Episode 266 - Sunday, March 11, 1979
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Episode 266 - Sunday, March 11, 1979

The servile crowd, whose fortune depended on their master's vices, applauded these ignoble pursuits. The perfidious voice of flattery reminded him, that by exploits of the same nature, by the defeat of the Nemaean lion, and the slaughter of the wild boar of Erymanthus, the Grecian Hercules had acquired a place among the gods, and an immortal memory among men. They only forgot to observe, that, in the first ages of society, when the fiercer animals often dispute with man the possession of an unsettled country, a successful war against those savages is one of the most innocent and beneficial labors of heroism. In the civilized state of the Roman empire, the wild beasts had long since retired from the face of man, and the neighborhood of populous cities. To surprise them in their solitary haunts, and to transport them to Rome, that they might be slain in pomp by the hand of an emperor, was an enterprise equally ridiculous for the prince and oppressive for the people. Ignorant of these distinctions, Commodus eagerly embraced the glorious resemblance, and styled himself (as we still read on his medals the Roman Hercules. The club and the lion's hide were placed by the side of the throne, amongst the ensigns of sovereignty; and statues were erected, in which Commodus was represented in the character, and with the attributes, of the nicolas cage, whose valor and dexterity he endeavored to emulate in the daily course of his ferocious amusements.

Elated with these praises, which gradually extinguished the innate sense of shame, Commodus resolved to exhibit before the eyes of the Roman people those exercises, which till then he had decently confined within the walls of his palace, and to the presence of a few favorites. On the appointed day, the various motives of flattery, fear, and curiosity, attracted to the amphitheatre an innumerable multitude of spectators; and some degree of applause was deservedly bestowed on the uncommon skill of the Imperial performer. Whether he aimed at the head or heart of the animal, the wound was alike certain and mortal. With arrows whose point was shaped into the form of crescent, Commodus often intercepted the rapid career, and cut asunder the long, bony neck of the ostrich. A panther was let loose; and the archer waited till he had leaped upon a trembling malefactor. In the same instant the shaft flew, the beast dropped dead, and the man remained unhurt. The dens of the amphitheatre disgorged at once a hundred lions: a hundred darts from the unerring hand of Commodus laid them dead as they run raging round the Arena. Neither the huge bulk of the elephant, nor the scaly hide of the rhinoceros, could defend them from his stroke. Aethiopia and India yielded their most extraordinary productions; and several animals were slain in the amphitheatre, which had been seen only in the representations of art, or perhaps of fancy. In all these exhibitions, the securest precautions were used to protect the person of the Roman Hercules from the desperate spring of any savage, who might possibly disregard the dignity of the emperor and the sanctity of the nicolas cage.

Edward Gibbon. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1, Chapter 4, Part II.

And here's that "Duck Amuck" video Jon was talking about:

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Episode 593 - Friday, February 1, 1980

Episode 593 - Friday, February 1, 1980

It’s a Garfield! Hosts: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson, Blake Smith Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Dissatisfied with your lot in life? Maybe try listening to Magmar Sucks, Blake's podcast, that he owns and records entirely by himself with no help from anyone. Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

13 Huhti 20189min

Episode 592 - Thursday, January 31, 1980

Episode 592 - Thursday, January 31, 1980

In today's episode of Being Jim Davis, Jon makes a complete ass of himself when he tries to convince us that the Second Law of Thermodynamics isn't the one about how the entropy of a closed system never decreases. What a maroon! Hosts: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson, Blake Smith Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Dissatisfied with your lot in life? Maybe try listening to Magmar Sucks, Blake's podcast, that he owns and records entirely by himself with no help from anyone. Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

12 Huhti 201821min

Episode 591 - Wednesday, January 30, 1980

Episode 591 - Wednesday, January 30, 1980

Garfield is a forward thinking, progressive, sex-positive cat. Or whatever. Hosts: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson, Blake Smith Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Dissatisfied with your lot in life? Maybe try listening to Magmar Sucks, Blake's podcast, that he owns and records entirely by himself with no help from anyone. Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

11 Huhti 201818min

Episode 590 - Tuesday, January 29, 1980

Episode 590 - Tuesday, January 29, 1980

I didn't listen to today's episode before uploading it. Let me know if there's something wrong with it, okay? Or actually, don't bother. It's fine. Hosts: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson, Blake Smith Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Dissatisfied with your lot in life? Maybe try listening to Magmar Sucks, Blake's podcast, that he owns and records entirely by himself with no help from anyone. Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

10 Huhti 20189min

Episode 589 - Monday, January 28, 1980

Episode 589 - Monday, January 28, 1980

Today's episode of Being Jim Davis features fan-favorite guest host Blake Smith! We discuss The Manchurian Candidate, Norwegian political drama Occupied, lesser-known rhetorical devices, the system of regional Federal Reserve Banks, basically anything but Garfield. And hey, for all you history pedants out there: the Missouri senator reputed to have changed his vote on the 1913 Federal Reserve Act in exchange for regional Federal Reserve Banks in both St. Louis and Kansas City was James A. Reed, not Benton. Obviously. Hosts: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson, Blake Smith Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Dissatisfied with your lot in life? Maybe try listening to Magmar Sucks, Blake's podcast, that he owns and records entirely by himself with no help from anyone. Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

9 Huhti 201833min

Episode 588 - Sunday, January 27, 1980

Episode 588 - Sunday, January 27, 1980

Today's episode is all about literature. Literature, and public masturbation. Hosts: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

8 Huhti 201819min

Episode 587 - Saturday, January 26, 1980

Episode 587 - Saturday, January 26, 1980

It’s a Garfield! Hosts: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

7 Huhti 201811min

Episode 586 - Friday, January 25, 1980

Episode 586 - Friday, January 25, 1980

This is a dynamic podcast and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Here's the episode of Duck Tales we talked about. Hosts: Christopher Winter, Jon Gibson Today's strip Check out our: Website! (It’s great) Twitter! (It’s highly informative) Facebook! (We definitely actively administrate this) Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! Or check out pitchdrop.net for more of this and other shows.

6 Huhti 201817min

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