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Originally Posted by JimStinson
I have heard that in Rome , when the Conqueror would return from battle that there was a slave who fanned him as the crowds cheered and it was the duty of the slave to whisper in his ear as a reminder "ALL GLORY IS FLEETING"
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There is a great parody of that in
History of the World Part I where the conquering general going to meet Caesar is told "remember thou art mortal" to which he replies "Blow it out your @$$."
I read your travelogue to my daughter last night while we were watching the HBO tribute to Camacho during the Berto-Guerrero fight and you had her laughing out loud with your description of the bizarre events.