Brenda, ew! and OW!
I can barely look at the graffiti side of that room. And I like colour!
Well some friends of Buffy played a funny joke and they took her stuff and now she wants us to help get it back from her friends who sleep all day and have no tans.
Xander ,'Lessons'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Feb 28, 2012 11:34:18 am PST #24226 of 30001
hip deep in pie
DavidS - Feb 28, 2012 11:42:29 am PST #24227 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Subjects of historical study today include:
Melungeons
Various "No Man's Land" spaces in America, including the Neutral Ground between Louisiana and Texas, and the Cimmaron Territory of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Wacky, lawless historical stuff!
Various aspects of Romany/Gypsy culture including:
Famous people with Rom blood (Michael Caine - Irish Traveler actually, which is different), Bob Hoskins and (they think) Charlie Chaplin. Rom claims on Elvis seem specious. (But that's what lead me to Melungeons, aka "Black Dutch".)
The close relationship between Romany Law and Orthodox Jewish Law. (It's extremely patriarchal and very restrictive for women. It's odd that the stereotype of the gypsy woman is so sensual and licentious, but that's completely the opposite of her status in Rom culture where she's expected to be virginal at marriage and any indication to the contrary would make her unmarriageable.)
I just read the book Gypsy Boy the other day and I'm trying to place his personal experience within the larger context. It's a fascinating book, btw, and a big bestseller in England. It's been optioned for a movie and he's got a sequel out (about his life on the run from his Gypsy father as a teenager. He came out as gay and ran off with a man. So his father put out a "blood avenger" hit on him and the guy.)
I hadn't realized there was so much enmity between Irish Travelers and British gypsies. (The British gypsies who claim Romany connection still self describe as "gypsy" though they are properly called Romanichel. Welsh and Scottish Rom are distinct and have their own culture/customs.)
Amy - Feb 28, 2012 11:49:56 am PST #24228 of 30001
Because books.
I'm going to say the whole Google+ "real names" thing must be over, since someone named "Kittichoo Kaos" just added me.
Burrell - Feb 28, 2012 11:50:23 am PST #24229 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ow brenda! Sending calming vibes to you and the kitty.
what do you think of this hotel room?
Stuff of nightmares, I tell you.
Jesse - Feb 28, 2012 11:50:52 am PST #24230 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ouch, Brenda! And do watch out for Cat Scratch Fever, because it is a real thing....
Burrell - Feb 28, 2012 11:50:56 am PST #24231 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Maybe she just has very cruel parents, Amy.
flea - Feb 28, 2012 11:54:27 am PST #24232 of 30001
information libertarian
Mr. and Mrs. Kaos were so angry about their surname that they named her Kittichoo out of spite.
Fred Pete - Feb 28, 2012 12:06:26 pm PST #24233 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Brenda, what Jesse said. At least put antibiotic on the scratch. I had to get IV antibiotics last year because of an untended cat scratch that drew blood.
smonster - Feb 28, 2012 12:14:21 pm PST #24234 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Definitely keep an eye on it. And when did you get your last tetanus, since it sounds like a puncture wound?
That graffiti is way too much for me, and I love crazy prints and bright colors. I suspect it might give StW fits.
Hec, Bury Me Standing is a good book about Eastern European Roma culture, although they conflate some things with overall regional culture. Just in case you are interested in other aspects of Roma culture.
DavidS - Feb 28, 2012 12:17:30 pm PST #24235 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hec, Bury Me Standing is a good book about Eastern European Roma culture, although they conflate some things with overall regional culture. Just in case you are interested in other aspects of Roma culture.
Yeah, that's on my list, smonster. I saw that it was the most recent standard work on Romany culture.