>Of course, the quote "Thou doth protest too much" could be a reference to
>William Shakespeare, which my Alabama high school education did not give me
>too much exposure to:-)

The implication in Shakespeare's text is that the speaker is
overcompensating in their protest to cover their guilt. And, Shakespeare is
commonly referred to as "The Bard" :o)

Tszaaz, whose player dropped out of High School but got smert anyway :o)