What is the first word that pops into your head that begins with 'cy'?
Cycle and cyanobacteria. I am not sure which popped in first.
POLL: What's the first word to pop into your head?
Plum juice... okaaay :3
What is the first word that pops up in your mind when you hear the word 'Kurdistan'?
Q: What is the first word that pops up in your mind when you hear the word 'Kurdistan'?Peshmerga.I am not sure how useful that single word association is to anyone, because it is superficial and dependent entirely on what my information environment is like — lately it’s all been about fighting ISIS, but before that it was about war with Iraq, before that it was about oppression by and independence from Turkey, and long, long ago, the first I ever heard about Kurdistan, it was about Durchs wilde Kurdistan (Through the Wild Kurdistan), an adventure novel by 19th century German author Karl May (which I see somebody else here has read as well; what are the odds!?) I recommend against reading that — I read it as a teenager and thought it was great fun; today I would probably throw up a little in my mouth because of the authorial self-insertion as the white, Christian saviour of the uncivilized Muslim barbarians, whom he naturally also lectures on intricacies of Islam, being more knowledgeable about it than local Islamic scholars,
What's the first word that pops into your head when you think of each sign?
Nooo cheating okay? :P You gotta write the first word, even if it's completely random or makes no sense. In fact, even better. Aries: Taurus: Gemini: Cancer: Leo: Virgo: Libra: Scorpio: Sagittarius: Capricorn: Aquarius: Pisces:
What is the first word/phrase/image etc. that pops into your head when you hear the word "psychologist"?
White-coated researchers testing and studying animals in labs with notepads and machinery, MRI scanners, other activities. Some blinded behind glass and others in the room guiding them.Undercover ‘agents’ out in the world studying people without their knowledge.Psychologist as a day job; trendy mom rest-of-the-day that really understands her children and is very tolerant – has very understanding, tolerant and smart kids. Life satisfaction 100%.
What first pops into your head when you hear the word "Muslim"?
I suppose a man in the turban. Also, my foster child from The Philippines. I am so glad you aren't like the terrorists. Thank you for informing us. It is a pity that so many are not listening.
When I say Iran (Persia), what is the first word that pops up in your mind?
We always think about war and violence when we hear the word Iran. But do you know these interesting facts about Iran and its Culture:in the late 1960s, the Shah of Iran sent a series of letters to the King of Saudi Arabia, saying, 'Please, my brother, modernize. Open up your country. Make the schools mixed. Let women wear miniskirts. Have discos. Be modern. Otherwise I cannot guarantee you will stay on your throne.'despite homosexual sex being punishable by death (potentially) in Iran, sex change operations are perfectly legal and often state-funded. Iranians account for the second highest amount of sex changes in the world, behind Thailand.Iran has one of the largest rates of brain drain in the world. It's estimated that 150,000-180,000 specialists leave the country every year, costing the country at least $50 billion in human capital annually.70% of science and engineering students in Iran are women.Iran tried to get into the Guinness book of world records by making the worlds largest sandwich. But people started eating it before it could be officially measured so they failed.Iran eliminated its kidney transplant waiting list by incentivizing unrelated donors with financial compensation and heath insuranceIn 1953 US and UK overthrow first Iranian democratic government because Iran wanted to nationalize the petroleum reserves.that, as a man, you can be arrested in Iran for wearing shorts.a girl in Iran gave birth at the age of 9 after being prostituted by her parents. When she was 19, she was sentenced to death for incest and prostitution, una lawyer intervened and had her sentence reduced to public beating and imprisonment.in Iran, boys can't be held responsible for a crime under the age of 15. For girls, the age of criminal responsibility is 9.during the Iran Hostage Crisis, American embassy staff tried to burn classified documents but the furnace malfunctioned, forcing them to use cheap paper shredders. After the takeover, Iran employed carpet weavers to put the shredded documents together.the computers of Iran's nuclear program were hacked, causing them to blare 'Thunderstruck' by AC/DC.