Monday, July 27, 2009

Monday Trivia

The answer to yesterday's question is:
"Kiss my grits!" I can tell from the answers that many people watched Alice. Here's a great YouTube clip showing Flo saying it (about 34 seconds in)--and no, Larry, it was not an invitation!

Today's question is:
By what method was Socrates executed in 399 BC?

9 comments:

Eric W. said...

Hemlock.

PeggyU said...

He drank a cup of hemlock tea.

Phaedo said...

Hemlock

jeffsters said...

He had to drink Hemlock, which is where the Hemlock Society got its name.

maxutils said...

he took cyanide, himself, didn't he?

Fritz J. said...

Poison, specifically hemlock.

Henry said...

Hemlock

Steve USMA '85 said...

He was told to drink a cup of hemlock. He did, and sat talking with his students until the poison laid him low.

pseudotsuga said...

He was forced to commit suicide by drinking hemlock.
Either that, or watch Oprah for 5 days straight...