Author: opoudjis

What are some good examples of music videos subverting their songs?

By: | Post date: November 8, 2016 | Comments: No Comments
Posted in categories: Music

OP, I’ll go first. Kostas Makedonas, a fine Laïko (bouzouki pop) singer (Κώστας Μακεδόνας). One of his biggest hits was Μαργαριτάρια, “Pearls” (1994), which he duets the chorus of with Alkistis Protopsalti. It’s a great Zeibekiko, stern and catchy and melancholy, as all great zeibekikos should be. And the verse sings of the splendid arrogance […]

Should Greeks have white guilt about American colonial times?

By: | Post date: November 7, 2016 | Comments: No Comments
Posted in categories: Culture

This is an answer that a Ukrainian friend of mine came up with for Australia; it applies just fine to this scenario too. Actually, what the hell: I’ll link to her since she has a Wikipedia entry: Maria Tumarkin. No, Maria’s Ukrainian Jewish ancestors were not directly involved in the genociding, literal and cultural, of […]

Why do many heterosexual men want to have anal sex with their female spouses, girlfriends, or lovers? Is it because of increased access to porn? Is it a dominance thing, fetish, or a bucket list item?

By: | Post date: November 7, 2016 | Comments: No Comments
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An A2A on subject matter I have no personal experience of, from Mary Gignilliat. This is going to be another one of those “only because you A2A’d me and I like you” questions. If you keep them coming though, I’m going to have to start calling you Mezza. (Mezza is, believe it or not, the […]

What are your 3 worst mistakes? Would you fix any of them if you could go back in time?

By: | Post date: November 5, 2016 | Comments: No Comments
Posted in categories: Personal

A2A Habib le toubib qui demande les questions difficiles. I’m in a kind of strange place with Quora lately; I’m going to talk about it in another queued up A2A. As part of that, I’m going to be talking more personal stuff; and I’m going to resent myself for not talking enough sciencey stuff. Anyone […]

What are your most controversial or unpopular opinions?

By: | Post date: November 3, 2016 | Comments: No Comments
Posted in categories: Personal

No, I’m not going to read 111 answers to see if someone has already said this. We live in an age where stirring controversy seems to be require you to be a Circumcellion: you have to actively provoke people for them to get mad at you. A Traveller Way-Laid: Here’s an exception. Smokers. Yeah, yeah, […]

Have you already had your “15 minutes of fame?” and if yes, would you tell us what was it?

By: | Post date: November 2, 2016 | Comments: No Comments
Posted in categories: Personal

Originally Answered: What was your “15 minutes of fame”? Oh, that’s easy. Hamlet – Klingon Language Wiki translators: Nick Nicholas and Andrew Strader Good to know someone read the footnotes: Klingon <i>Hamlet</i> Revisited Until I googled the pic, I had no idea about the 2015 German edition. Which looks way cooler: Hope it’s the Schlegel […]

What is the meaning of your name? Does it have a story behind it? Why did your parents name you that? What do you like about it? Do you share it with a celebrity?

By: | Post date: November 2, 2016 | Comments: No Comments
Posted in categories: Personal

Nick. From Greek Nikolaos, Victory of the People. The name shows up in antiquity, in its Attic variant Nikoleōs, and got enshrined among Greeks via Saint Nicholas. Too vernacular for the late Byzantine historian Chalkokondyles, who flipped his first name around to Laonikos. Nicolaus in Latin, Nicolas in French and Middle English, as featured in […]

What is the photo on your lock screen?

By: | Post date: November 2, 2016 | Comments: No Comments
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The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, tuning up. From the best seats I’ve ever had in a concert: choir stalls. This was the performance of Mahler’s 6th during which my wife, somehow, fell asleep. Much to Victoria Weaver’s merriment. Answered 2016-11-02 [Originally posted on http://quora.com/What-is-the-photo-on-your-lock-screen/answer/Nick-Nicholas-5]

What are some upbeat songs with seriously sad or depressing lyrics?

By: | Post date: November 2, 2016 | Comments: No Comments
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Originally Answered: Can you mention an upbeat and happy-sounding song that has a sad/depressing meaning? Australian anthems: Cold Chisel – Khe Sanh Rollicking strophic, jolly country rock song—about a Vietnam Vet adrift and addicted back home. A song dear to the heart of all Australians my age and up. Answered 2016-11-02 [Originally posted on http://quora.com/What-are-some-upbeat-songs-with-seriously-sad-or-depressing-lyrics/answer/Nick-Nicholas-5]

Can someone identify as just one of their ethnic backgrounds, though they have multiple ones?

By: | Post date: October 31, 2016 | Comments: No Comments
Posted in categories: Culture

Identity, and indeed ethnicity, are not about blood or DNA or ancestry. Yes, skin colour, as a “visible minority”, is different, particularly in the States; but that’s not the scenario your question puts forward. And even in that case, identity is not about blood. It’s about what your society makes of what you look like. […]

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