"Ides of March" Jokes to Share With Your Literary Friends
If you think Friday the 13th is bad, well you clearly haven't heard of the Ides of March, and people can't stop joking about it.
There are a lot of superstitions and rumors surrounding Friday the 13th being an "unlucky day." We don't really know why the 13th is unlucky, but we know that the Ides of March is, and people love to joke about it.
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March 15 was, in actuality, a date that people all over Rome loathed: debt settlement time. It's also the day that Julius Caesar was ganged up on and back-stabbed repeatedly in the senate, so if you were a big JC fan, then March 15 is going to be a bad one for ya.
That being said, that was a long time ago, so we're pretty confident it's OK to joke about. Here are the best Ides of March jokes we could find!
These "Ides of March" jokes would have Shakespeare rolling in his grave ... with laughter.
Every Ides of March, I order a Caesar Salad and stab it repeatedly with a knife.
— Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) March 15, 2017The only way to celebrate.
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How literary of you.
We love a literary slash historical pencil holder.
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'Mean Girls' Day is here!
Oh wait, that's actually Oct. 3. Well, the Ides of March can be Mean Girls Day too.
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Beware, beware, beware!
Beware the Ides of March. Beware the march of ideas. Beware the brides of Dracula.
Also, dress warmly and avoid senators with knives.
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) March 16, 2015This is just good advice all around.
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Conan loves the Ides of March.
Why did that soothsayer tell Caesar to “Beware the Ides of March” when he could've more helpfully said, “Beware the knives of stabbers”?
— Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) March 15, 2011Let's not forget that The Ides of March is also an excellent political thriller starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, and Marisa Tomei. So not all bad things come out of this historically awful time.
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Caesar was stabbed in the back.
A majority of the memes bring up the fact that Caesar was wrecked on this day so long ago. Sure, Shakespeare's play about the beloved Roman dictator helped to immortalize that, so a bunch of literary nerds have been getting in on the action as well.
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It's all about community.
People are losing the spirit of the Ides of March. It's not about just stabbing. It's about coming together to stab in groups.
— Joseph Scrimshaw (@JosephScrimshaw) March 15, 2012Let's not focus on the stabbing when it comes to the Ides of March. Let's focus on the cooperation and planning it must take to pull off such a stunt.
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Here are more Ides of March jokes to share with your coolest friends.
Because when you think ancient Rome, fatal stabbings, and Shakespeare, you think comedy.
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Happy Ides of March! That's what people say, right? OK, it may not be something we celebrate, but there's no harm in sharing a meme or two. Right, Conan?
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