untonuggan: A hand drawn terrier "smiling" and looking slightly cross-eyed, shown from the neck up (dog terrier djinni)
so I really like good stand up, by which I mean stand up which makes me laugh really hard and is not reliant on gross racist/othering jokes.

if this is also your jam and you have not watched Maz Jobrani, then let me take a moment to rec his stuff to you! he was part of the original Axis of Evil comedy tour (formed in response to George W Bush's infamous state of the union speech as a way to humanize the alleged evil terrible people in said countries, though I do not think they ever managed to recruit a Korean comedian?)

anyway, one of my personal favorite skits is about Middle Easterners and dancing. Partly because I have had this exact experience at several weddings.

(Pro tip: if the clapping gets to you, [personal profile] maramcreates very rightly pointed out that no one will know if you fake clap to save your hands.)
untonuggan: a photo of a globe (world)

A worthwile-watching video on creating a sharing culture in the decline of Capitalism
in English, Spanish, French, and some other languages (?) with English subtitles

A Journey Through Corporatism
in which one London graduate discusses the problems she found searching for employment post-graduation and working for the Man (also features an animated video of a talk by David Harvey about the crisis of Capitalism)

Finally, my partner's thoughts on getting a liberal arts degree (roughly quoted):

"It's as though I spent years on a tour of the meat-packing industry, uncovering exactly what they put in the meat and how the animals were treated. Then I graduated and they told me the only jobs I could get were working in meat-packing plants, but I can't forget what I know."
untonuggan: A black-and-white photo of a Victorian woman (victorian lady)
This is an awesome performance of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance by a men's A Capella group, complete with choreography. Even if you're dear/hard of hearing it's worth watching just for the dance moves. (And if you're visually impaired, the singing is awesome and it's interesting to hear this song in male voices.) I love, love, LOVE how unself-conscious these folks are about crossing traditional gender lines.


untonuggan: A British stamp of Queen Elizabeth (UK stamp)
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My mum is from Yorkshire, in the northern part of the United Kingdom. The first time my partner went to Yorkshire with me she had a difficult time understanding what many of my family members were saying, because Yorkshire has a very particular dialect. I've grown up hearing it, although my mum's is mostly gone except for when she talks to family in the UK. People with a very strong dialect are said to have a "broad" Yorkshire accent.

Here is the "unofficial anthem" of Yorkshire sung in the Yorkshire dialect, to give you a sense of both the Yorkshire sense of humor and how people talk. My mom and my aunts and uncles have all sung it round the dinner table before.




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