Forget “What Would Jesus Do?” – the hottest question around is “I wonder what Yia Yia thinks?”!
These three advertisements for Athenos hommous and yoghurt can’t be embedded. But click on the links to the ads on Youtube. HT to CG for referencing the first one in relation to our discussion on fathers as breadwinners.
“Yia Yia on Parenting”
“Yia Yia on Relationships”
“Yia Yia on Fashion”
Literally ROTFL!
I propose that
1) We replace the absentee monarch of Australia (who is also the Monarch of Great Britain) with an elected Australian monarchy.
2) The elected monarch exactly replaces the current monarch in the current constition.
3) The elected monarch has exactly the same powers, duties and responsibilities as those of the current absentee monarch. All the monarch's functions are carried out by his/her personal representatives (as is currently the case): federally by the Governor General, and in the states by the State Governors.
4) The Governor General and the Governors continue to be selected and appointed as they currently are, that is, by the premier with the approval of the monarch.
5) The monarch is elected to sovereignty over Australia for life, but his/her sovereignty is strictly non-hereditary.
6) The elective body is the "college of electors" comprised of the state governors and federal governor general.
7) The election of the monarch must be a unanimous decision on the part of the college of electors.
You think it’s funny, but it is true. Try searching “Greek Eater” on YouTube for another Greek stereotype.
Sorry, that should be Greek Easter.
Now that I am back on my laptop the link for Greek Easter is:
You might also like to take a look at the Greek shotgun cleebration of Pascha (actually filmed in Melbourne. It reminds me fo the Holy Hand Grenade fo Antioch. Things fire up about 1 min 10 sec into the clip:
They put the accent in the wrong place for yia yia – how sloppy.
The shotgun thing is not traditional.
The shotgun is not part of the Tradition, but my Greek friends tell me that it is not unheard of in some villages in Greece.
I blogged these some time ago and could embed them. She’s right. Even though she’s an ad campaign meant to make fun of her values.