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Posted on 01/01/2004 8:15:33 PM PST by Mannaggia l'America
A little New Year's humor...
You Know You're Italian If...
- You have many relatives named either Joe or Mary, and you have at least one brother named Joe
- You grew up in a small house, but you still had two kitchens. (One was in the basement)
- When you were growing up, you had five cousins all living on the same street
- When you were growing up, you thought that all wine was red and that it only came in gallon jugs
- If someone in your family grows beyond 6 2, its presumed that the mother had an affair
- There were more than 28 people in your wedding party
- Your grandfather had a fig tree
- You've always wanted a red Ferrari
- When you were growing up, you ate Sunday dinner at 2:00 p.m., and on Thanksgiving, your familys first course was Ravioli
- Your big family gatherings were held in your garage
- Your favorite movie is the Godfather, your favorite television show is The Sopranos, and your favorite singers are (in order) Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, and Louis Prima
- Connie Francis songs makes you cry
- At least one person in your family does a great impression of Don Corleone
- Youve been hit with a spoon and/or youve been hit by a nun
- You feel strangely comfortable when you sit on plastic-covered furniture
- You know all the words to Thats Amore
- Youre wife or husband wears a tee shirt that says Pray for me, I married an Italian.
- Youve been to the Vatican at least once
- For a short time while you were growing up, you wanted to be a priest or a nun
- When you were growing up, you thought Jesus was an Italian who lived in Israel
- You fight over whether it's called "sauce" or "gravy"
- Your mom's meatballs are the best!
- If at least five of the above apply to you, congratulations!!! Youre Italian!
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: freeperkitchen; humor; italian; italianamericans
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To: carlo3b
Carlo...
I didn't realize it was okay to use canned tomatoes when making authentic Italian sauce.
(I feel redeemed!)
Happy New Year.
Thanks for the recipe!
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posted on
01/02/2004 4:43:45 PM PST
by
Pan_Yans Wife
(Submitting approval for the CAIR COROLLARY to GODWIN'S LAW.)
To: carlo3b
Thats great,Carlo. Thanks.
I didn't mean to start a food fight, but I sure would like to watch one!
122
posted on
01/02/2004 4:44:39 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
(If I stay on topic for more than 2 posts something is wrong. Alert the authorities.)
To: GirlShortstop
123
posted on
01/02/2004 4:46:58 PM PST
by
Trajan88
(www.bullittclub.com)
To: Pan_Yans Wife
Canned tomatoes are a lifesaver in every Italian home, now that nobody grows their own Roma tomatoes in their yard anymore.. Here is another myth breaker, it really doesn't matter which brand, even the cheapest brand is as good as the other if you are going to cook it all day..
124
posted on
01/02/2004 4:49:48 PM PST
by
carlo3b
(http://www.CookingWithCarlo.com)
To: Mannaggia l'America
I have only known a few Italians altough one (He was technically Sicilian) was a very close friend.
A couple of observations. He always stood too close to you when talking, literally would make you back up. When he was 21 he was about as handsome as they come. The girls were all crazy about him. By the time he was 50 he was starting to resemble a fairly handsome gorilla.
He was one of the most generous and kind hearted people I have ever known.
125
posted on
01/02/2004 4:58:29 PM PST
by
yarddog
To: gracie1
I dared my friend to talk while holding her hands still. She couldn't do it.
To: yarddog
I forgot to mention that he was also a great, baseball player. He was a star centerfielder at a major Southern University.
127
posted on
01/02/2004 5:02:52 PM PST
by
yarddog
To: Mannaggia l'America
No mention of LARD BREAD or is that just a Brooklyn thing?
128
posted on
01/02/2004 5:03:42 PM PST
by
arasina
(Tagline sponsorships! Think about it! Brought to you by MAYTAG)
To: Mannaggia l'America
And you can't make a good hoagie without gobagool (capicolla). Now your talking! Dry cure and hot!
Comment #130 Removed by Moderator
To: JoeA
Your menu sounds much like the one I enjoyed in a very Italian restaurant in southern Brazil. The difference? As soon as you finished the dessert course, they cleared the table and as long as you remained seated there, they began serving you the whole menu once again. I was so bloated and content after the fish course, I was ready to leave happy. Only one or two trenchermen were able to get through the second serving of pasta. It was all incredibly good, but we are talking major calorie intake at one sitting--up to thousands of cals per person after eating every item on the menu. Mama mia!
To: ArrogantBustard
If you go to the Italian sections of Brooklyn, most everyone has these on the stoop in big cement urns. They are supposed to bring good luck to a new household.
To: Alberta's Child
You're Italian if you sing volare?
133
posted on
01/02/2004 6:20:20 PM PST
by
Victoria Delsoul
(Freedom isn't won by soundbites but by the unyielding determination and sacrifice given in its cause)
To: Mannaggia l'America
"You fight over whether it's called "sauce" or "gravy"
Sauce or gravy nothing. It was "pasta e sugo"!
To: jellybean
The coffeemaker I have is supposed to be a 10-cup pot, but that is based on a 6 oz. cup. The mugs I use hold a lot more than that, so I only get about 4 mugs. I had to stop drinking caffeine. I buy the beans and grind them myself...usually buy Colombian decaf. I'm not big on flavored coffees, but since they came with the coffeemaker, I gave it a try.
I used to inhale coffee every morning and sometimes in the afternoon, but now I only have it on weekends or when I'm out to dinner.
135
posted on
01/02/2004 6:29:47 PM PST
by
stanz
To: Mannaggia l'America
Many meals spent with my father saying "mangi lo mangiano tutto il buon".
136
posted on
01/02/2004 6:49:35 PM PST
by
amom
To: Trajan88
Again it is time to watch "Big Night" featuring Stanley Tucci and Tony Shaloub
The story takes place in a small Italian restaurant located somewhere on the Jersey shore during the 1950's.
"Big Night" is now on my rental list. That li'l nugget of info above piqued my curiosity since I'm a Jersey girl who spent many summers down the shore. Thank you for sharing the link; hopefully I won't have any problem finding the movie to rent. FReegards.
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Ping for some good laughs.
138
posted on
01/02/2004 7:40:44 PM PST
by
amom
To: Victoria Delsoul
That's a beautiful song, though I can't understand a word he's saying. LOL.
;-)
139
posted on
01/02/2004 8:07:22 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
(Alberta -- the TRUE North strong and free.)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
MarioLanza (one word) and Frankie played nonstop on the victrola...and grandma had a fridgedair...it's wasn't a refrigerator...it was a fridgedair.
And dad was so fast with the back of that spoon! No reaching across the table in OUR family!
140
posted on
01/02/2004 8:17:38 PM PST
by
amom
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