The Bard, virtually

First published in April 2015, when tweets were still capped at 140 characters.

Things we overheard Shakespeare say when he swung by our fictional tea shop

Et tu, Brute?

Artificially flavored tea and not the real thing?!

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All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players

Damn it, where did the busboy go?

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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio

Than in this Chocolate-Spice Chai blend

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Shall I compare thee to the summer’s day…

You really thought I spoke like that?

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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.

Have you checked out Taylor Swift’s latest number?

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Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

Umm, can you help me reduce this to something within 140 characters?

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Lord, what fools these mortals be!

Seriously, who built this auto-correct thing?

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Originally published on Still Steeping, the Teabox blog, on April 23, 2015. Lightly edited for clarity in October 2026.