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Caligula the Mad Emperor: The Horse That Almost Became a Senator and Other Strange Tales

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When you're a Caesar, you're never crazy. You're "eccentric." Here are some of our favorite stories of Caligula the Mad Emperor.

Stories November 20, 2022 One summer, when I was a teenager, I had a job working construction for a thick party animal named Caligula. Just kidding, his name was Phil. Mostly, the job was just about sanding things and filling bung holes (look it up, it’s a thing). I barely remember the actual work. What I remember with crystal clarity, however, was the time that Phil told me he’s done enough cocaine in his life to fill a tool shed. Or the times he veered the work truck into the left lane just to f*ck with oncoming traffic. Do these anecdotes tell the full story of my 2003 construction…

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