Saturday, October 13th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.

[Aristus]

"A wretched puling fool, a whining mammet!"

Romeo And Juliet, Act III, Scene 5, Line 183.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear Aristus!

You're back, and in rare form! This is, of course, PERFECT.

I love it.

Thank you!

[Aristus]

2. Thank you, CalPeg.

It's good to be back. Honest, if I could have done this from the cruise ship, I would have. Wi-Fi is available on board, but hideously expensive.

[tavernier]

3. Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy... I love Shakespeare!

And in reference to the photo may I add:

Words without thoughts never to heaven go.



On edit... Oh, sorry, it's Claudius from Hamlet (my most delicious favorite play)

[Aristus]

5. Glad you like it, tavernier.

I hope you will be a regular here at WSTFTD. Good to see you.

[livetohike]

4. Whining mammet, LOL.

I had to look up "mammet" :

1. obsolete a false god; idol

2. dialect ( English ) a figure dressed up, such as a guy or scarecrow


So true, so true.

[Aristus]

6. I didn't know the definition when I found the quote.

Thanks for looking it up.

I knew if it was whining & puling, it couldn't be a good thing...

[Calypso0956]

7. I was going to say~

My life is complete, I now know what a whining mammet looks like! Hee hee!!

[Aristus]

8. The goal at WSTFTD is to make people's lives complete.

Will is happy that he is fulfilling this goal. I'll tell him you liked it.

Thanks for joining us, Calypso!

[femmocrat]

9. LOL

I love "puling fool" --- what a great phrase.

"Mammet" reminds me of maggot.

[Aristus]

12. Glad you liked it, femmocrat.

Thanks for replying...

[Lady Freedom Returns]

10. Just in case a person that voted for Bush the first and second time who is trolling the site...

it is an insult in the most lovely form.Thank You Aristus!

[Aristus]

11. One of the things I like about Shakespeare is that his worst insults can often be

incomprehensible to their intended target.

Repubs generally are not smart enough...

Thanks for replying, LFR!