THE PROFESSOR GOES TO ITALY... -- An elderly classical language professor flies to Italy for a school conference.
Hailing a taxicab as he departs the airport, the Italian cab driver points to a sign in the cab that says, "please tell the driver your destination."
The professor hesitates for a moment because he doesn't speak any Italian per se, but fears the driver may misunderstand him if he tries speaking in English.
But suddenly he remembers that the Italian language is derived from ancient Latin, so the professor proceeds to talk to the driver in classical Latin saying, "Adducere me ad Marriott deversorium."
Upon hearing the professor speak the cab driver first raises an eyebrow, but then nods his head and quietly proceeds to put his Fiat in gear for the ride. As he's driving and thinking to himself for a few minutes the cabbie can no longer resist and says, "Madonna Mia! You sure haven't been to Roma in ages have you?"
