Did I ever tell you the story about how when my dad and I were in Italy, we didn't speak Italian, so we just added "O's" to the end of all our English words. We were cutting up and laughing hysterically all around Italy. The Italians didn't understand us, but we had so much fun. We bumped into someone at an ice cream shop and said, "excuseo". LOL
My brother was stationed in Italy and left speaking pretty good Italian.
LOL, I love the Italian story. I know your dad had a great sense of humor.