It's Italian Night With Wayne Pulcini

Did You Know? - An oxymoron (plural oxymora or oxymorons) (from Greek ὀξύμωρον, "sharp dull") is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. Oxymora appear in a variety of contexts, including inadvertent errors such as ground pilot and literary oxymorons crafted to reveal a paradox.

Oxymoron is derived from the 5th century Latin "oxymoron", which is derived from the Ancient Greek "ὀξύς" (oxus, sharp) + "μωρός" (mōros, dull). The Greek "ὀξύμωρον" (oxumōron) is not found in the extant Greek sources, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Quotation To Remember: Non ci posso credere. – I can't believe it

Did You Know? - Chianti (pronounced [ˈkjanti]) is a red Italian wine produced in Tuscany. It was historically associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket, called a fiasco ("flask"; pl. fiaschi); however, the fiasco is only used by a few makers of the wine now; most Chianti is now bottled in more standard shaped wine bottles.

Baron Bettino Ricasoli (later Prime Minister in the Kingdom of Italy) created the Chianti recipe of 70% Sangiovese, 15% Canaiolo and 15% Malvasia bianca in the middle of the nineteenth century.

Bob's Joke Of The Night: Un signori anziani italiani stava camminando lungo una strada carruing due cocomeri. Un turista si avvicina e chiede: "Da che parte alla strada principale?" Il vecchio mette giù due cocomeri e procede ad agitare le mani e urlare "Come faccio a saperlo, io non sono di qui". Questo dimostra che gli italiani non si può parlare senza usare le mani!

Translation: An older Italian gentlemen was walking down a road carruing two watermelons. A tourist comes up and asks "Which way to main street?" The old man puts down both watermelons and proceeds to wave his hands and yell "How would I know, I am not from around here". This proves that Italians can not talk without using their hands!

Italian Lesson Time:

Parla bene, ma parla poco – Speak well, but speak little
Per far effetto – For appearance' sake
Poco curante – Caring little
Prima volta – The first time
Quel ch'è fatto, è fatto – What is done is done
Questo non me calza – That does not please me
Rè galantuomo – King and gentleman
Rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera – Red sky in the evening, one hopes for good weather