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Luca Pinotti
 
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"Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
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> Luca Pinotti wrote:
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>> 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...


(fare unO scherzo)

You bad bguddy ;-)