Tag Archives: Italian jokes
Una Risata Per Zio Luciano Posted by Serena on Jun 9, 2017
Last Thursday, our lovely Zio Luciano passed away at the age of 85. Luciano had lived a very interesting life working for the Italian Consulate in various parts of the world including Benghazi, Zurich and Berlin before retiring to La Spezia. He loved a good chat, and was knowledgeable on many subjects, particularly history. We…
The Smuggler Posted by Geoff on May 23, 2016
Isn’t it nice to begin the day with a smile? If you follow our blog you’ll know that we like to include, where possible, a bit of humour. But barzellette (jokes) can be difficult to understand when not recounted in your mother tongue, so I’ve translated this one into English for you. Il Contrabbandiere (The…
Who Won the Lottery? Posted by Serena on Jan 15, 2014
La sera del 6 gennaio, giorno dell’Epifania, è stato estratto il biglietto vincente della Lotteria Italia per il valore di 5 milioni di Euro! Il biglietto milionario era stato venduto in una tabaccheria di Lecco, in Lombardia. Siccome ho un amico, Giuseppe, che abita a Lecco, gli ho scritto su Facebook facendogli gli auguri per…