Fascinating!

Post #411,862 by a6l6e6x 7/16/16 10:29:39 AM 7/16/16 10:29:39 AM Reply	Fascinating! Reminds me of a visit to Delphi where the guide told us that the ancient Greek still makes easy reading to today's Greeks. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #411,868 by Andrew Grygus 7/16/16 11:23:04 AM 7/16/16 11:23:04 AM Reply	On the other hand . . . Despite the language, ethnologists are uncertain if modern Greeks are at all related to the ancient Greeks.
Post #411,872 by a6l6e6x 7/16/16 1:07:56 PM 7/16/16 1:07:56 PM Reply	Well, I guarantee you that the guys in this video would not have been recognized... as countrymen by the ancients. Changing of the Guards -- Greek Parliament/Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #411,874 by Another Scott 7/16/16 1:16:48 PM 7/16/16 1:16:48 PM Reply	Neat. Thanks.
Post #411,885 by Andrew Grygus 7/16/16 7:49:49 PM 7/16/16 7:58:17 PM Reply	The outfits would be ridiculous enough . . . . . without the totally absurd choreography. The outfits are actually a very highly fantasized version of the garb worn by Greek mountain warriors who fought against the Turks - but I think those guys would choose death rather than wear these foppish versions, never mind having to do the dance. Of course, I watched some of the other guard changing dances, and they're all nearly as absurd. The Europeans claim to be so "sophisticated" and yet they go and dress up in weird costumes and participate in this sort of absurdity. Actually, what it most reminds me of is a more formalized version of a parade by the Radical Faeries. Sheesh! Edited by Andrew Grygus July 16, 2016, 07:58:17 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #411,886 by Ashton 7/16/16 8:07:13 PM 7/16/16 8:07:13 PM Reply	Short form: Monty Python, hovering near the planet Tralfamador, mimes the goose-step.
Post #411,873 by Another Scott 7/16/16 1:13:03 PM 7/16/16 1:13:03 PM Reply	Heh. I visited Athens in the late '90s. In the gift shop on the Acopolis there was a statue of Neptune or someone. I looked down at his feet and his toes were just like mine - pinky toe substantially shorter than the rest (like a bone is missing or something)! Not this, but something like it: I'm 1/4 Greek. More Proof!!: A Forestry Professor who apparently loves to pseydo-analyses the origins of ancient statues based on podiatric criteria sent an e-mail to the press woman in charge for the communication of the excavations in ancient tomb of Amphipolis; Yes, we have such a position here: press office of Amphipolis tomb excavations… In an laughable effort to solve the mystery of the Amphipolis tomb origin the professor sat down and developed a theory of his own. In his e-mail Professor Pavlos Eythimiou claimed that “the tomb of Amphipolis is definitely Greek because the feet of Caryatids are Greek.” His theory was that a “Greek foot has a longer second toe” and therefore “any foot with longer second toe has Greek genes.” Furthermore he claimed that “Greek feet” are a matter of genetics and that there have been attempts to hide this …breathtaking reality and replace the patriotic “Greek foot” term by some scientific word from osteology. I think people have made similar inferences based on ear lobes (attached or not, hanging down or not, etc.) - dunno if there's any real statistics behind this stuff or not, but it's interesting. Cheers, Scott.
Post #411,875 by dmcarls 7/16/16 1:39:06 PM 7/16/16 1:39:06 PM Reply	Re: Heh. >>> ... - dunno if there's any real statistics behind this stuff or not Well, if you have some time, here's a start! They talk about various physical characteristics and how they became survival features, among other things. https://www.amazon.com/Encounter-Anthropology-Robin-Fox/dp/0151287937/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1468690159&sr=1-2&keywords=encounter+with+anthropology Excerpt from Google books: https://books.google.com/books?id=bXAaXWTR5EMC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=encounter+with+anthropology&source=bl&ots=7x9WhGyJIt&sig=6z1xIG5T05bC6n-c7xQWdJ-PK4M&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAzdG8wvjNAhVj7YMKHWK0B8IQ6AEIQDAF#v=onepage&q=encounter%20with%20anthropology&f=false
Post #411,878 by Another Scott 7/16/16 5:10:20 PM 7/16/16 5:10:20 PM Reply	Thanks. :-)
Post #411,876 by a6l6e6x 7/16/16 1:47:21 PM 7/16/16 1:47:21 PM Reply	Geez, I must have some Greek roots! :) Closest match, anyway. But, then Crimea was Greek in antiquity before the Tatars drove them out. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #411,890 by pwhysall 7/17/16 3:55:42 AM 7/17/16 3:55:42 AM Reply	Re: Heh. I've used a chart like that before. Told my sister she was adopted, and here's the proof.
Post #411,891 by Another Scott 7/17/16 8:43:10 AM 7/17/16 8:51:35 AM Reply	rofl. :-) I seem to be a bit of a mongrel based on that foot chart. My 2nd toe is longer than my big toe, but my 3rd toe is almost as long. So, if you believe that, I'm a mixture of Greek and Roman. But the most striking feature is the pinky toe - it barely reaches the starting point of the 3rd toe. Cheers, Scott. Edited by Another Scott July 17, 2016, 08:51:35 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #411,892 by Andrew Grygus 7/17/16 11:19:18 AM 7/17/16 11:19:18 AM Reply	"None of the above" here. Big toe longest, next toe to 3/4 of the big toenail, All smaller toes in an arc. My ancestry is all Baltic.

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