The thread that keeps on giving. Context: Beth Briony’s answer to What does your accent sound like in English? Annika Schauer, she who once loaned Jimmy Carter an alarm clock, responded: You sound like Arya Stark! hahahahahahaha Whereupon I value-added: https://www.quora.com/How-is-you… cc Beth Briony: preconception, going in: She must sound like Jessie J. It’s a […]
Context: Lara Novakov’s answer to What was the worst meal that you ate out of politeness? Lara declared her dislike of пихтије/πηχτή (aspic), which she said she dislikes even more than бораније/φασόλια (green beans). We had some banter on this, which I ended up rendering in art: https://www.quora.com/What-was-t… And who am I to disappoint… Posted […]
Context: Lyonel Perabo’s answer to What does your accent sound like in English? In which Lyonel once again regaled us with his Mad Map Skillz: I commented: Your maps are awesome! Keep them up. In fact, I think I’ll start doing those as well… Lyonel threatened appropriate retaliatory action, involving dead fish. To which I […]
https://www.quora.com/What-is-th… Context: Lara’s horror story about her religious geography teacher. To help stop this horrible person, I have sourced a Wanted poster! Make sure this is plastered across Novi Sad! Posted 2016-06-16 [Originally posted on https://galleryofawesomery.quora.com/Wanted-For-Crimes-Against-Lara]
It all began with Karen Chung’s answer to What did someone do that made you think they were really smart? Karen most awesomely illustrated the scenario she described, with XKCD-style stick figure art. Well, I exclaimed in comments. If she can do something so awesome, I can certainly do something half-arsed and attention-grabbing. Some of […]
Adrian Beale has the right answer. We’re quite used to people with different accents. The divide is more about international students not having the confidence to associate with the locals, which becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Reach out to locals, and they will befriend you; no need for the accent. We do judge, but we judge […]
Another unnavigably long trail of Quora answers! Rejoice, rejoice oh ye peoples! I am old. I am old. I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. Hendrix was alive when I was born. Stravinsky wasn’t. One of my earliest memories is the death of Elvis. PacMan was a diverting novelty to a preteen in […]
A friend of mine was listening to Telemann’s solo violin music, to understand better what was so good about Bach’s solo violin music; I followed his lead. And you know, I like Telemann’s solo violin music. It’s not sublime, but I disagree with Jordan Henderson that every piece of music I ever listen to must […]
This question comes up a lot in different guises. Let me put up a related question. Let’s say some contemporary of Beethoven’s—in fact, a classmate of Beethoven’s—started writing music a century ahead of his time. With polyrhythms, and atonality, and all that nice Stravinsky stuff. What would Beethoven make of him? I give you: Anton […]
My votes, in no order: The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin, as a group. I refuse to separate out the Chaconne, they’re all sublime. The Cello Suite no. 5, with the Devil’s Fugue. The Passacaglia & Fugue. Brandenburg no. 5. Orchestral Suite no. 3. Minus the Air; the Goldberg Air is more Bachlike for me, […]