by Peter Joseph Swanson
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April 13, 2007

Beware the Eyes of March

March 15, 2009 09:45 AM EDT
views: 105 | comments: 33

I remember Mom said that to me, and my ears heard it as "Beware the Eyes of March!"

So I went around looking at eyes, and saw eyes in everything, and I was wary.

 

ACTUALLY, it's "ides" - ha ha

 

Ides means halfway in, and is applied to the month.

The Ides of March (Latin: Idus Martias) is the name of the date 15 March in the Roman calendar. The term ides was used for the 15th day of the months of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th day of the other eight months.  In Roman times, the Ides of March was a festive day dedicated to the god Mars and a military parade was usually held.

In modern times, the term Ides of March is best known as the date that Julius Caesar was assassinated, in 44 BC.

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Comments: 33

Peter Joseph Swanson Mar 15, 2009, 9:46am EDT
Now I am so smart
now you get a cookie for being smart =)
Kimberly Ripley Mar 15, 2009, 9:47am EDT
I feel smarter just for knowing you.
Peter Joseph Swanson Mar 15, 2009, 9:49am EDT
Of course I was the only one who heard "eyes" (lousy with Latin as a kid) - ha ha
Peter Joseph Swanson Mar 15, 2009, 9:49am EDT
ADMIT IT, YOU HEARD IT THAT WAY ALSO !!!

(or did you)
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 15, 2009, 9:51am EDT
You funny!

My daughter, for a long time, sang "Don't Cry for Me, I'm Just Tina", instead of "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina"...............smile
Peter Joseph Swanson Mar 15, 2009, 9:53am EDT
ha ha ha ha ha ha
penni d. Mar 15, 2009, 10:06am EDT
So you kept looking for the eyes, peter, and I kept looking for the freakin' FORK in the road. Everyone kept saying "turn at the fork"..ha,ha.......then I read the label on some cottage cheese and thought it said "small turd" and would SCREAM if anyone tried to feed it to me....
Bebe S. Mar 15, 2009, 10:09am EDT
Oh, you were just to cute weren't you!!! I love when my son hears something wrong and then goes around saying it... LOVE IT!!!
donna f. Mar 15, 2009, 10:15am EDT
Et tu, Peter?
John S. (arizona) Mar 15, 2009, 10:16am EDT
It's also my/our wedding anniversary... I knew I wouldn't forget that way, LOL.
Kat W. Mar 15, 2009, 10:37am EDT
It is also my wedding anniversary. My husband picked this rdate for the same reason John S. did, so he would remember it.
Peter Joseph Swanson Mar 15, 2009, 10:42am EDT
that's funny
Sunaura *. Mar 15, 2009, 11:03am EDT
Yes, beware the Ides of March especially during a full moon
Vivian P. Mar 15, 2009, 11:16am EDT
Wow Peter you are smart
Peter Joseph Swanson Mar 15, 2009, 11:18am EDT
*gives a haughty expression*
Beth G. Mar 15, 2009, 11:38am EDT
This is a pretty cool fact Peter. Always learn something new everytime I read a post from you lol.
Marianne R. Mar 15, 2009, 12:09pm EDT
Whew
Peter Joseph Swanson Mar 15, 2009, 1:34pm EDT
aaah-haaaaaa
Jean, just the teensiest bit odd, F. Mar 15, 2009, 2:55pm EDT
...not to mention terribly attractive...

Did I mention "creative", too? No? Well, I SHOULD have! LOL!

Your "Eyes of March" thing reminds me of my "twilight double-header" thing... When I was a kid and heard someone mention that there was going to be a "twilight double-header" that evening, it would conjure up some kind of dinosaur thingy with two heads in my adolescent mind...

Scary!

ROFL!
Marge H. Mar 15, 2009, 3:42pm EDT
I knew about the Ides of March and Julius Caesar but I didn't know the rest of it. Now I feel smart too. :)
Tracy Fabre Mar 15, 2009, 4:56pm EDT
so far the Ides have been good to me ... and mine is the only eye I worry about. Right now I'd like to close it for a l'il nap...
Peter Joseph Swanson Mar 15, 2009, 4:58pm EDT
zzzzzzzzzz
Peter Joseph Swanson Mar 15, 2009, 5:53pm EDT
Me smart ??? Or do I just tap dance real fast and make it all look good ??? !!!!!
Kay M. Mar 15, 2009, 6:11pm EDT
LOL. I thought it was eyes when I was a kid too. I also used to wonder why the eyes of Texas were upon me. Remember that song?
phil w. Mar 15, 2009, 10:06pm EDT
Tap dance and bull s**t , makes a many a person seem smarter. Not that Peter would try to BS anyone!
Amy H. Mar 16, 2009, 6:13am EDT
Thanks for posting your content to the Group: We comment back
donna h. Mar 16, 2009, 8:36am EDT
hi Peter
Svetlana Goryacheva Mar 16, 2009, 1:40pm EDT
Now I can understand what the American idiom "smarty pants" mean... LOL! :-)

Blessings and best wishes - S.
Sheila Deeth Mar 16, 2009, 7:37pm EDT
I thought it was eyes when I first heard it too, and then felt silly 'cause my big brother knew.
Wilma M. Mar 16, 2009, 11:47pm EDT
I've never met any "ides" but I have seen a lot of "eyes." I think it's better to be wary of eyes as there are a lot more of them around.
James B. Mar 18, 2009, 10:50pm EDT
But, did you ever think your mother cooked "gray day turkeys" for cold Thanksgiving holidays?

(Grade A Turkeys) - I heard that somewhere, as a joke, a long time ago. Can't remember where...
Krystal Harwell Apr 8, 2009, 10:55am EDT
gobble gobble?!

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