What have we learned in 2,066 years?

[Red Logan #12252]

What have we learned in 2,066 years?

 

"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance."

Cicero - 55 BC

 

Evidently nothing.

[twelve mile REB]

Exacty nothing

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[Foul Mouth Frank Shutz]

The ruling class has learned that bread and circuses works just as well today as they did 2,066 years ago.

[Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172]

It is heck on gladiators tho.

[Long Branch Louie]

Badger, maybe we could start a Gladiator's Action Society, where we pretend to be like we do with our matches. We could have short-stroked maces, polished spears and maybe even chariots with the anti-backup pawls removed. This could be huge....

[Foul Mouth Frank Shutz]

It is heck on gladiators tho.

We could use the losers of the midterm elections and criminals, oops I repeat myself.

[Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172]

Well, now youse guys got me to thunking.

 

Never a good sigh, ya know.

 

Hmmmmmmmm

[Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619]

Actually, it's a quote from Taylor Caldwell's "Pillar of Iron", her 1965 novel about Cicero; it's fiction.

 

However, it's useful to note that something must have turned out right, because Rome had several more centuries to go after Cicero was chopped.

[Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172]

I'll bet they were fun times too, Red.

[Red Logan #12252]

Actually, it's a quote from Taylor Caldwell's "Pillar of Iron", her 1965 novel about Cicero; it's fiction.

 

However, it's useful to note that something must have turned out right, because Rome had several more centuries to go after Cicero was chopped.

For some reason I knew some one would have some other info on this, but I like what was suppose to have been said, even if it wasn't Cicero.

[Long Branch Louie]

Cicero was a good ol' boy, he just hung around with the wrong crowd.....

[Apache Hawk 60642]

Cicero was a good ol' boy, he just hung around with the wrong crowd.....

 

 

 

 

 

"Cicero Who ?"

[Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172]

The feller that invented Chicago.

[Badlands Bob #61228]

The feller that invented Chicago.

I thought it was that guy who invented that stuff we eat for breakfast.

[Apache Hawk 60642]

The feller that invented Chicago.

 

 

 

 

OK. I now know .

 

 

(Raisein' hand here) Oh.Oh..Oh.. Teacher !!!