tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629799633138736864.post6851464729279395335..comments2008-10-17T00:24:36.918+02:00Comments on Peregrinations and Ponderings: Various News and Some Funny StuffKelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09270189372994253642noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629799633138736864.post-19320842907884754582008-01-19T16:16:00.000+01:002008-01-19T16:16:00.000+01:00Very true! Thanks. It is 2008 after all...Very true! Thanks. It is 2008 after all...Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270189372994253642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629799633138736864.post-68266067989595244142008-01-19T15:23:00.000+01:002008-01-19T15:23:00.000+01:00psst... for your "about me" thing on the right sid...psst... for your "about me" thing on the right side of the blog. Check your year:) I made the same mistake the other day signing a form.Jakobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437631792259230695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629799633138736864.post-35555363130504504982008-01-18T09:12:00.000+01:002008-01-18T09:12:00.000+01:00Well, I haven't actually been there yet. Perhaps i...Well, I haven't actually <I>been</I> there yet. Perhaps it's perfectly normal to hear beatboxing at the Sistine chapel :)Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270189372994253642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629799633138736864.post-47056428623951909952008-01-18T09:09:00.000+01:002008-01-18T09:09:00.000+01:00I personally wouldn't really care that much (as yo...I personally wouldn't really care that much (as you'd probably expect, given my general apathy about decisions such as this, but you asked...) I enjoy both of the types and would probably read them both together anyway.<BR/><BR/>I was reminded by your post that I learned something that I found amusing. The term <I> a cappella </I> was, in the beginning (of it's use) as it is now, a term that indicated the absence of instruments in music. What I find amusing about this particular term is that the original term was actually <I> a cappella Sistina </I> (at least according to my history book) meaning in the style of the Sistine chapel, because they never used instruments, even the organ, in the Sistine chapel at the time. I think it's pretty funny that the term which then referred to the Sistine chapel now would conjure the mental image of people singing vocal arrangements of popular songs, including, in general, the vocal imitation of drums. It seems...different.<BR/><BR/>Thought you, and everyone who reads the comments here, might be interested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629799633138736864.post-28371302264501842512008-01-18T00:39:00.000+01:002008-01-18T00:39:00.000+01:00Q: What is an ethnicity, and what are the limits a...Q: What is an ethnicity, and what are the limits and uses of this term?<BR/>A: It's a stupid, artificial term that was invented by racist anthropologists that the colonial governments hired back in the 19th century. Now it doesn't mean anything anymore, and it's used in biased ways. It's a word without meaning, and therefore has no power.<BR/>(Except both question and answer were in French, were better worded, much longer, and more politically correct.)Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270189372994253642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629799633138736864.post-41370553110874275132008-01-18T00:33:00.000+01:002008-01-18T00:33:00.000+01:00So what was the dreaded anthropology question?So what was the dreaded anthropology question?Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023469274544648759noreply@blogger.com