Hi!!!

[Emiliano]

I don't know if I've just beat the "lurking record" I read about a while ago, but I finally decide to post. Hey everybody!!! My name is Emiliano, I'm from Italy, I'm almost 24.
I use to follow a lot of internet boards, but I never post. I really don't know why, maybe I'm just lazy as hell...
But: this place is great!!! I want to share my thoughts and my opinions with you guys. I like football, basketball and more important American sports culture. I really love the way the sports are played, watched, followed and everything... Also, this place brings a little piece of US to me... I hope one day (well, actually as soon as possible...) I'll post from there ;)

Sorry for my English, obviously it's not perfect... But I'm learning and practising a lot here!!! :D

Bye

[korme]

not bad english, not bad at all young grasshopper

[cartman]

Ciao! Benvenuti a FOFC.

[gottimd]

Benvenuto a gioco del calcio dell'ufficio anteriore. Avete il gioco? Dovreste entrare in una lega in linea una volta che ottenete comodi con il gioco. Appena ho costruito un grande cappello dalle clip di carta ed ho tagliuzzato il frumento. Il formaggio è vecchio e moldy, dove sono i miei calzini?

[Emiliano]

not bad english, not bad at all young grasshopper

Thanks! But: the insect??? Why???

[rkmsuf]

Benvenuto a gioco del calcio dell'ufficio anteriore. Avete il gioco? Dovreste entrare in una lega in linea una volta che ottenete comodi con il gioco. Appena ho costruito un grande cappello dalle clip di carta ed ho tagliuzzato il frumento. Il formaggio è vecchio e moldy, dove sono i miei calzini?

That's digusting. You guys just met.

[ice4277]

Thanks! But: the insect??? Why???
Heh, its an old saying. Probably would be a little tough to explain :)

[3ric]

Benvenuto a gioco del calcio dell'ufficio anteriore. Avete il gioco? Dovreste entrare in una lega in linea una volta che ottenete comodi con il gioco. Appena ho costruito un grande cappello dalle clip di carta ed ho tagliuzzato il frumento. Il formaggio è vecchio e moldy, dove sono i miei calzini?
Translation from babel.altavista.com:

Welcome to game of soccer of the front office. You have the game? You would have to enter once in an alloy online that you obtain comfortable with the game. As soon as I have constructed a great hat from the clip of paper and have chipped the frumento. The cheese is old and moldy, where is my socks?

That was almost legible - only that part about "alloy online" that the machine missed I think...

[Emiliano]

Benvenuto a gioco del calcio dell'ufficio anteriore. Avete il gioco? Dovreste entrare in una lega in linea una volta che ottenete comodi con il gioco. Appena ho costruito un grande cappello dalle clip di carta ed ho tagliuzzato il frumento. Il formaggio è vecchio e moldy, dove sono i miei calzini?

Grazie!!! Yes, I have the game. And I'm anxious to know about Solecismic's next release...

[rkmsuf]

knok?

Who's there?

[Desnudo]

Thanks! But: the insect??? Why???

I often ask the same questions, but people still use the saying.

[gottimd]

Grazie!!! Yes, I have the game. And I'm anxious to knok about Solecismic's next release...

Front Office Extreme Gardening

[Raiders Army]

knok?

Who's there?
Emilio

[Desnudo]

Heh, its an old saying. Probably would be a little tough to explain :)

Babel Fish Translation: I don't know either.

[gottimd]

Emilio
Emilio who?

[ice4277]

Babel Fish Translation: I don't know either.
PWNED!!!1!

[Raiders Army]

Emilio who?
Emilio Estevez, who else?

[Raiders Army]

Babel Fish Translation: I don't know either.
Isn't it from the TV show, Kung Fu or something?

[cartman]

Grasshopper reference:

It was David Carradine's character on Kung Fu

[gstelmack]

Babel Fish Translation: I don't know either. <sigh>
( sigh )

You younguns. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0006J615I/qid=1114627399/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-7603715-7423834?v=glance&s=dvd</sigh>

[rkmsuf]

Isn't it from the TV show, Kung Fu or something?


Kung Fu Or Something: You Never Know What Will Be On. Thursdays on the WB.

[Raiders Army]

This one?

Master Po: [after easily defeating the boy in combat] Ha ha, never assume because a man has no eyes he cannot see. Close your eyes. What do you hear?
Young Caine: I hear the water, I hear the birds.
Master Po: Do you hear your own heartbeat?
Young Caine: No.
Master Po: Do you hear the grasshopper that is at your feet?
Young Caine: [looking down and seeing the insect] Old man, how is it that you hear these things?
Master Po: Young man, how is it that you do not?

