brutus

rolig commented on the word brutus

Despite Weirdnet's second definition, it seems to me that Brutus's name has become a byword for a treacherous friend. Et tu, Brute?

March 3, 2009

chained_bear commented on the word brutus

Agreed. I've never heard it to mean anything good, unless used in a phrase like this: "Bill was Brutus to Frank's Caesar." But even that implies that Bill stabbed Frank.

March 3, 2009

bilby commented on the word brutus

It was Bill, definitely.

March 3, 2009

chained_bear commented on the word brutus

Yeah, but "Et tu, Bill?" just doesn't have the same ring.

March 3, 2009

reesetee commented on the word brutus

Bill stabbed Frank??

March 4, 2009

chained_bear commented on the word brutus

Well, first he was his right-hand man. His major-domo. His main supporter. Then he stabbed him.

It was on the Ides of Febuary, if I recall, and Frank's wife had just had a horrible dream and begged him not to go to the office that day, especially since she had the contractor coming to fix up the kitchen, and had promised to take Frank's mother to the doctor, and had already cancelled her hair appointment, and so how was she supposed to take the girls to soccer practice?! Things degenerated, she stabbed herself in the thigh, but since it was a plastic knife, Frank just slammed the door on his way out.

But that day, at the office, Frank had no way of knowing that for weeks, Bill had been listening to the skinny guy in the copier-room, who was telling him that Frank was cutting the budget for coffee and there would be a mutiny among the staff, they just needed a leader, you know, a reputable guy, someone Frank would *listen* to. And that day, things reached a head. That is, Frank's head. In a fit of caffeine-deprived pique as well as thinking it for the good of the office, Bill... well, you know the rest.

March 4, 2009

rolig commented on the word brutus

But Frank is such an honourable man…

March 4, 2009

chained_bear commented on the word brutus

Hey, listen, we come to bury Frank, not to praise him.

March 4, 2009

dontcry commented on the word brutus

Hey, listen, we come to bury Frank, not to pants him.

March 4, 2009

rolig commented on the word brutus

Oh, crap, I meant to say, "But Bill is such an honorable man…" I got my Shakes_bear all mixed up.

March 4, 2009

reesetee commented on the word brutus

No matter, rolig. So are they all; all honourable men.

March 4, 2009

chained_bear commented on the word brutus

Et tu, Pantsé?

March 4, 2009

reesetee commented on the word brutus

*snort*

March 4, 2009