Barney & Clyde by Gene Weingarten; Dan Weingarten & David Clark for March 15, 2021

Ides, Ides, Ides!! Everyone is always going on about the Ides! The Nones of March get no respect!

Of course, with a name like Nones, what would you expect?

Ides is the middle of whatever month you’re in.

The Ides of March was tax day in the Roman calendar, and it used to be in the U.S. before it was changed to April. The Nones of the month was nine days before the Ides, but what was the significance of that?

The Ides of March is also my father’s birthday.

These days, it’s the ides of April you need to watch out for.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ides_of_March_(band)

The “Ides” was a feature of the Roman calendar. Each month had three markers, the “Calends,” which was the first day of the month, the “Ides” marking the halfway point in the month, and the “Nones” which was the last day of the month.

This was absolutely brilliant! The Ides of March is the day Brutus assassinated Julius Cesar by stabbing him in the back, in 42 BC.

The Ides of March was a big deal because it was the Roman New Year. An agrarian society after all so spring was a big deal.

He needs to eat tu helpings of Ceaser salad.

Wash that Caesar salad down with an Orange Julius…