Giggle of the day
 

I just have to share this post title from another site:

Beautiful sheets, a lovely nightgown and brasserie

Hope this cheers up whoever needs cheering.

LOL Underhill :D

Somebody on another site travels with their own sheets, too?

Evidently, although I believe the poster wished to purchase more of them and wanted to know where to shop.

Hmmm... is brasserie misspelled, and the OP actually was looking for underwear? Or a brewery?

Turns out the OP wanted fancy underwear.

Just today someone asked me if I had ever been to Compositano.

Oh - I was wondering why they needed a restaurant?

And if it's a misspelling - whoever wears a bra with a nightie (even if its a peignoir)?

Is this supposed to be either about travel or funny?

Making fun of typos or whatever it was on a different site is not funny.

It does not appear to have anything to do with helping people with their trips to Europe.

It seems to have a great deal to do with someone who made some sort of remark on a different site.

And the point is?

Hi there Underhill, sigh. Shall we discuss our weather, hot isn't it?

FauxSteMarie,
I believe that you really need a Cynar,( Italian Aperitif) the aperitif slogan is: Against the wear and tear of the modern life, drink a Cynar ..Cin Cin:)

Ciao Kismet, funny you should mention Cynar as I was just thinking of going and buying some Compari to have over ice, thought that would be a cool drink for a hot evening.

BTW, what is the name of the dark liquer in Italy that Italians drink a bit of for indigestion? For the life of me I can't remember the name of it. Sometimes they drink a little after a large meal just to make sure they don't get indigestion. Do you know what I am talking about? Thanks.

I think you mean grappa.
If this Faux is the same one who was on OAL and FRANCOPHILE FORUMS, you have big trrouble here.
There is another who calls herself, simply, faux, but she is not an agitator.

tondalaya,

I first read your last word as "alligator", not agitator. Quite the funny image!

Hi underhill, thanks for the laugh :-) I certainly needed one today! Also, not to hijack this thread, but you were so kind as to send me information on the GCT riverboat cruise and I have been wanting to tell you that I got my parents booked for one this autumn. Thank you again so much.

Hi Tondalaya, no Faux is a different poster.

And no, not grappa. What I am talking about is a very thick dark drink, not the most pleasant tasting actually but really good to have a small amount of if one has overeaten etc. Maybe we can't even get it here in CA. But Beverages and More will be opening up soon in my city so perhaps they will know and also carry it. Thanks.

Oh *please* lighten up, FxStMarie - you have been on the same grind for days.

YES this is a travel forum. YES this is a place to come for advice and tips on travel destinations. BUT it's also a community - and if it weren't for the community, the posters with questions wouldn't get the wonderful breadth and depth of replies that make this site such a valuable resource (both to users and to Fodor's). If all the posts were straightforward questions and dry answers - I'd say a lot of us wouldn't hang around.

As was told to you previously on another thread: If you don't like the subject, don't read it. Or read it and move on. If you don't like that this forum is about more than just travel Q&A - find a forum that better suits your needs!

Personally, I wanted a giggle after a long day. Thanks, Underhill! 8-}

Italian Liquor:

strega
Anisette
sambuca

LoveItaly, the only drink that I can think is Cynar..It is used also as a digestive.
Here are some informations about it...

<Cynar is an Italian bitter apéritif liqueur made from 13 herbs and plants. Most predominant among these is, unusually, the artichoke (Cynara scolymus), from which the drink derives its name. Cynar is dark brown in color, has a bittersweet flavor, and its strength is 33 proof (16.5% alcohol).

Cynar can be drunk as either an aperitif (generally over ice), or as a cocktail (mixed with soda water and lemon or orange slice, or with cola, tonic water, or bitter lemon soda). Because of its artichoke component, Cynar is also regarded as a digestive.>

Cynar is manufactured and distributed by the Campari Group.

LoveItaly: Are you thinking of Fernet Branca?

