APAD: Fiddle while Rome burns

"fiddle while Rome burns" is an idiom meaning to engage in trivial or unimportant activities while neglecting a serious or dangerous crisis that requires immediate attention. The phrase suggests irresponsibility, indifference, or a lack of concern for pressing problems, where someone is focused on minor tasks instead of the major issue at hand.  

The idiom is rooted in the legend that Roman Emperor Nero played his fiddle (or lyre) while the city of Rome was destroyed by a great fire. While historical accounts suggest Nero was not in Rome during the fire and was involved in relief efforts, the story became a potent symbol of a ruler's callousness and indifference to his people's suffering. 

This idiom implies someone takes no action in times of crisis.

While the company faced bankruptcy, the CEO seemed to be fiddling while Rome burned, focusing on office renovations instead of finding a way to save the business.

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Ok, responding to Rome fire from west coast -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 12:16:40

as every road leads to Rome. -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 12:19:05

enumerate all Roman proverbs here in one day -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 13:26:30

(好像觉得论坛热点现在是按所有跟帖数排名,所以自己也可以自嗨跟自己主帖顶自己啦!Hooray:-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 13:12:52

pointless, we don't get paid by clicks -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 13:24:37

Agreed 200%!! Not us, but there’re others who care :-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 13:39:54

my record in WXC is half million, cheating -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 13:25:16

不是说你。Ur APAD only 5 counts w/ my跟帖,这里有人每个主帖在没跟帖之前点击就开始慢慢不断增加 -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 13:44:09

I found it two sometimes 5 thumb up, 2clicks -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 13:47:00

Later, all of a sudden clicks went up exponentially -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 13:48:19

捡了芝麻丢了西瓜~ -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 14:17:30

好像不对。 是不是 鸵鸟政策? -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 14:57:32

an ostrich policy -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 14:58:24

Like this proverb. Before I went to Rome, I knew nothing -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 14:32:13

about Rome. Since I wrote the articles, I started doing -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 14:33:03

research:)What an unexpected gift!:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 14:34:22

我有两台相同设备,一个起名字 Caesar, 另一个Hannibal, -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 14:42:00

You named them?Romance!:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 14:44:20

不是,还有会议室名字也都是mythological, 比如,Pandora, Hyrule,Tatooine等等 -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 14:53:00

Designers are romantic:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/08/2025 postreply 14:56:55

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