Get Rex Or Die Tryin’

(My boss and I are discussing the Ides of March, which is a few days away. A not-too-bright coworker is listening in.)

Boss: “I’d better be careful. I don’t want to get killed here at work.”

Me: “Oh, I think you’ll be fine.”

Coworker: “What are you guys talking about?”

Boss: “You know, Ides of March, from Julius Caesar?”

(Our coworker looks at my boss blankly for a moment, and then waves her hand dismissively.)

Coworker: “Oh, I don’t keep up on current events.”

Boss: *laughs* “Uh, this happened a long, LONG time ago.”

Coworker: “Oh, I thought he was a rapper or something!”