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Aristus

(66,294 posts) Sat Jan 18, 2014, 12:57 PM Jan 2014

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Saturday, January 18th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.

DEA chief James Capra

"Let hemp his wind-pipe suffocate."

Henry V, Act III, Scene 6, Line 44.

A somewhat obscure topic, but when I came across this quote, I just had to devise a WSTFTD around it...

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Saturday, January 18th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day. (Original Post) Aristus Jan 2014 OP

WTF In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #1

Well done, my dear Aristus! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #2

I don't think Henry was talking about the smokin' kind of hemp... Wounded Bear Jan 2014 #3

I know. But I couldn't resist. Aristus Jan 2014 #4

Will loved a pun. n/t sarge43 Jan 2014 #5

Kick for Sunday. Aristus Jan 2014 #6

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

1. WTF

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 12:59 PM

Jan 2014

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,531 posts)

2. Well done, my dear Aristus!

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 01:20 PM

Jan 2014

Very clever indeed.

Wounded Bear

(58,605 posts)

3. I don't think Henry was talking about the smokin' kind of hemp...

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 01:38 PM

Jan 2014

Hint: they used to make rope out of it.

Aristus

(66,294 posts)

4. I know. But I couldn't resist.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 02:34 PM

Jan 2014

sarge43

(28,940 posts)

5. Will loved a pun. n/t

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 03:55 PM

Jan 2014

Aristus

(66,294 posts)

6. Kick for Sunday.

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2014, 02:08 PM

Jan 2014

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