shakespeare

First of all, don't be insulted by this question.  I couldn't remember much either.  Thank God I wasn't a contestant.  I guess learning the classics has become a dying art in America, and it's a shame.  But it made for a very funny radio bit, and it's my favorite one of the week, so I thought we'd let you hear it again.

Caesar was warned to beware the Ides of March which was when he met his demise, at least in the words of Shakespeare. Aside from that what do you know about the ides of March? Where did it come from?