[cartman]

There was an Italian saying I never quite understood:
Al contadino non far sapere quanto è buono il formaggio con le pere.

Which translates to: Do not let the farmer know how good cheese is with pears.

[Emiliano]

There was an Italian saying I never quite understood:
Al contadino non far sapere quanto è buono il formaggio con le pere.

Which translates to: Do not let the farmer know how good cheese is with pears.

Yeah... Basically it means: "simple things are the best to eat".

[Desnudo]

PWNED!!!1!

The word pwn (past tense: "pwned", "pwnd", "pwn'd", or the archaic "pwnt") as used by the Internet gaming subculture, means to beat or dominate an opponent. While it probably originated as a typing error of the word "own", it is now used intentionally by many members of the subculture. The term has become so ubiquitous in Internet circles that it is often used outside of gaming contexts; for example, "he just got pwned in that debate" or "the hunters pwned that bear."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwn

[Emiliano]

There was an Italian saying I never quite understood:
Al contadino non far sapere quanto è buono il formaggio con le pere.

Which translates to: Do not let the farmer know how good cheese is with pears.

...or: do not say "I don't like that" until you actually taste it and discover that it's good...

[DanGarion]

Are you really Emiliano or are you just HA incognito?

[Lathum]

I wish I had something clever to say but I don't. so hi.

[oliegirl]

Italian guys are hot!


Pix pls, thx!!!!

[DaddyTorgo]

hey Emiliano. I was just over in your part of Italy last November, too bad you had been lurking then and hadn't introduced yourself, or I could have brought you stuff from over here, or sat down and had a drink with you. BTW...PM jbmagic, I do belive he's our other resident Italian speaker, although he is living in Los Angeles now.

[DaddyTorgo]

Italian guys are hot!


Pix pls, thx!!!!
how bout you provide some pics of your own first before you start demanding them from the new guy :D :D

[Farrah Whitworth-Rahn]

Italian guys are hot!


Pix pls, thx!!!!
Seconded.

[Stanmarsh100]

I don't know if I've just beat the "lurking record" I read about a while ago, but I finally decide to post. Hey everybody!!! My name is Emiliano, I'm from Italy, I'm almost 24.
I use to follow a lot of internet boards, but I never post. I really don't know why, maybe I'm just lazy as hell...
But: this place is great!!! I want to share my thoughts and my opinions with you guys. I like football, basketball and more important American sports culture. I really love the way the sports are played, watched, followed and everything... Also, this place brings a little piece of US to me... I hope one day (well, actually as soon as possible...) I'll post from there ;)

Sorry for my English, obviously it's not perfect... But I'm learning and practising a lot here!!! :D

Bye

My future wife's parents are from Sicily. They have a channel called Rai, which has Italian TV programming. The best show is this one where they trick a boyfriend (or girlfriend) into coming to a talk show. To help explain, let's assume I tell my girlfriend that we are going on Oprah. We "wait" in different rooms before the show. Then they get my girlfriend and lead her into a very dark studio. Once she gets into the studio, three lights appear: one over me, over her, and over the host. The host says something like "This is your wedding day, and you have a choice."

From there, they would take my girlfriend into a room, where she is connected to her best friend by phone. Her best friend does not know why my girlfriend is calling either, so they spend 1/2 of the three minutes just figuring out what happened. Suddenly, the phone cuts out, and the host walks in.

From there, the girlfriend decides whether she will marry me. They dress her in a wedding dress, and lead her out to the studio. I then get a chance to state my case why she should marry me. After I beg, she says yes or no.

They do this to roughly 5 couples,and they "marry" those who agreed to get married.

I know little Italian, but that show rules.

There is another story about a child star in Italy, but it will take me 20 minutes to type it out. Otherwise, I will need to get the kid's name so our new member understands.

[Sun Tzu]

hey emiliano

[cartman]

My future wife's parents are from Sicily. They have a channel called Rai, which has Italian TV programming. The best show is this one where they trick a boyfriend (or girlfriend) into coming to a talk show. To help explain, let's assume I tell my girlfriend that we are going on Oprah. We "wait" in different rooms before the show. Then they get my girlfriend and lead her into a very dark studio. Once she gets into the studio, three lights appear: one over me, over her, and over the host. The host says something like "This is your wedding day, and you have a choice."

