tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post5116060806375080153..comments2024-03-28T15:35:21.498-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Unlike Unesco’s World Heritage List, which includes sites considered important to humanity like the pyramids of Giza in Egypt or the Taj Mahal in India, the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68837270875052045032018-12-01T21:18:06.759-06:002018-12-01T21:18:06.759-06:00Gilbar, your use of the word infidels (and your hi...Gilbar, your use of the word infidels (and your history) made it clear what you were talking about. <br /><br />What a joke.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10082613626960562059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48812490752674210902018-12-01T15:22:03.455-06:002018-12-01T15:22:03.455-06:00We’ve been traveling for over a week and arrived y...We’ve been traveling for over a week and arrived yesterday in Siem Reap, Cambodia to visit the temples of Angkor Wat. Now that I’m here and preparing to spend the day in the complex, I just want to go back to sleep. dustbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379763339950671076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74560869098997505352018-12-01T12:40:37.637-06:002018-12-01T12:40:37.637-06:00If they get reggae, I get to put Miley Cyrus on th...If they get reggae, I get to put Miley Cyrus on the list too.Tom T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09539041295879675002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13194525578493045182018-12-01T12:38:04.500-06:002018-12-01T12:38:04.500-06:00I think Christopher Walken should announce the cow...I think Christopher Walken should announce the cowbell being added to the list. MORE COWBELL!ALPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902185031359525209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60999258548234484382018-12-01T12:37:57.618-06:002018-12-01T12:37:57.618-06:00The US stopped funding UNESCO in 2011 due to Congr...The US stopped funding UNESCO in 2011 due to Congressional action.<br /><br />Trump pulled us out of UNESCO entirely in 2017.<br /><br />Winning.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33959596032298059402018-12-01T12:20:26.666-06:002018-12-01T12:20:26.666-06:00Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Saf...Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, <a href="https://youtu.be/zFRPLFzsqOk?t=32" rel="nofollow">USA style</a>.Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60806750906849340612018-12-01T11:37:17.017-06:002018-12-01T11:37:17.017-06:00Known Unknown said...Althouse posted this so peopl...<i>Known Unknown said...Althouse posted this so people could complain about it even though it's meaningless and no one really knows about it.</i><br /><br />It ain’t free, ya know. We get to complain about it because we’re paying for it.tim maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717622436074043099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21043777222137749452018-12-01T11:32:23.945-06:002018-12-01T11:32:23.945-06:00"Match books are FAR better than napkins for ..."Match books are FAR better than napkins for writing phone#s on."<br /><br />Now there's a cultural practice worth preserving. The UN needs to put that on the list just above tug of war in Cambodia (it's on the list).<br /><br />I think I'll go get a matchbook and next time one of my vendors gives me a number, rather than punching it into my phone, I will pull out my matchbook and write it on the inside cover (I've been married 30 years so I don't pick up chicks anymore). I'm looking forward to the reaction.David Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222419875209542723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84840004384326804932018-12-01T11:32:18.734-06:002018-12-01T11:32:18.734-06:00“It's so cute when primitives tell their simpl...<br />“It's so cute when primitives tell their simple tales, sing their simple songs, jump around wearing their funny hats and perhaps even make some adorable little trinkets, like artisanal AA batteries.”<br /><br />Really. The first thing that struck me was Wealthy White Bureaucracies Creating Cool Jobs With Lots of World Travel and Sweet Expense Accounts. This shit couldn’t be more transparent.The Cracker Emcee Refulgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092601135276316645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43983369498518787772018-12-01T11:19:20.813-06:002018-12-01T11:19:20.813-06:00Dave Duffy said...Just as soon as we invent that m...Dave Duffy said...Just as soon as we invent that mind-reading machine so we know exactly what is motivating someone. I would say that should come along any day now.<br /><br />It's really quite simple. During the 2 minute's Hate; look for two groups of people<br />Those not participating very much<br />Those participating too much<br />Take those people and send them to Room 101. gilbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949243924046064880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10595303119753044112018-12-01T11:12:20.930-06:002018-12-01T11:12:20.930-06:00Frankly, that camel ritual expressed patriarchy.
