bill@persci.UUCP (11/05/85)
In article <1797@gatech.CSNET> zorro@gatech.UUCP (Melinda M. Fox) writes: > Be it ever som crumbly, there's no place like Rome.. > Nero, he was the emperor, and the palace was his home.. > > But he liked to play with matches, and for a fire yearned, > So he burned Rome to ashes, and fiddled while it burned. > ^^^^^^^ Unfortunately, the fiddle hadn't been invented yet. It is a matter of historical record (I'm told) that Nero *was* an accomplished bagpiper (along with other notables such as Henry VIII). Bizarre image: Nero piping while Rome burns! (Playing "A Flame of Wrath...", perhaps?) -- William Swan {ihnp4,decvax,allegra,...}!uw-beaver!tikal!persci!bill "Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is going to do to you!"