Re: [Pen-l] A Letter from Bologna

[raghu <mraghu01@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 5:40 PM, Michael Nuwer <nuwermj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Well. I received an e-mail a while back asking if I would give a speech in one of Modena's public squares on April 25. I was asked by a young man who is the boyfriend of the daughter of the preside (dean) of my faculty. After some reflection, I e-mailed back and said OK.

Why the need for reflection? Because the group organizing the demonstration is not one of my favorites. Its name, politely translated, is "UP YOURS!" — directed at virtually all politicians and all groups, including those left of center.

What is the original name in Italian. It reminds me of the character in Foucoult's Pendulum who often says "ma gavte la nata" or "would you be so kind as to remove the cork?"
-raghu.


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