OCBen

Oh, sorry, I didn't know that's who you're supposed to be.

Bob Rouleau

The bard would have said "kill the mod" but Al Gore hadn't invented the internet yet

PogueMoHone

I assume an educated fellow such as yourself would not need the obvious reference. Sort of like a Physics major knowing Newton's laws without having to be given them to solve a problem.

Now let's lets stop the silly stuff and focus on the heart of the matter.

"If you went to buy a car with 1700 miles on it, owned by a friend... and then found out that it had more miles on it and was owned by a Dealership.... tell me me you would say all is good."

That is why I want detailed clarification on what happened, and not gloss it over based upon our emotions or loyalties.

No more, no less and a Sales Manager of the Dealership is held to a higher standard than his sales guys.
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OCBen

Well, believe it or not, it was not obvious to me, and I dare say not obvious to anyone else.

Now if you had said something like "To ban or not to ban" -- that would have been an obvious reference to the Bard, or "The poster doth protest too much, methinks." But not seeing quotation marks around what appears to be a paraphrase or a modern translation (I take it that's not a literal quote as it hardly appears 16th century) I assumed it was yours, hence my reaction.

But pray tell, where can I find this obscure - I mean obvious - reference? But, yes, I digress. Let's focus on the heart of the matter.

PogueMoHone

Shakespeare in 'Henry IV, Part II' (1598) and in 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606-07)

Now back to the heart of the matter.

Rob in WA

+996

OCBen

I'll give you points for looking up the dates of those plays, but you should have cited only one, as it is highly unlikely that the creative Bard would have used the exact same line in more than one play.

In the interest of education, it should be pointed out that the line that comes closest to your post is the one found in Antony & Cleopatra, Act I, Scene II, Verse 97, where a messenger is speaking to Mark Antony:

MESSENGER: The nature of bad news infects the teller.

Now that, of course, rings true. But your "It is an immutable law that the messenger always gets beheaded." unfortunately does not. Why not? Because the messenger could be bearing good news.

But you get partial credit for believing that to be a quote from the Bard.

Yes, back to the heart of the matter.....

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Source: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/index.html

JohnnyBahamas

Banned for three days? That's child's play. Foo-wee.

Now, banned for life... that's major league knuckle head.

Coochas

Who here called my name?

brendo

I'm giving a shout-out to Antigone for the origin of the phrase.

is this helpful? no, i think not, but I'm bored.

Chris from Cali

Dave don't get busted and make this thread go ****-up, too...

JohnnyBahamas

Hey Dave! Are you in the club, too? Doesn't sound like your style. I, on the other hand, being without style, am banned from OT until all the continental land masses gather in one spot once again. I've got a few years to go.

OCBen

"Alex, I'll take Notable Quotables for 800."




"What is . . . . . . . . . . . . Antigone by Sophocles?"


Go again, 30 seconds left in the round.


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http://www.literary-quotations.com/s/sophocles.html

PogueMoHone

From the 4th Century to the 16th Century.... sounds pretty immutable to me.

Does that make "Willie" a plagiarist (twice). It was his wont, you know, to use the same reference in multiple plays.

Coochas

No worries guys.
The "Banned for Life" title was an honorary title given to me by John D when I was a little outspoken about someone else's ban. It was meant in jest.
I haven't been banned for real although I sometimes think about intentionally doing it so that I can pursue other things in life!