Thursday, April 23, 2009

Happy Birthday Willie S.

As many of you know, today is the alleged birthday of William Shakespeare. I say alleged because record-keeping 400+ years ago wasn't what it is today.

I don't read much Shakespeare these days, but I hear him everywhere. References to his words have infiltrated the English language at such a high rate, I've instructed my kids to always guess Shakespeare or the Bible on any test that asks the origin of a literary reference.

Find your favorite "Bardism" here.

One wonders where we'd be without to be or not to be.

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