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ProfessorGAC

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35. Great Story

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 02:22 PM

17 hrs ago

My dad, who was fluent in Italian, ended up getting stationed in Naples (medical corps) as a medic & translator I'm the Army hospital.
So much infrastructure was damaged in the war, that civilians had to go to tye Army for care.
He got to visit family every leave by just taking the train a couple hours south.
I've been to Italy >40 times, but never south of Sorrento. So, nowhere close to where my family is from.

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Never piss off a girl from the Bronx [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday OP

Don't know canetoad Tuesday #1

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

That's exactly evolves 17 hrs ago #36

Universally recognized communications tool! displacedvermoter 15 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 16 hrs ago #37

AOC ...... Kick him in the nuts !!!!!!! Trueblue1968 12 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 20 hrs ago #28

My Italian teacher in the 60s was from Messina. He had a wonderful story about when the GI's came through. erronis 18 hrs ago #33

Great Story ProfessorGAC 17 hrs ago #35

My dad flew photo recon. calimary 16 hrs ago #38

The War Was Over Around 4 Years When My Dad Got There ProfessorGAC 16 hrs ago #40

I'd never heard my dad speak with that kind of seriousness before calimary 16 hrs ago #41

Yup, In my old neighborhood the nona's would say "Che cosa fai?" or Che cosa stupido? mitch96 18 hrs ago #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 22 hrs ago #22

I totally agree. RFK Jr. Is the worst if the worst. NNadir 22 hrs ago #24

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One of our many Hero's chouchou Tuesday #10

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 18 hrs ago #34

Love this! yardwork Tuesday #14

I watched the questioning mountain grammy Tuesday #15

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 22 hrs ago #25

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

That pic will be my new desktop screen background Blue Owl 22 hrs ago #23

A thing of beauty user name taken 21 hrs ago #26

Our strength as a nation is our immigrants... FailureToCommunicate 21 hrs ago #27

Oh, I know that gesture! ChazInAz 19 hrs ago #29

Hey Bobby you want your face smacked? Botany 19 hrs ago #30

Puerto Rican women know how to tell you off Jilly_in_VA 19 hrs ago #31

Hey, that's the VERY LEAST he deserves. calimary 16 hrs ago #42

Have you seen her eviscerate this unfortunate white boy? griloco 16 hrs ago #39

Thank you. Well worth the watch again. The boy's voice was quivering while reading his "apology". erronis 15 hrs ago #43

And he was bounced off the church board he was on. griloco 14 hrs ago #45

I have an (ex NY) Puerto Rican friend who Emile 10 hrs ago #47