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Then you've never met a well-socialized tarantula; they sing and dance all the time. Usually in 6/8. (This etymology is hilariously absurd: https://en.wikipedi
by perihelions 3y ago
Then you've never met a well-socialized tarantula; they sing and dance all the time. Usually in 6/8.
(This etymology is hilariously absurd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantella https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantella )
- tpmx 3y agoIn 186 BC the tarantella went underground, reappearing under the guise of emergency therapy for bite victims. What the...
- marcosdumay 3y agoWhen you prohibit something popular, people will make up an excuse for doing it while pretending not to. The excuse will be as stupid and obviously nonsensical as they can get away with. Turns out this is a millenary tradition.
- perihelions 3y agoI'm sure the historians are trying their best, but I think the chances of them successfully and accurately contextualizing a 2,000-year-old meme dance is approximately zero. "Ancient Bacchanalian rites"—sure; why not.
- jancsika 3y agoNot sure what the problem is. "Ancient" is a no-brainer, and both "Bacchanalian" and "rites" seem perfectly doable for a trained historian.