Claude Lévi-Strauss dead

[Lord Bracknell]

I don't expect many people on NSC to be very interested in the death of the greatest social anthropologist of all time. Aged 100.

When I was some sort of academic, what seems at least two lifetimes ago, I taught a course entitled Incest and Exogamy that attempted to explain his analysis of matrilateral cross-cousin marriage to third year undergraduates. The fundamental thing that they had to learn was why it was essential for a stable society that men married their mother's brother's daughter and (obviously) women married their father's sister's son.

It's a form of marriage that was once widespread in pre-literate societies throughout the world and survives today only in Croydon.

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

C'est la vie

 

[Gwylan]

I don't expect many people on NSC to be very interested in the death of the greatest social anthropologist of all time. Aged 100.

When I was some sort of academic, what seems at least two lifetimes ago, I taught a course entitled Incest and Exogamy that attempted to explain his analysis of matrilateral cross-cousin marriage to third year undergraduates. The fundamental thing that they had to learn was why it was essential for a stable society that men married their mother's brother's daughter and (obviously) women married their father's sister's son.

It's a form of marriage that was once widespread in pre-literate societies throughout the world and survives today only in Croydon.

You missed out his invention of jeans

I was amazed to see that he was still alive - makes you wonder how many other famous centenarians are still out there. I found out the other day that the singer Hugues Cuenod is still alive at 108, which must make him the oldest celebrity alive ever.

 

[Trufflehound]

I found out the other day that the singer Hugues Cuenod is still alive at 108.

No wonder he left The Stranglers...

 

[Wilko]

Blimey! Have to admit that I assumed he was already dead based on the dates of all his studies.

 

[Superphil]

RIP

 

[Spun Cuppa]

He'll be missed...

 

[Man of Harveys]

You missed out his invention of jeans

I was amazed to see that he was still alive - makes you wonder how many other famous centenarians are still out there. I found out the other day that the singer Hugues Cuenod is still alive at 108, which must make him the oldest celebrity alive ever.

He is apparently second only to Joan Collins.

 

[captainmorganrum]

That's a good innings.


He must have had good GENES.

 

[Fred Oliver - Legend]

who?? the bloke who invented jeans?? and he married his cousin??

 

[Arthur]

Someone had him in our work death sweep.

Bastard!

 

[Twinkle Toes]

I heard the poor guy got electricuted. Apparently he got a massive BELT.

 

[Trufflehound]

He is apparently second only to Joan Collins.

Bruce Forsyth must be up there, surely?

 

[NMH]

I don't expect many people on NSC to be very interested in the death of the greatest social anthropologist of all time. Aged 100.

When I was some sort of academic, what seems at least two lifetimes ago, I taught a course entitled Incest and Exogamy that attempted to explain his analysis of matrilateral cross-cousin marriage to third year undergraduates. The fundamental thing that they had to learn was why it was essential for a stable society that men married their mother's brother's daughter and (obviously) women married their father's sister's son.

It's a form of marriage that was once widespread in pre-literate societies throughout the world and survives today only in Croydon.

Yes, but I don't get why third-year undergrads would want to marry a cross cousin?

 

[Man of Harveys]

Bruce Forsyth must be up there, surely?

Brucey is only 103. His jokes are much older of course.

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Bruce Forsyth must be up there, surely?

Is that a deliberate double entendre? If so it's jolly good

 

[Trufflehound]

Is that a deliberate double entendre? If so it's jolly good

Is there anyone alive who hasn't had a go on Joan Collins in their time? I'm sure I must have done.

Fact: Those "take a number" machines you get in waiting rooms and at deli counters were invented to ease queuing congestion around JC's nether parts. The occasion was recorded by the Beatles in their song Ticket to Ride...