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Lazy Translate diary: Beppe Grillo on Italy | 20 comments (20 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Lazy Translate diary: Beppe Grillo on Italy (none / 1)

It is even worse, or better, depending on your perspective.

From wiktionary:

Contraction of "va a fare in culo"; literally: "go away and have a sexual intercourse into the anus".

by gioele (gioele(daught)sandler(aaaattttt)gmail(daught)kom) on Sun Apr 13th, 2008 at 05:36:33 AM EST
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Re: Lazy Translate diary: Beppe Grillo on Italy (4.00 / 2)

Our esteemed SCOTUS member, Antonin Scalia, is quite familiar with the phrase....

He used the gesticular version when asked a question he didn't like by a reporter -- in a Catholic church no less! What would his mama say!?

From a Boston Herald article in 2006:

by gioele (gioele(daught)sandler(aaaattttt)gmail(daught)kom) on Sun Apr 13th, 2008 at 05:45:58 AM EST
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Re: Lazy Translate diary: Beppe Grillo on Italy (none / 0)

Well, yes, "go get sodomised", but that's not English.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Apr 13th, 2008 at 05:46:23 AM EST
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Re: Lazy Translate diary: Beppe Grillo on Italy (none / 0)

Actually, I'd think that "go bugger yourself" might fit.

- Jake

Ceterum censeo Chicago esse delendam

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Sun Apr 13th, 2008 at 05:49:24 AM EST
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