Who knows what he may have achieved with rocket, has he lived.
this post was submitted on 15 Mar 2026
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Explanation: Today is the Ides of March, the day on which the Roman conqueror and dictator Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated, by being stabbed numerous times by the Senatorial aristocracy.
There is also a salad called a 'Caesar Salad' that was invented much later, unrelated to Gaius Julius Caesar. Still, it's funny to conflate the two. SALAD MAN LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS, AND STOMACHS
And the roots of the word salad are to be found in Roman times as well.
Ide say he should be allowed to work if he wants. What's the worst that could happen?
Oof. Okay, "salad man" got me. lol
Thankfully the future would bring us his successor, Ty Cobb.
Thank you for you sacrifice, great salad man ๐
Happy birthday to me!
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