I didn't think it was abusive, just a bit daft, but then I wasn't paying
much attention. I've just paid it a little more,and I still think it's not
supposed to be abusive, just silly. But that may be my naivety.
Cheers,
Jon
>From: Candice Ward <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Candice Ward <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Sicily
>Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 16:21:35 -0500
>
>Are we getting abusive yet? I'd say so, but I'm rather more offended by the
>overall threatening thrust of this post headed "Sicily" and full of
>references to the Mafia. Does anyone else mind, and will anyone call the
>cops (or send the Freud Squad after Paul, if that seems better) in the
>event
>that I disappear from these virtual realms?
>
>Be good to know if there's any consensus on the appropriateness of
>threatening Brit-Po posts.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Candice
>
>
>
>on 1/8/02 1:58 PM, Paul Murphy at [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> > Hi, Candice has helped me to shake off the sordid roll
> > call of the past. Tu parlo Siciliana?
> > Vaffenculo = screw you
> > Propria una stronzo = you are a complete asshole
> > arresti questi bambini = arrest these children
> > I worked in Enna, for the British Institute, and have
> > been in Enna, Agrigento, Catania, Messina,
> > Caltinasetta...
> > the bowling alley there is full of Mafia
> > Enna has no Mafia, just postmen who love playing jokes
> > on people
> > the best thing to do there is to go to the Pub beside
> > the statue of Cavour and eat their Knights of the
> > Round Table burgers
> > tables covered in swordfish heads
> > the best bit was when it rained so hard that the
> > College floated off down the hill, we found it in Enna
> > Bassa, the Mafia were simultaneously robbing the Post
> > Office, it was a strange day
> > also the day when I sat on the toilet, and everything
> > started collapsing, someone rescued me a while later,
> > jets of water were firing off in every direction
> > the water was off for days, we looked like extras from
> > the Simon the Viking film, or was that the Village
> > People video
> > My student Linda pissed my employers off by calling
> > them a pair of stronzos (see above)
> > The best shop was Pollo Mania, more swordfish heads,
> > expresso, sweets (the Mediterraneans love sweets)
> > Next week: Macedonian Moonlight
> > ciao-allora,
> > Paul Murphy
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