Ugh. Had a relapse. Will Shakespeare is sitting up w/a sick friend. Ask us anything.

[Aristus]

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Oh, my dear Aristus...

I"m so sorry you're ill...

But at least you have THE Will Shakespeare to sit up with you, commiserating with your current lousy state...

Does he have any particularly appropriate texts that will help you feel better?

[Aristus]

2. "This day shall gentle his condition..."

I sure hope so; my condition could use a little gentling...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I hope your condition gets gentled too...

And I know that line! From the St. Crispin's Day speech in Henry V!

That speech made me want to join up and fight, and I'm a pacifist!

Take care, my dear Aristus...

[Aristus]

4. The phrase "band of brothers" has taken on a life of its own.

But I'm always moved by the lines immediately preceding:

"We few, we happy few..."

Kenneth Branagh teared up saying those words in the film. (Wow; okay. Now I'm doing it...) He made it seem as if Henry knew he was going to die, but was glad to be in the company of men who wanted to be there. That's some powerful acting...

[Bertha Venation]

5. aw, crap

So sorry. May it go away and soon.

[Aristus]

7. "Aw, crap".

Yeah, that pretty much describes it...

Thank you for saying 'hi', Bertha...

[Bertha Venation]

16. Oops.

Sorry.

Do get better.

[elleng]

6. A minist'ring angel shall my sister be When, thou liest howling.

Hamlet:
What, the fair Ophelia!

Queen:
[Scattering flowers] Sweets to the sweet, farewell!
I hop'd thou shouldst have been my Hamlet's wife:
I thought thy bride-bed to have deck'd, sweet maid,
And not have strew'd thy grave.

[Aristus]

8. Oh, ellen...

I'm not ready for my grave just yet, but if it is imminent, I'll try to die as prettily as Ophelia...

[elleng]

9. Thought not,

but y'a know, Will doesn't ALWAYS comply!!!

[Aristus]

10. You're right about that. Will is always confounding audience expectations.

I'll provide some examples for you sometime...

[Grantuspeace]

11. How many refrigerator magnets can you put on it before the fridge tips over?

Get well soon!

[Aristus]

12. There are three factors involved. (If any mathematicians know more, add them)

1. The weight of the refrigerator.
2. The weight of the magnets in the aggregate.
3. The location and relative density of magnet placement on the surface of the refrigerator.

Let's all get out our slide-rules...

[Lady Freedom Returns]

13. TO: Aristus

[Aristus]

14. Thank you, LFR.

[Denninmi]

15. Good Sir Aristus, I hope this finds you recovering.

"O true apothecary!
Thy drugs are quick."

Romeo and Juliet (V, iii, 119-120)

I hope for your sake they are quick, but with none of the unpleasant side effects Romeo experienced at that moment.

[Aristus]

17. Not necessarily quick, but certainly simple.

Ibuprofen and Dr. Max Bedrest.