Comments on: The Name Game: “Il Famoso…” http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/ Deirdré Straughan on Italy, India, the Internet, and the world Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tyrone Taylor http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/comment-page-1/#comment-181445 Tyrone Taylor Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:20:03 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/#comment-181445 Hahah. Sounds just like an american law firm alright. Nice poem. Hahah. Sounds just like an american law firm alright. Nice poem.

]]> By: Stefano http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/comment-page-1/#comment-50911 Stefano Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:56:53 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/#comment-50911 La più famosa danzatrice russa: Ciolanka Sbilenka! The famous russian dancer: I have a lopsided haunch! (ciò [=ho] l'anca sbilenca!) La più famosa danzatrice russa: Ciolanka Sbilenka!

The famous russian dancer: I have a lopsided haunch! (ciò [=ho] l’anca sbilenca!)

]]> By: Gianluca http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/comment-page-1/#comment-50906 Gianluca Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:27:22 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/#comment-50906 Gay Italiano: Gustavo La Mazza. Lo so che il nome dovrebbe essere straniero, ma questo era troppo divertente. Gay Italiano: Gustavo La Mazza.
Lo so che il nome dovrebbe essere straniero, ma questo era troppo divertente.

]]> By: Roberta http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/comment-page-1/#comment-50900 Roberta Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:07:51 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/#comment-50900 Il nuotatore tedesco: Otto Vask (sounds like: otto vasche, eight laps) Il campione di salto in lungo cinese: Chin Chan Pai (sounds like: c'inciampai, I tripped on it) Reminds me of an anecdote, about a Scottish football commentator, reporting live on a Scotland-Romania game. You can hear him in the off, hurriedly asking his colleague "who's Romania's number 9?" and then loud and clear in the mike: "And Fakshudanu got the ball!!!" Il nuotatore tedesco: Otto Vask (sounds like: otto vasche, eight laps)
Il campione di salto in lungo cinese: Chin Chan Pai (sounds like: c’inciampai, I tripped on it)

Reminds me of an anecdote, about a Scottish football commentator, reporting live on a Scotland-Romania game. You can hear him in the off, hurriedly asking his colleague “who’s Romania’s number 9?” and then loud and clear in the mike: “And Fakshudanu got the ball!!!”

]]> By: vangie http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/comment-page-1/#comment-48362 vangie Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:43:08 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/#comment-48362 That's cute! Brings to mind the famous American law firm, Dewey Cheatham & Howe. That’s cute! Brings to mind the famous American law firm, Dewey Cheatham & Howe.

]]> By: Qy http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/comment-page-1/#comment-48281 Qy Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:22:55 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/#comment-48281 One of the most famous one... the great goalkeeper from Romania: Saracinescu (saracinesca = roll-up shutter) I have a vague memory about a little book being offered free with a superalcolic beverage bottle with a long list of them... but is a very vague one, maybe i'm even wrong. Ciao! One of the most famous one… the great goalkeeper from Romania: Saracinescu (saracinesca = roll-up shutter)
I have a vague memory about a little book being offered free with a superalcolic beverage bottle with a long list of them… but is a very vague one, maybe i’m even wrong.
Ciao!

]]> By: Alice Twain http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/comment-page-1/#comment-48280 Alice Twain Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:55:10 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/#comment-48280 You translate. IGH! Il famoso giornalaio cinese: Cion Kiosko. La cuoca russa: Galina Cocimilova. La pasticcera: Galina Sbatilova. Il portiere rumeno: Saracinescu. Il ministro delle poste USA: Frank O'Boll. Sua moglie Cartoline. This is in Milanese: Korean diver: Kim Atra Giò (Chi m'ha tràa giò, who pulled me down). His trainer: Soon Sta Mi (Sunt stàa mì: i was me). I used to know many, many more, now I forgot them. You translate. IGH!

Il famoso giornalaio cinese: Cion Kiosko.
La cuoca russa: Galina Cocimilova.
La pasticcera: Galina Sbatilova.
Il portiere rumeno: Saracinescu.
Il ministro delle poste USA: Frank O’Boll.
Sua moglie Cartoline.

This is in Milanese: Korean diver: Kim Atra Giò (Chi m’ha tràa giò, who pulled me down). His trainer: Soon Sta Mi (Sunt stàa mì: i was me).

I used to know many, many more, now I forgot them.

]]> By: Slowfinger http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/comment-page-1/#comment-48275 Slowfinger Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:33:47 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/11/02/the-name-game-il-famoso/#comment-48275 Beh, ci sarebbe la più famosa riserva della nazionale di calcio giapponese: Yokopoko Mayoko :-)) Beh, ci sarebbe la più famosa riserva della nazionale di calcio giapponese: Yokopoko Mayoko :-) )

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