While we're in a Julius Caesar mood, let's take a look at this comic (forwarded to me by a colleague).
It's something that might be called "Elizabethan Pearls before Modern Swine":
Links: The Comic Strip at comics.com.
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(and to support Bardfilm as you do so).
(and to support Bardfilm as you do so).
"Shut you fat mouf!" captures the point of "Lend me your ears," though "Pipe down and listen to me" sounds a bit more genteel. How do you quiet a raucous crowd? The plebs make the effort a couple of times by shouting "Peace, ho!" I suppose "Shut you fat mouf" might be considered a dynamic equivalent. Anyway, enjoyed the strip. A thank you to your alert colleague!
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