...<i>Frankly, that camel ritual expressed patriarchy.</i><br /><br />Send your camel to bed.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70904479483100307372018-12-01T10:46:35.556-06:002018-12-01T10:46:35.556-06:00"When do we get to edit out every tradition t..."When do we get to edit out every tradition that is sexist, racist, or homophobic?"<br /><br />Just as soon as we invent that mind-reading machine so we know exactly what is motivating someone. I would say that should come along any day now.David Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222419875209542723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24836971959118081332018-12-01T10:45:57.544-06:002018-12-01T10:45:57.544-06:00Dave Duffy said..Do businesses advertise on matchb...Dave Duffy said..Do businesses advertise on matchbooks anymore?<br /><br />yes! yes of course they do. Bars do at least<br />Match books are FAR better than napkins for writing phone#s on. gilbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949243924046064880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49437672751053099092018-12-01T10:41:31.457-06:002018-12-01T10:41:31.457-06:00Frankly, that camel ritual expressed patriarchy. Frankly, that camel ritual expressed patriarchy. Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72569725978033480322018-12-01T10:40:46.714-06:002018-12-01T10:40:46.714-06:00I was trying to think of cultural practices from m...I was trying to think of cultural practices from my youth that I never hear about anymore: matchbook collecting, homemade bomb shelters, hula hoops... A quick search and they are all going strong. <br /><br />Matchbook collectors even have an annual convention. As far as I can tell, without U.N. support. Do businesses advertise on matchbooks anymore?David Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222419875209542723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39933939755834348762018-12-01T10:39:03.611-06:002018-12-01T10:39:03.611-06:00When do we get to edit out every tradition that is...When do we get to edit out every tradition that is sexist, racist, or homophobic?Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85637667025847707662018-12-01T09:49:13.644-06:002018-12-01T09:49:13.644-06:00Yeah, I know, politically-motivated lists, violin ...Yeah, I know, politically-motivated lists, violin music, etc....but that camel thing was lovely.Ice Ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834713246900253526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4374586703521519942018-12-01T09:15:18.323-06:002018-12-01T09:15:18.323-06:00How about the little hand wave after someone lets ...<i>How about the little hand wave after someone lets you cut in front of them? Is that ours?</i><br /><br />It is if you're waving a gun.<br /><br />And what about trailer courts, dwelling place of more marginalized groups than you can shake a stick at? Or are trailer courts Canadian, and therefore not actually cultural?Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59722674655631836252018-12-01T09:08:41.381-06:002018-12-01T09:08:41.381-06:00We need a UNESCO program to safeguarding tacos?
I...<i>We need a UNESCO program to safeguarding tacos?</i><br /><br />If you end up getting an intangible taco you should climb over the counter and attack the cashier, which act itself is Cultural Heritage though perhaps not in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.<br /><br />That'll learn 'em about intangible.Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13037403963156201692018-12-01T09:06:28.431-06:002018-12-01T09:06:28.431-06:00How about the little hand wave after someone lets ...How about the little hand wave after someone lets you cut in front of them? Is that ours?Roryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544975859782391441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8659359959767050962018-12-01T09:01:48.367-06:002018-12-01T09:01:48.367-06:00UNESCO's World Heritage site is a bit broad. ...UNESCO's World Heritage site is a bit broad. It mentions the Pyramids and Taj Mahal, but also include Blaenavon, Wales, known for its landscape created from the mining of iron and coal (otherwise known as, let's make this a heritage site to prevent any more mining of iron and coal). Also World Heritage sites already have a cultural component.Lelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531159384688653131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46588348262650909082018-12-01T08:57:08.178-06:002018-12-01T08:57:08.178-06:00Sicilian Puppet Theatre[sic]
The old "Punch ...<i>Sicilian Puppet Theatre[sic]</i><br /><br />The old "Punch a Guido" routine, beloved by blood-thirsty children the world over?<br /><br />It's intangible in the hippocampus.Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64964894094945806332018-12-01T08:56:19.087-06:002018-12-01T08:56:19.087-06:00Mark? Mark? I asked you a question?
Is there s...Mark? Mark? I asked you a question? <br /><br />Is there something in YOU (or something in Islam) that makes you ASSUME that if someone mentions Gang Raping Infidels, that they are talking about Islam? gilbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949243924046064880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18786226203858199002018-12-01T08:54:46.679-06:002018-12-01T08:54:46.679-06:00Dave Duffy said ...
How much taxpayer money is pai...Dave Duffy said ...<br /><i>How much taxpayer money is paid to these friggin' idiots to sit around and think up this stuff?</i><br /><br />and There you Hit It. This isn't about safeguarding tacos, or cowbells, or gang raping infidels: This is about safeguarding the salaries of these friggin' idiots who sit around.<br /><br />like most (all?) left wing ideas, the True Beneficiaries are the Administrators. gilbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949243924046064880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6778323696158334762018-12-01T08:39:49.292-06:002018-12-01T08:39:49.292-06:00"the programme aims to draw attention to the ..."the programme aims to draw attention to the importance of safeguarding intangible heritage" <br /><br />From the list<br />Member State: Mexico<br />Element: Traditional Mexican cuisine<br /><br />We need a UNESCO program to safeguarding tacos? How much taxpayer money is paid to these friggin' idiots to sit around and think up this stuff?<br />David Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222419875209542723noreply@blogger.com