[lit-ideas] Re: Italians
- From: Donal McEvoy <donalmcevoyuk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 12:10:53 +0000 (GMT)
--- On Fri, 5/2/10, David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Italians
> To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, 5 February, 2010, 9:49
> Palma may be the same way.
But may not. For surely the quintessence of the true Italian is that he (and
for these purposes it is always a he) is not representative of anything other
than hisself.
That is why, say if Prime Minister, he behaves like no other in the European
tradition:
1. He tries to catch a model cathredral in his mouth. And fails.
2. He buddies up to the first Afro-American President of the USA by pointing
out that they are both well-tanned. He smiles at this observation.
3. He sleeps with prostitutes at all-night revels but keeps on shamelessly
smiling for the cameras.
4. He manages to narrowly dodge one corruption charge after another. Keeps
smiling.
5. He wears a pinkie ring and little girlie shoes made of black leather so
shiny it looks like plastic. More smiles.
6. He owns a media empire which he flagrantly deploys as if the term "conflict
of interest" were entirely foreign to him, which it is. He smiles at any
suggestion that this is an abuse of power.
7. He surprises those of us got used to his beaming pearly whites by not
smiling when the model cathredral breaks two of his front teeth.
And, my God or Geary, imagine how he behaves if he is Pope?
>Have at it, with no subject header and the
> freedom you award yourself.
Exactly. In these straitened times we need things to loosen-up a bit.
Donal
Not giving his location
Would have written this in Italian if I could
In solidarity
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