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Sadly, Lega Nord is a mainstream party in Italian politics.

I second La Repubblica. It's not controlled by Berlusconi and it leans centre-left, but like all Italian newspapers most of it is Italian politics; a bit less then most, though. In its paper format half the newspaper is filled with various dossier about art, history, politics, science etc., unrelate...

He is one of the reasons I'm ashamed of my country. Perhaps the biggest one. He's a loathsome tax-dodging mafia-enabling under-age-tail-chasing crook allied with catholic bigots and xenophobes. His verbal gaffes are nothing compared to the self-serving laws he inflicts on Italy. As soon as I get my ...

Cruel or not, what I want to know is who the fuck eats that shit? While I know it's pretty bad for health, I like it a lot and when I have money to burn I like to have a piece of it with some good Monbazillac wine. This also means that I'm getting at most half a can once a year on my birthday, seei...

I nominate John Crichton from Farscape for the GL ring. I think he can get a lot of juice from the ring, considering his unwillingness to give up, ever and his stubbornness.

And Scorpius is a scary SOB. A Sinestro ring might choose him...

"Lard" is not a meal; it is used in cooking like butter or margarine. Well, of course it depends. For example in many parts of Italy it is considered quite a delicacy when seasoned, sliced very thin and carefully placed on top of very hot unsalted bread, like the unes I gorged myself with...

It seems like Prodi won thanks to the vote of the italians that live outside Italy. The fact that almost half of my country choosed to vote for Mr.Berlusconi another time makes me think about emigranting to somewhere more civil, anyway. You're not alone in that. The scumbag may be fun if seen from ...

And so it looks like we get to keep the scumbag mafioso for other 5 yea.rs

That's it, if I can graduate next year I'm out of here. Hoping the mess that is this nation isn't going much further down the shitter in the meantime.

And for nothing else. Remember, in Italy blasfemy can get you fined in the hundred-euros range or more (maximum fine is 5.000 euros), though it's rarely enforced and the Catholic Church has a very firm grip on the Parliament. And of course with 85% of TVs and newspaper directly or indirectly control...

I bought it, played it extensively and I consider it one of the best RPGs I've played. The feel of the game is a bit like In Nomine, but the relationship between the factions are far more complex and both the Game Master and the players are far more free. Also, with the one book you have everything ...

The problem is Italians can't hear the words ``Bella Coola'' without giggling because it is very similar to ``bella collo,'' a phrase men here are more apt to say about a woman's figure. That is incorrect. 'Collo' means neck. However Coola when prononced sounds somewhat like 'Culo' (pronounced Cool...

Because it's...explicitly singling out pornography to the exclusion of other non-necessities. I don't know Italy's tax law, but I'm sure there are tons of untaxed items that could yield up a great deal of state revenue, including non-pornographic DVDs, music CDs, and video games. If the criteria he...

General Zod wrote:How does this tax compare to taxes on other luxury goods? 20% seems pretty fucking steep, but that's probably cause I'm used to 7.9% tax levels. . .

Most luxury goods in Italy are taxed at 20%

Quick cultural interjection: -neri (the plural of nero=black) is the Italian equivalent of nigger -negre (the plural of negro=black) is the equivalent of, well, just black, as in black people What the guy said, "Sporche negre -- cosa ci fanno queste negre qua?" ("Dirty negroes -- wha...

Well, if I rember right Merlin's foster brother Mandor knows/claims to know a Logrus manipulation to call enaugh Primal Chaos to consume an entire Shadow (reality), so some of them at least are probably capable of casting it. And as for the OP, what's the setup? Is it a cage match? If so, I'm going ...

Italians are messed up. That's not about us Italian, it's about the Vatican and the agreement the government has with the Catholic Church. As it has already been said, she got fired because she was divorced. I can say that with a good level of certainity since it has been Vatican's standard modus o...

Yes, it's an old law, but up until now it has been enforced very sporadically. So much, in fact, that my brother has been walking in the streets for ages with a full-face motocycle helmet and no law enforcement official has ever said anything. And we live pratically next door to a police barrack (we...

Interesting. I wonder if other religious symbols will become private, or is this an identification thing? No, not at all. A portion of the italian government is in fact trying to push for 'a less secularized society', using old laws to force having a crucifix (sp?) in public schools and tribunals, ...

This story is very good!

It's making me a happy citizien!

Keep up the good work, Tovarich - No! I mean citizien, of course!

zippy wrote:Steak and Kidney pudding, thick cut chips and peas. Certainly better than boiled horse flesh.

Who the hell in his right mind would think of boiling it?

It is good raw, or failing that grilled. Boiling it makes it lose all its flavor.

In Florence they make a smoked pork roast ( porcino Sp?) very similar to Carolina barbecue, only they slice it instead of pulling and chopping. I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure it isn't called 'porcino'. That term probably refers to the mushroom or mushroom-based sauce used to lend taste to th...

Good fic!

I look forward to the R&D lunatics screwing the protagonist up...

I like Paranoia a lot, I for one would be interested.

the .303 bookworm wrote:At least theyre amusing, here in the holy land the prime minister and goverment are just as bad only they arent as "smart" or funny. :roll:

It's not quite as amusing when seen from Italy, I assure you.

As if he hasn't daamged Italy's reputation enaugh, he keeps finding new ways to embarass us. I hate him. And he comes in Parma, my fucking city, with that smug self-satisfied grin. And he has the gall to say Italy's reputation in the world is the best it's ever had. He even claims credit for the ME ...