The Off Topic Topic

[Admiral Yi]

Bankman Fried gets 25 years.

[HVC]

That's a lot for white collar.

[Admiral Yi]

Ken Lay got 24.  Bernie Madoff got 150.

[HVC]

Fair point.

[Syt]

[Zanza]

Tanzverbot is the German term for "dancing ban". In Germany and Switzerland, dancing on some holidays is banned by most state or canton governments. These occasions are certain Christian and secular holidays aimed at mourning or contemplation, such as Good Friday, All Saints' Day (from its association with All Souls' Day practices) or memorial days like Volkstrauertag. The German and Swiss dancing bans prohibit public parties, but not dancing in one's private residence.

A bizarre illiberal law here. 

[Josquius]

Can't say I ever ran into that in Switzerland

[HVC]

I smell a German footloose remake

[Duque de Bragança]

Tanzverbot is the German term for "dancing ban". In Germany and Switzerland, dancing on some holidays is banned by most state or canton governments. These occasions are certain Christian and secular holidays aimed at mourning or contemplation, such as Good Friday, All Saints' Day (from its association with All Souls' Day practices) or memorial days like Volkstrauertag. The German and Swiss dancing bans prohibit public parties, but not dancing in one's private residence.

A bizarre illiberal law here. 

Ah, Karfreitag. 

One of the reasons train tickets were the priciest if the year for the Easter long weekend.

[viper37]

Is it disturbing that is a topic of conversation, or that someone mixes Quora with Twitter?

[Sheilbh]

Tanzverbot is the German term for "dancing ban". In Germany and Switzerland, dancing on some holidays is banned by most state or canton governments. These occasions are certain Christian and secular holidays aimed at mourning or contemplation, such as Good Friday, All Saints' Day (from its association with All Souls' Day practices) or memorial days like Volkstrauertag. The German and Swiss dancing bans prohibit public parties, but not dancing in one's private residence.

A bizarre illiberal law here. 

I saww Irish twitter talking about the, I think, 700 movies that are not allowed to be screened in Germany on Good Friday.

Although the bit of left Irish twitter I saw was sort of arguing it's less the shock of newly liberal, post-Christian Ireland but more Anglophone world discovering a social democratic society is more...social:

Kevin Hargaden
@kevinhargaden
Every year or so, Irish people discover that continental Europe preserves all kinds of odd traditions and have few of our Anglophone libertarian hang ups and instead of being curious, they just kneejerk back to the parochial script about "the church" and oppression

[Syt]

Tanzverbot is the German term for "dancing ban". In Germany and Switzerland, dancing on some holidays is banned by most state or canton governments. These occasions are certain Christian and secular holidays aimed at mourning or contemplation, such as Good Friday, All Saints' Day (from its association with All Souls' Day practices) or memorial days like Volkstrauertag. The German and Swiss dancing bans prohibit public parties, but not dancing in one's private residence.

A bizarre illiberal law here. 

I'm still confused that Good Friday is not a public holiday in Austria (people here think it's a "protestant" holiday). My company gives us the day of regardless  though.

[Syt]

Is it disturbing that is a topic of conversation, or that someone mixes Quora with Twitter?

The former. I'm unsure why my ADHD should limit my mental capacity to understand what anal sex is all about.

[HVC]

Is it disturbing that is a topic of conversation, or that someone mixes Quora with Twitter?

The former. I'm unsure why my ADHD should limit my mental capacity to understand what anal sex is all about.

To easily distracted to give consent?

[Duque de Bragança]

Tanzverbot is the German term for "dancing ban". In Germany and Switzerland, dancing on some holidays is banned by most state or canton governments. These occasions are certain Christian and secular holidays aimed at mourning or contemplation, such as Good Friday, All Saints' Day (from its association with All Souls' Day practices) or memorial days like Volkstrauertag. The German and Swiss dancing bans prohibit public parties, but not dancing in one's private residence.

A bizarre illiberal law here. 

I'm still confused that Good Friday is not a public holiday in Austria (people here think it's a "protestant" holiday). My company gives us the day of regardless  though.

It is indeed.
Holiday in Hessen as well, and of then « silent » kind.