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To: bitt
I love me some Shakespeare. I thought you might like the full quote and an explanation.

The quote "Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war" comes from William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 1, line 273. It is spoken by Mark Antony after Caesar's assassination, as he predicts the chaos and violence that will follow.

Mark Antony (soliloquy, standing over Caesar's body):

O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,
That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!
Thou art the ruins of the noblest man
That ever livèd in the tide of times.
Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!
Over thy wounds now do I prophesy—
Which, like dumb mouths, do ope their ruby lips
To beg the voice and utterance of my tongue—
A curse shall light upon the limbs of men;
Domestic fury and fierce civil strife
Shall cumber all the parts of Italy;
Blood and destruction shall be so in use,
And dreadful objects so familiar,
That mothers shall but smile when they behold
Their infants quartered with the hands of war,
All pity choked with custom of fell deeds;
And Caesar’s spirit, ranging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch’s voice
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the dogs of war,
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial.

SpyNavy

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LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

2,172 posted on 10/09/2025 1:48:13 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: ransomnote; gymbeau
SweetiePalm's legs were bothering her earlier.

She said, "Say something to make me feel better."

I replied, "Overabundance."

She said, "Thanks, that means a lot."

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

2,177 posted on 10/09/2025 2:04:03 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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