Old Eye-Talian saying's

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Why do Italians hate Jehovah's Witnesses?
Because Italians hate all witnesses.



Do you know why most men from Italy are named Tony?
On the boat over to America they put a sticker on them that said

TO NY



You know you're Italian when . . . . You can bench press 325 pounds,
shave twice a day and still cry when your mother yells at you.& lt; BR>



You carry your lunch in a produce bag because you can't fit
two cappicola sandwiches, 4 oranges, 2 bananas and pizzelles
into a regular lunch bag.




Your mechanic, plumber, electrician, accountant,
travel agent and lawyer are all your cousins.




You have at least 5 cousins living in the same town or on the same block. All five of those cousins are named after your
grandfather or grandmother.




You are on a first name basis with at least 8 banquet hall owners




You only get one good shave from a disposable razor.




If someone in your family grows beyond 5' 9',
it is presumed his Mother had an affair.




There were more than 28 people in your bridal party.




You netted more than $50,000 on your first communion.



And you REALLY, REALLY know you're Italian when . . .

Your grandfather had a fig tree.

You eat Sunday dinner at 2:00 .

Christmas Eve . . . only fish.

Your mom's meatballs are the best.

You've been hit with a wooden spoon or had a shoe thrown at you.

Clear plastic covers on all the furniture.

You know how to pronounce 'manicotti' and 'mozzarella.'

You fight over whether it's called 'sauce' or 'gravy.'

You've called someone a 'mamaluke.'

And you understand 'bada bing'.

[Kay H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kay H]

What makes this so funny is that it is true.

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

We have laughed about this at my job. EVERY Italian I know has been hit by a wooden spoon. My mom is Irish - she never even HAD a wooden spoon

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

My mother was from Sicilian roots, she hit me with a cast iron frying pan.

[Kay H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kay H]

My mother was from Sicilian roots, she hit me with a cast iron frying pan.

Tony (TO NY),
You probably deserved it.

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

My mother's German stepmother ditched the spoon and used whatever she could get her hands on - mostly a 2x4 that she kept around, but also the occasional frying pan or hot iron (the type that you heated on a stove). My mom vowed never to hit her kids with anything other than an open hand on a buttocks.

[Joe L Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Joe L]

I remember sitting with family members, many years ago in Scranton. I was just a child and my grandmother, from the other side, described two kinds of people. You were either Italian or "Ameirgan".

For those who are not sure:

It's not manicotti - it's manigot

It's not cappicolla - it's capagool

It's not proscuitto - it's proshoot

If you can't remember this you're a mamaluke

Caio

[JudyS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JudyS]

My mother was from Sicilian roots, she hit me with a cast iron frying pan.

Yikes!

My mother's German stepmother ditched the spoon and used whatever she could get her hands on - mostly a 2x4 that she kept around, but also the occasional frying pan or hot iron (the type that you heated on a stove)....

Double yikes!

[jericap Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close jericap]

These are all so true!! The men in my husband's family only have one of two names!! All after their grandfather's!

The uncle's names on my father's side were strange. We had a Fat who's real name was Sal, Jim who's real name was Vincent, Babe who's real name was also Vincent and Joe who's real name was also Sal.

Never understood it, but I guess what Frank quoted is the answer.

[M. Henley Class President Find all posts View Profile Close M. Henley]

Spoon?!?

Whut's a spoon?