GolfHos
 
*
October 31, 2024, 10:29:13 PM
Username: Password: Duration:

Vaffanculo Day [Politics/Religion]

 
Pages: [1]   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: Vaffanculo Day [Politics/Religion]  (Read 2032 times)
0 Members and 1 Lurker/Spider are viewing this topic.
dystopia
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
From: Silicon Valley

Karma: 94
Posts: 7929
Offline Offline


View ProfileIgnore this user
Vaffanculo Day [Politics/Religion]
« on: September 10, 2007, 10:10:26 AM »

 Grin Thumbs Up

Rude-word campaign rocks Italy's political classes
http://news.yahoo.com/s/n...SN7PMbqxLiOf1627ICpTtiBIF
Quote
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian comedian's campaign using a rude word to tell off politicians has won the support of more than 300,000 Italians who signed petitions to sweep away a generation of lawmakers they say are corrupt and ineffective.
....
An estimated 40,000 people attended Grillo's rally in Bologna on Saturday and many more went to hundreds of similar "Vaffanculo-day" protests around the country. The word is the Italian equivalent of the "f"-word in English.
.....
The campaign is another embarrassment for Italy's political class which for years has been characterised by back-biting, cronyism and sleaze.

A book on politicians' excessive perks and lavish expenses has become this year's surprise best-seller and fuelled a growing disaffection among Italians that the media have dubbed "anti-politics".
...
Logged Return to Top
gleek
Flak Jacket

Karma: 107
Posts: 9511
Offline Offline

E chu ta!

View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Vaffanculo Day [Politics/Religion]
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2007, 10:15:00 AM »



 Grin
Logged Return to Top

Woman, open the door, don't let it sting. I wanna breathe that fire again.
Uisce Beatha
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
From: In the Jar

Karma: 116
Posts: 7357
Offline Offline

Get me the tank!

View ProfileIgnore this user
Re: Vaffanculo Day [Politics/Religion]
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2007, 10:20:49 AM »

Jewish angels?

As if.
Logged Return to Top

"If you're darker than a caramel, Reverend Al speaks for you." - Aasif Mandvi
"Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man: no time to talk." - stroh
Pages: [1]   Return to Top
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Related Posts
[Politics/Religion]Here's a Quote
Funny, seems like I do that every day.
by Spanky

[Politics/Religion]And Thursday is check signing day
Maybe it's something in the water that gives them ALL that dear in the head
by MFAWG

[Politics/Religion]And Thursday is check signing day
ROFLMAO!!!!!
by MFAWG

[Politics/Religion] photo of the day
I see a fallen soldier. Everything else means nothing to me.
by Spanky

 


 
  Powered by SMF | SMF © 2001-2009, Lewis Media

Dilber MC Theme by HarzeM