From there, they would take my girlfriend into a room, where she is connected to her best friend by phone. Her best friend does not know why my girlfriend is calling either, so they spend 1/2 of the three minutes just figuring out what happened. Suddenly, the phone cuts out, and the host walks in.

From there, the girlfriend decides whether she will marry me. They dress her in a wedding dress, and lead her out to the studio. I then get a chance to state my case why she should marry me. After I beg, she says yes or no.

They do this to roughly 5 couples,and they "marry" those who agreed to get married.

I know little Italian, but that show rules.

There is another story about a child star in Italy, but it will take me 20 minutes to type it out. Otherwise, I will need to get the kid's name so our new member understands.


My favorite show when I was living over there was a show called "Striscia la Notizia". It was kind of like an Italian version of "The Daily Show", except there were two anchors, a giant reddish/purplish cross between Barney and Grimace named Gabibbo, and my favorite part, two really hot assistants known as Veline.

In July, they went around to the various towns in Italy, and had a beauty contest each night with six girls from the town they were in. Every night they were in a different town, and a different girl was picked each night. Then in August, each of the July winners was in a month long competiton to choose the new Veline. So it was two months solid of some of the best looking girls Italy had to offer.

I was really looking forward to seeing it my second year over there, when I was sorely disappointed. Instead of a contest for Veline, they did a contest for Velone. What is the difference you might ask? Veline are the young, beautiful Italian girls, and Velone are the grandmothers. I thought the first couple of shows were jokes, but they weren't.

[finkenst]

how bout you provide some pics of your own first before you start demanding them from the new guy :D :D
uhhh...

i believe her wedding party pic has been posted here...

[DaddyTorgo]

uhhh...

i believe her wedding party pic has been posted here...
lol. fair nuff. it was more the principle of the thing. ya know, ya chattin with someone online, and they're all "you got a pic" and you're like "yeah." and they're like "let me see." and you're all "you got one?" and they're all "no." so it was more like, a takeoff on that. LOL. or maybe that's just me.

[finkenst]

no worries, DT... it was just funny. :)

[DaddyTorgo]

funny is what i aim for

[Passacaglia]

This thread needs an actuarial joke:

What's the difference between an American actuary and an Italian actuary?

The American actuary will tell you how many people are going to die. The Italian actuary will tell you their names.

[QuikSand]

This thread needs an actuarial joke

I'm generally not one to bemoan the loss of the QOTM, but...

[KevinNU7]

Doug Butabi: So anyways, I was standing there waiting to use the pay phone.
Steve Butabi: Yeah, he was, seriously.
Doug Butabi: And this guy who was on the phone, turns around and tips his hat like this.
Steve Butabi: And who do you think that guy was?
Doug Butabi: Emilio Estevez.
Steve Butabi: The Mighty Duck man, I swear to God, I was there.
Doug Butabi: Of course you were, you were the one who yelled the Breakfast Clubber's name.
Steve Butabi: I was like, "Emilio!"

[Emiliano]

hey Emiliano. I was just over in your part of Italy last November, too bad you had been lurking then and hadn't introduced yourself, or I could have brought you stuff from over here, or sat down and had a drink with you. BTW...

Really? Which city you visited exactly? Did you enjoy the trip?

PM jbmagic, I do belive he's our other resident Italian speaker, although he is living in Los Angeles now.

Yes I read about jb. He's also half Sicilian, like me!!!

[Emiliano]

My favorite show when I was living over there was a show called "Striscia la Notizia". It was kind of like an Italian version of "The Daily Show", except there were two anchors, a giant reddish/purplish cross between Barney and Grimace named Gabibbo, and my favorite part, two really hot assistants known as Veline.

In July, they went around to the various towns in Italy, and had a beauty contest each night with six girls from the town they were in. Every night they were in a different town, and a different girl was picked each night. Then in August, each of the July winners was in a month long competiton to choose the new Veline. So it was two months solid of some of the best looking girls Italy had to offer.

I was really looking forward to seeing it my second year over there, when I was sorely disappointed. Instead of a contest for Veline, they did a contest for Velone. What is the difference you might ask? Veline are the young, beautiful Italian girls, and Velone are the grandmothers. I thought the first couple of shows were jokes, but they weren't.

Yeah "Striscia" was funny, but they didn't change the format in like 15 years. It has become a little annoying now.