http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Tales of a Greek grandmother en Vox Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:02:19 -0800 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/the-dangers-of-employment-are-many.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Yiayia-isms) http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/the-dangers-of-employment-are-many.html?_c=feed-rss http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/the-dangers-of-employment-are-many.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:02:19 -0800 Yiayia: So what kind of job is this? Lisa: I ride around on buses with tourists and explain what they are seeing. Yiayia: So you must get tired walking around all day. Lisa: There's no walking. I sit on the bus and ride around. Yiayia: We... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/the-dangers-of-employment-are-many.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a010980b301b0000b0109d0f2772d000f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> work food overheard http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/telephone-fun-now-with-audio.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Yiayia-isms) http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/telephone-fun-now-with-audio.html?_c=feed-rss http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/telephone-fun-now-with-audio.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:22:50 -0800 Yiayia still doesn't understand how voice mail on a cell phone works. No matter how many times it's been explained to her -- and for the record, this is many, many times -- she thinks it is like her home answering machine, in that if the recipie... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/telephone-fun-now-with-audio.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a010980b301b0000b01098150100b000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> telephone fun http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/the-dangers-of-education-part-i.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Yiayia-isms) http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/the-dangers-of-education-part-i.html?_c=feed-rss http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/the-dangers-of-education-part-i.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:36:28 -0800 Yiayia: What were you doing? Lisa: Just reading. Yiayia: [alarmed] Why?? Lisa: Um... I like to read? Yiayia: [still alarmed] You're not going back to school, are you? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/the-dangers-of-education-part-i.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a010980b301b0000b010981498c1c000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> overheard feminism education http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/yiayia-the-feminist.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Yiayia-isms) http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/yiayia-the-feminist.html?_c=feed-rss http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/yiayia-the-feminist.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:44:27 -0800 "You know, some women are smarter than men." <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/yiayia-the-feminist.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a010980b301b0000b010980b41bc2000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> feminism the quotable yiayia http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/yiayia-has-political-opinions-too.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Yiayia-isms) http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/yiayia-has-political-opinions-too.html?_c=feed-rss http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/yiayia-has-political-opinions-too.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:45:00 -0800 On Sarah Palin: "If she has five kids then why isn't she staying home taking care of them?" On Barack Obama: "Actually, he's not really very black. Just around his lips a little bit." <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/yiayia-has-political-opinions-too.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a010980b301b0000b0109d0e7fc61000f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics feminism the quotable yiayia http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/senior-citizens-with-extra-seniority.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Yiayia-isms) http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/senior-citizens-with-extra-seniority.html?_c=feed-rss http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/senior-citizens-with-extra-seniority.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:35:16 -0800 Yiayia: What does this form mean? Lisa: You need to sign it in order to keep them from raising your rent. It's supposed to stay the same because you're over 65. Yiayia: Good, I'm 81, so since I'm even older that's even better. Lisa: Well, n... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://yiayia-isms.vox.com/library/post/senior-citizens-with-extra-seniority.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a010980b301b0000b010980b31d68000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> overheard yiayia logic