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Old Aug 9th, 2007 | 09:40 AM
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Old Aug 9th, 2007 | 10:01 AM
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I have a good Italian story. A couple of years ago, my wife and I were trying to come home from Rome Airport, travelling on a free space available ticket. That day, the plane to the US was completely loaded, and we could not board. A young fellow that was also travelling space available, was raising a big fuss because he had to be at work (for the same airline), the next day, and he was making a big noise about this. The agent at the counter tried to placate him, but to no avail. The young guy was really angry at the agent and was making a lot of noise. The agent, unbeknownst to us was trying to arrange a flight home for this young big mouth. Finally, he told the young guy that he could make the flight from another carrier if he hurried, and he was just about to hand the young guy the new ticket. The stupid young guy then made a fatal mistake. In Italian, he said to the agent, "Tu si cornutto", meaning his wife had cuckolded him. The agent really got red in the face, and promptly tore the ticket, and told the youngster "If you want to get home, take a boat"! The young guy, I'm sure learned a lesson that day, that he should have left well enough alone and shut his BIG mouth.
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