almost 2 years before, ending the American Revolution, but it took that long to give us a reason to celebrate NATIONAL TREATY …
TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 9/3/22 – TREATY OF PARIS DAY! Read More »
We still use his calendar, only slightly modified by Pope Gregory, still eat his salads, and still live in the world he created. Today we wish him a Happy 2,122nd birthday on INTERNATIONAL CAESAR DAY! Yes, Julius Caesar was everything they say he was and more; politician, brilliant military strategist, author, dictator, conqueror, famous concubine-keeper, …
TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 7/12/22 – INTERNATIONAL CAESAR DAY! Read More »
A bro looks after a bro’s old lady when he gets assassinated and deified, and when that lady is Cleopatra, then maybe a bro looks after a bro’s ex-old lady a little too carefully, making today NATIONAL MARK ANTONY DAY! Julius and Mark went way back, best buds from the ‘hood when they were just …
TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 1/14/19 – MARK ANTONY DAY! Read More »
March 14, 44 BCE was Julius Caesar’s second-worst day, but for his Co-Consul and best friend, it was one of his best days, making today INTERNATIONAL MARK ANTONY GETS LUCKY DAY! It was the day before the Ides of March, and Caesar’s assassins were holding their last meeting before making Julius Kabob of Caesar …
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