Are you talking about Amaro Averna?

Ok, I tried Campari and Aperol drinks in Italy this past June. I kept trying to like them but they were too bitter. So, i guess i never acquired the taste. Does this Cynar taste like that?

Lori

I dont think that Campari is bitter Lori..Anyway Cynar is very very bitter but quite healthy.

Maybe it was whatever they mixed it with? It was a Campari spritz and it was so bitter I couldnt drink it. Came in a tall glass over ice. My husband tasted it and kept saying that they must have made a mistake...

What does Campari taste like straight up? I am so confused now...

http://www.sfweekly.com/issues/2005-...feature_3.html
It must be Ferna Branca.
Campari and Ferna both have gentian which gives the bitter taste.

Fernet Branca! That is it Lavenderdrye, thank you, thank you!! I have been been trying to remember for the last couple of weeks, kind of like trying to remember a name of a song, and I forgot to ask a friend in Italy when we talked a couple of nights ago.

Kismet, thank you for the detailed information about Cynar. I am going to write that down too. I don't know if I have ever had it or not. It sounds quite interesting..and I sure love artichokes.

Thanks to all of you..it became like a guessing game didn't it, lol. I appreciate your efforts.

We will have a Beverage&More open up here real soon. They always seem to have a wonderful selection from all over the world. They will be located in what was the very well known NutTree complex on the west(north?) side of I-80 in Vacaville as the NutTree is being brought back to life.
Underhill, did you know??

Regarding Compari. I must say I don't have a sweet tooth, so real sweet drinks don't really appeal to me. Compari is a drink I became acquainted with in Italy back in the 70's. I find it a refreshing late afternoon drink but some people do not like it. I did not know for ages the red color is from crushed bugs from South America (think South America). Kistmet, do you know? I am sure if I knew that before I had my first glass of it I would have never tasted it, lol. Cin,cin dear Fodorites.

And see how your fun thread solved a problem for me Underhill? Grazie!

Hmmm... Crushed bugs in South America.... sounds like a good title for posting a trip report. But for my list of favorite drinks...

I think I might stick to Bellini's ....

LoveItaly, it could be Black Sambucca! Looks like sump oil, tastes of herbs and aniseed and has a nice lingering warm afterburn !

chicagolori, I found this article about crushed bugs..Very interesting..

<Lipstick and Ice Cream Contain Bug Juice ..http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?i...0&sparte=4

Campari is a branded alcoholic beverage (between 20-24% alcohol by volume) introduced in Italy in 1860 by Gaspare Campari: it is a mild bitters-type apéritif, often drunk with soda, orange juice, or in mixed drinks. Though the recipe is a proprietary secret, its characteristic flavor is bitter orange peel. There is an Italian soft drink, Chinotto which has a similar flavour and it seems likely the Chinotto fruit could form part of the flavouring of Campari. Campari's bright red color comes from natural carmine, which is derived from cochineal, which is used in other Italian alcoholic drinks, as for example Alchermes

Hi Underhill and all others who posted under this post, I agree that this is a community and open to any sort of discussion which is what makes it the lively forum that it is....I just think some of the people who post here on the European forum take themselves way too seriously which is obvious from some of the pompous responses people get to their innocent questions.

Ahh...Very interesting. Who Knew?

Since asking this question, hearing about the bugs, and getting these very detailed answers it reminds me of one of my favorite sayings:

"Be careful of what you ask for... you might get it..."


Thanks all...

Google cochineal and you will get a wealth of information. Yes insects that were/are from South America and Mexico etc. Interesting dear Underhill where your fun thread has brought up..we have all had a good giggle and are also more educated.

Danielle, I could not agree with you more.

Hi

Italian Grappa is clear coloured like for eg. Bacardi rum. The Spanish have a grappa which is yellow coloured - fuego, fuego 8)

Errr fuego, fuego? :-!

I like good grappa too. And it is especially good in a wonderful cup of Italian coffee.