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erronis

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33. My Italian teacher in the 60s was from Messina. He had a wonderful story about when the GI's came through.

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 01:23 PM

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When he was a little boy on the streets while the Allied forces came through (after a devastating bombing), he remembered some soldiers tossing wrapped candies to the kids.

Years later, when arriving in Lawrence, Kansas to teach Italian, he decided to go to a local drugstore, sat at the soda counter, and decided to try something he had never heard of before. When he took his first sip of root beer, the memories from that encounter 20-25 years ago came flooding through his mind. He could even remember the smells and the faces of the men in the jeep.

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Don't know canetoad Tuesday #1

Although she is Puerto Rican, that almost looks like wnylib Yesterday #17

That's exactly evolves 23 hrs ago #36

Universally recognized communications tool! displacedvermoter 21 hrs ago #44

Whatever it is, she ain't buying it! Notice the girl to the left in the background.. Deuxcents Tuesday #2

Yep canetoad Yesterday #19

Looks like she's enjoying the show! calimary 23 hrs ago #37

AOC ...... Kick him in the nuts !!!!!!! Trueblue1968 18 hrs ago #46

That is a thing of beauty Wild blueberry Tuesday #3

Not to indulge in ethnic stereotypes, but it looks like AOC is going full Italian on him! TheRickles Tuesday #4

I just posted the same thing before seeing your post. wnylib Yesterday #18

I'm guessing AOC's hand gesture says a thousand words. And even dunce rfkJr knows what they mean. erronis Tuesday #5

I went to school with some Italian kids, and I can tell you that particular gesture is not polite. flashman13 Tuesday #7

lol I'm Sicilian and I knew right away what it was lol nt Javaman Tuesday #9

Same Here ProfessorGAC Yesterday #28

My Italian teacher in the 60s was from Messina. He had a wonderful story about when the GI's came through. erronis Yesterday #33

Great Story ProfessorGAC Yesterday #35

My dad flew photo recon. calimary 22 hrs ago #38

The War Was Over Around 4 Years When My Dad Got There ProfessorGAC 22 hrs ago #40

I'd never heard my dad speak with that kind of seriousness before calimary 22 hrs ago #41

Yup, In my old neighborhood the nona's would say "Che cosa fai?" or Che cosa stupido? mitch96 Yesterday #32

As a guy with a New York attitude, I absolutely love this woman's style. NNadir Tuesday #6

I'm not a New Yorker but I love AOC's style. Prof. Toru Tanaka Yesterday #22

I totally agree. RFK Jr. Is the worst if the worst. NNadir Yesterday #24

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AOC is always awesome 😎 MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #11

Even back then the Kennedy family knew... sop Tuesday #12

I think the dorsal side of AOC's fingers rolled off of her chin. John1956PA Tuesday #13

If the GIF doesn't exist, I'm sure someone can create it. (A rare benefit of this technology.) erronis Yesterday #34

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I believe AOC is Puerto Rican and can be very animated with her gestures. She could chew him up Deuxcents Yesterday #16

I grew up in an Italian-American Staten Island family r�is�n_dubh Yesterday #20

The same with my wife. My father in law was 1st generation. NNadir Yesterday #25

I wish we had more just like her. Emile Yesterday #21

That pic will be my new desktop screen background Blue Owl Yesterday #23

A thing of beauty user name taken Yesterday #26

Our strength as a nation is our immigrants... FailureToCommunicate Yesterday #27

Oh, I know that gesture! ChazInAz Yesterday #29

Hey Bobby you want your face smacked? Botany Yesterday #30

Puerto Rican women know how to tell you off Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #31

Hey, that's the VERY LEAST he deserves. calimary 22 hrs ago #42

Have you seen her eviscerate this unfortunate white boy? griloco 22 hrs ago #39

Thank you. Well worth the watch again. The boy's voice was quivering while reading his "apology". erronis 21 hrs ago #43

And he was bounced off the church board he was on. griloco 20 hrs ago #45

I have an (ex NY) Puerto Rican friend who Emile 17 hrs ago #47