AtD spoiler 135-136 Italian and Native Speakers of English

[ugo quiller]

2. 'I found gold' - 'Eh, a fangoola-a you...

- 'Ho trovato l'oro' - 'Eh, affanculo a te...'

[ I found gold -----> "aifangoul (a-you)" ------> affanculo (vaffanculo) at you ---> affanculo a te = fuck to you]


U_q



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ya Sam 
  To: pynchon-l at waste.org 
  Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 5:12 PM
  Subject: AtD spoiler 135-136 Italian and Native Speakers of English


  Please explain to me these Pynchon jokes:

  1. "Canadian walks into a bar - goes, 'Ouch, eh?'

  2. 'I found gold' - 'Eh, a fangoola-a you...

  If some obscenity is involved, give me the literal translation, I'm not 
  prim.

  I got the Alaskan pickup line joke.

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