What's lurking under Bristol?

[mak]

so salami is actually a greek invention not italian ?

 

[darkplaces]

so salami is actually a Greek invention not Italian ?

As pasta is not Italian..

Is there anything the Italians invented other then riding mopeds with no helmets, shades and going 'chow', and 'bella'....

 

[Peter Burgess]

Yeah, what did the Romans ever do for us?

 

[truescrumpy]

Peter Burgess, Everything you reported here is correct 

 

[shotlighter]

allowed Athens to build the fleet which defeated the Persians at Salamis

I never was much good at classical history. I always thought the Greeks beat the Persians with salamis, not at salamis......

:-[

Ah obviously not! Salamis was in fact an ancient Greek "meat product" based game of some sophistication. Based originally on the premise that "my sausage is bigger than yours". It was very questionable wether their defeat of the Persians was entirely fair, as the Greeks were still developing the rules at the time. It is thought in some academic quarters that they made them up as they went along, to the disadvantage of the Persians.

 

[graham]

.... It is thought in some academic quarters that they made them up as they went along, to the disadvantage of the Persians.

Still happening today, though it's the US making the rules up as they go along, to the disadvantage of the Persians.

 

[shotlighter]

You've spoiled it now, I was enjoying the chance to indulge one of my favorite passtimes -fluent drivel!

 

[Robert Scott]

so salami is actually a Greek invention not Italian ?

As pasta is not Italian..

Is there anything the Italians invented other then riding mopeds with no helmets, shades and going 'chow', and 'bella'....

If I remember what my daughter (who lived in China) told me, "chow" is phonetic Cantonese for "food" whereas "Ciao" is Italian for "Cheery bye" (for a near Home Counties audience)
There again the Italians didn't have to invent anything - they've developed the finest food in the world.

 

[Robert Scott]

.... It is thought in some academic quarters that they made them up as they went along, to the disadvantage of the Persians.

Still happening today, though it's the US making the rules up as they go along, to the disadvantage of the Persians.

delete "the"
For "they" read "we"