Luca Pinotti wrote:

> Bob (this one) wrote:
>
>>Kompu Kid wrote:
>>
>>>Hello All:
>>>
>>>I looked in the archives of this newsgroup but could not find any
>>>discussions on this.
>>>
>>>A friend of mine says that there is an alternate way of cooking
>>>pasta: - Put enough water in a pot. Add pasta and salt.
>>>- Bring the mix to a boil.
>>>- Then simmer until water is gone.
>>>
>>>The process is much like cooking rice.
>>>
>>>He could not give me the amount of water needed off hand, but
>>>suggested that I start with a 1 to 1 ratio.
>>>
>>>He operates an Italian restaurant so I assume he knows what he is
>>>saying.
>>
>>He's doing that famous Italian thing called "tirare la gamba."
>>(tee-rah-reh la gahm-bah) means to tug on a lower limb hoping you will
>>actually do this dumb thing so he can point and laugh at you. In the
>>nicest possible way, as only a friend can.
>
> Hey, Bob,
> do you know that this means to die? It's Lobardy dialect.
> You will extend your legs fully and finally only in a coffin... ;-)
> I wish you will do it as far as possible.

In English it means to play a joke (fare un scherzo) on someone.

I like the English better...

Pastorio