# It's the Ides of March! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 15, 2007, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015 "2007-03-15T09:29:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/1 "2007-03-15T09:29:02Z")
Anybody planning on getting stabbed today? šŸ˜‰ Be interesting to see how many Dopers have a really crappy day today. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/2 "2007-03-15T11:29:49Z")
Iā€™m not exactly _planning_ on getting stabbed today, but hey! In this world, you just never know. I suppose itā€™s possible. I really need to look up some stats on the probability of that happening. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/3 "2007-03-15T11:52:56Z")
_Hey, well Iā€™m the friendly stranger in the black sedan Oh wonā€™t you hop inside my car I got pictures, got candy, I am a lovable man Iā€™d like to take you to the nearest star_ ā€¦the other **Ides of March** , featuring guitarist/lead vocalist **Jim Peterik** , who went on to be the guitar player in **Survivor** and co-writer of _Eye of the Tiger_. Todayā€™s rock trivia tidbit is brought to you by nothing in particularā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/4 "2007-03-15T12:06:47Z")
[QUOTE=nonacetone] Iā€™m not exactly _planning_ on getting stabbed today, but hey! In this world, you just never know. I suppose itā€™s possible. I really need to look up some stats on the probability of that happening. [/QUOTE] Well, if youā€™re going to be stabbed, it might as well be on the Ides of March. At least youā€™ll be in good company. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/5 "2007-03-15T12:27:57Z")
Itā€™s the Ides of March. _Infamy! Infamy!_ ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/6 "2007-03-15T12:31:00Z")
Iā€™m not particularly worried. I _am_ concerned for my uncle Julius, though. He and his buddy Marcus havenā€™t been getting on well lately. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/7 "2007-03-15T12:34:51Z")
Note of caution. If you are in the habit of using the quaint ā€œetā€ as a past tense for ā€œeatā€ today may be a good day to avoid using that term in conjunction with ā€œtwoā€ or ā€œtoo.ā€ If you happen to fall into that trap, Good Fortune may look the other way. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/8 "2007-03-15T12:37:07Z")
My Ides of March: tending to a feverish 5-year-old while trying to get some work done by telecomuting. Oh, and changing which Dora/Diego is on TV for him every half hour or so. I didnā€™t even know that being stabbed was an optionā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/9 "2007-03-15T12:53:07Z")
Itā€™s also me birtā€™day! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/10 "2007-03-15T12:59:31Z")
[QUOTE=FriarTed] Itā€™s also me birtā€™day! [/QUOTE] So, Happy Birthday! Almost as auspicious as Christmas, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Septima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/11 "2007-03-15T13:08:20Z")
No, but I will be going to a comemorative party, featuring a caesar pinata. We considered storming in in full plate to rescue the pinata, but that fell through. I guess Iā€™ll be competing for the right to destroy it instead. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/12 "2007-03-15T13:38:25Z")
I never realized what a chock full oā€™ nuts this week is, what with Steak and BJ Day on the 14th (or 20th, depending on whom you ask), Ides on the 15th, and St. Patā€™s Day on the 17th. Mid-March needs a little extra celebrating, donā€™t ya know. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/13 "2007-03-15T13:52:04Z")
Well, happy birthday, **FriarTed**! My birthday is tomorrow. Seems I missed the Ides of March by a day. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/14 "2007-03-15T14:18:42Z")
So itā€™s _not_ entirely my fault that my day has been far from spectacular so far (and itā€™s not even 10:30 yet)? Excellent! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/15 "2007-03-15T15:22:08Z")
The Ides of March are come. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/16 "2007-03-15T15:42:20Z")
My birthday too! Grats FriarTed! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/17 "2007-03-15T16:04:18Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] The Ides of March are come. [/QUOTE] But they have not gone! šŸ˜ƒ Maybe Iā€™ll go across the road to Little Caesarā€™s for lunch. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/18 "2007-03-15T16:38:51Z")
[QUOTE=Small Clanger] Itā€™s the Ides of March. _Infamy! Infamy!_ [/QUOTE] Theyā€™ve all got it infamy! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/19 "2007-03-15T18:34:55Z")
I just want to mention that ,although it may be the Ide **s** of March, , there is no such word as ā€œideā€ in the singular. This causes me much perplexion . Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015/20 "2007-03-15T18:47:09Z")
[QUOTE=Septima] No, but I will be going to a comemorative party, featuring a caesar pinata. We considered storming in in full plate to rescue the pinata, but that fell through. I guess Iā€™ll be competing for the right to destroy it instead. [/QUOTE] Oh, thatā€™s beautiful. I should plan that for next year. BTW, where, pray tell, does one find a Caesar piƱata? šŸ˜• [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-ides-of-march/396015.md?page=2)