<p>Spartacus. In the end, the Romans were to hang Spartacus on a cross outside the city. So they asked, “Which one of you is Spartacus.” Spartacus – or Kirk Douglas – steps forward to meet his fate and says “I am Spartacus.” But then everyone with him steps forward and makes the same claim. So we end up seeing the road lined with hundreds upon hundreds of bodies.</p>
<p>This is sort of different. Especially the part where nobody called to make an apology.</p>
<p>My favorite irony in this is that the school administrators created this rule to ensure that the event remained dignified and solemn…and, yet, it has come to symbolize the height of idiocy and the very people who think of themselves as gatekeepers guarding against frivolity are the biggest jackasses of all.</p>