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Ah, those Italians huh?...
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11/27/21 11:15 AM
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They've given us pizza, mouth-watering Italian cuisine in general, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Donatello, some of the world's best wines....Oh, and Western civilization. We have a lot to thank this Southern European nation for.
So here's one more little joke I found amusing that made me smile. Hopefully some of you will too.
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Do you know what Italians refer to as the 'rougher' and poor neighborhoods in the North and in Southern Italy and Sicily?
The Spaghetto
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Re: Ah, those Italians huh?...
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Frank Capra. Francis Ford Coppola of course. Fellini, Scorsese. There's tons. And why, in only that, movies?
Touch on any major advancement made by mankind through the ages;; medicine, food, government, land development, the "arts," etc., etc., etc., Italy (and all Italians by proxy) share in that rich history.
I would think and hope that ALL peoples of the world would be proud of their heritage. I know that as an Italian, I'm fiercely proud and admittedly defensive for my tribe. As it should be, no?
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Agreed. I’m also a proud Italian. Robert Davi is another great Italian character actor. Definitely. For crooners how bout Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, Tony Bennett, Sergio Franchi, Perry Como, Jimmy Roselli, Vic Damone, Bobby Darin, etc., etc., the list is never ending. More great entertainers; the great Jimmy Durante, Frankie Avalon, Freddie Cannon, James Darren (real name Ercolani), Johnny Desmond (real name DeSimone), Dion DeMucci, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Connie Francis, Buddy Greco.....I'm fuckin getting tired here! LOL Opera; how about Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, the famous Enrico Caruso, and Mario Lanza? To name just a handful Comedians? LOL "Abbott & Costello"Jimmy Durante, Dean Martin & Lewis A very rich and storied history indeed.
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Re: Ah, those Italians huh?...
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Agreed. I’m also a proud Italian. Robert Davi is another great Italian character actor. Definitely. For crooners how bout Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, Tony Bennett, Sergio Franchi, Perry Como, Jimmy Roselli, Vic Damone, Bobby Darin, etc., etc., the list is never ending. More great entertainers; the great Jimmy Durante, Frankie Avalon, Freddie Cannon, James Darren (real name Ercolani), Johnny Desmond (real name DeSimone), Dion DeMucci, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Connie Francis, Buddy Greco.....I'm fuckin getting tired here! LOL Opera; how about Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, the famous Enrico Caruso, and Mario Lanza? To name just a handful Comedians? LOL "Abbott & Costello"Jimmy Durante, Dean Martin & Lewis A very rich and storied history indeed. . Tony Lo Bianco Is another that comes to mind from The French Connection, Seven Ups, and FIST
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Re: Ah, those Italians huh?...
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The venetians have got alot rich history, haven't had the privilege to visit it yet I have been to Venice as a child with my family, and also with my wife years later. It's a beautiful and magical "floating city on the water" For that matter other "must sees" are Tuscany region, including of course Florence (Firenze), magical Lago di Como, the City of Rome of course, Genoa, etc. Its truly never ending in beauty and mystique. For me, because of my heritage, all of the south also means so much to me. Napoli, Calabria, Sicily (especially Northwestern Sicily). Beauty in whichever direction you turn your head.
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Beef or Pork Braciole, succulent meatballs, marinara or red meat sauce, al dente Linguine with fresh little neck clams on the half shell in garlic, veal scallopini francese, veal marsala wine sauce with giant sliced mushrooms, tender bistecca alla pizzaiola, Rigatoni Primavera style with fresh sautéed vegetables, stuffed clams oreganato, fried calamari con fra-diavolo on the side.........anybody hungry yet? I'm starving! LOL
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Bobby Darin that's a name, passed away far too young Yep. Robert Oswaldo Cassotto (if I remember correctly). I loved him. Grew up listening to him. He died tragically very young. 39 I think or so
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Re: Ah, those Italians huh?...
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Agreed. I’m also a proud Italian. Robert Davi is another great Italian character actor. Definitely. For crooners how bout Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, Tony Bennett, Sergio Franchi, Perry Como, Jimmy Roselli, Vic Damone, Bobby Darin, etc., etc., the list is never ending. More great entertainers; the great Jimmy Durante, Frankie Avalon, Freddie Cannon, James Darren (real name Ercolani), Johnny Desmond (real name DeSimone), Dion DeMucci, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Connie Francis, Buddy Greco.....I'm fuckin getting tired here! LOL Opera; how about Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, the famous Enrico Caruso, and Mario Lanza? To name just a handful Comedians? LOL "Abbott & Costello"Jimmy Durante, Dean Martin & Lewis A very rich and storied history indeed. . Tony Lo Bianco Is another that comes to mind from The French Connection, Seven Ups, and FIST Yeah, he had a good movie career also.
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Agreed. I’m also a proud Italian. Robert Davi is another great Italian character actor. Definitely. For crooners how bout Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, Tony Bennett, Sergio Franchi, Perry Como, Jimmy Roselli, Vic Damone, Bobby Darin, etc., etc., the list is never ending. More great entertainers; the great Jimmy Durante, Frankie Avalon, Freddie Cannon, James Darren (real name Ercolani), Johnny Desmond (real name DeSimone), Dion DeMucci, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Connie Francis, Buddy Greco.....I'm fuckin getting tired here! LOL Opera; how about Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, the famous Enrico Caruso, and Mario Lanza? To name just a handful Comedians? LOL "Abbott & Costello"Jimmy Durante, Dean Martin & Lewis A very rich and storied history indeed. . Tony Lo Bianco Is another that comes to mind from The French Connection, Seven Ups, and FIST I never saw FIST but I heard Stallone is redoing it. Maybe a series, I can't remember. Not sure where his Scarpa project is at.
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You calling people of Italian ethnicity on this forum "Greaseballs" isn't very nice, now is it Alice Cooper?
So when I saw that blaring insult (I don't know if you meant it as an insult, but it was nonetheless). I quickly took exception to that (as I should, no?), and that is why I responded the way I did in turn.
But after thinking about it, I deleted it myself because two wrongs don't make a right. Correct?
Still, I don't know in what vain you made that ethnic slur, in jest or to actually be insulting, but as I said up top. It wasn't very nice.
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Agreed. I’m also a proud Italian. Robert Davi is another great Italian character actor. Definitely. For crooners how bout Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, Tony Bennett, Sergio Franchi, Perry Como, Jimmy Roselli, Vic Damone, Bobby Darin, etc., etc., the list is never ending. More great entertainers; the great Jimmy Durante, Frankie Avalon, Freddie Cannon, James Darren (real name Ercolani), Johnny Desmond (real name DeSimone), Dion DeMucci, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Connie Francis, Buddy Greco.....I'm fuckin getting tired here! LOL Opera; how about Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, the famous Enrico Caruso, and Mario Lanza? To name just a handful Comedians? LOL "Abbott & Costello"Jimmy Durante, Dean Martin & Lewis A very rich and storied history indeed. . Tony Lo Bianco Is another that comes to mind from The French Connection, Seven Ups, and FIST Yeah, he had a good movie career also. . Absolutely. Loved watching French Connection and the Seven Ups as a kid
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Bobby Darin that's a name, passed away far too young Yep. Robert Oswaldo Cassotto (if I remember correctly). I loved him. Grew up listening to him. He died tragically very young. 39 I think or so Walden on The Sopranos was named after him. Don't get him started.
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