Rare spinnaker2 Posted April 17, 2023 #26 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, nfcu said: Thanks, you made me smile. Many great memories of him. He was La Terrazzo to us! Yes i miss him too. I believe he is happily retired. This photo is from 2015. Long ago and far away. It was a lunch and learn with Chef David. Edited April 17, 2023 by spinnaker2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rothko1 Posted April 17, 2023 #27 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I still enjoy the little Italian touches: the daily fresh made pasta, for example, at the buffet. It's those bloody Americans that are ruining everything, with the baseball caps and wads of money. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gourmet Gal Posted April 17, 2023 #28 Share Posted April 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, Rothko1 said: I still enjoy the little Italian touches: the daily fresh made pasta, for example, at the buffet. It's those bloody Americans that are ruining everything, with the baseball caps and wads of money. Wow. What does that really mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveywavey70 Posted April 17, 2023 #29 Share Posted April 17, 2023 10 minutes ago, Gourmet Gal said: Wow. What does that really mean? I Took it as tongue in cheek. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gourmet Gal Posted April 17, 2023 #30 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Daveywavey70 said: I Took it as tongue in cheek. Let’s hope! Not that I’m fan of baseball caps or wads of money unless it’s my own. 🤪 Edited April 17, 2023 by Gourmet Gal 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rothko1 Posted April 17, 2023 #31 Share Posted April 17, 2023 19 minutes ago, Daveywavey70 said: I Took it as tongue in cheek. I'm glad someone did! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted April 17, 2023 #32 Share Posted April 17, 2023 4 hours ago, Rothko1 said: I still enjoy the little Italian touches: the daily fresh made pasta, for example, at the buffet. It's those bloody Americans that are ruining everything, with the baseball caps and wads of money. Although now the Chinese have bigger wads of money which scares me. Pre Covid I worked in Tasmania. A few of my favourite restaurants completely changed as they sought to chase those Chinese wads of cash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rothko1 Posted April 17, 2023 #33 Share Posted April 17, 2023 22 minutes ago, drron29 said: Although now the Chinese have bigger wads of money which scares me. Pre Covid I worked in Tasmania. A few of my favourite restaurants completely changed as they sought to chase those Chinese wads of cash. There are various articles that do suggest the "Ugly Chinese" is taking over the "Ugly American". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveywavey70 Posted April 17, 2023 #34 Share Posted April 17, 2023 At the risk of speaking out of turn, I do tend to find that they make for slightly less than considerate travel companions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tscoffey Posted April 17, 2023 #35 Share Posted April 17, 2023 As a kid I watched Bugs Bunny remove Florida from the US. But he was really mad, and also had a big saw. Removing Italy might be more problematic, as you’d be slicing through those very tough Alps and Dolomites. (As a comparison, north Florida in much flatter). Anyway - blog it, or let us know how it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueSeraSera Posted April 17, 2023 #36 Share Posted April 17, 2023 30 minutes ago, tscoffey said: As a kid I watched Bugs Bunny remove Florida from the US I remember that cartoon! I'm thinking @tscoffey you were another geography / maps nerd as a kid. However, I've completely forgotten Bugs' motive.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare taxatty Posted April 18, 2023 #37 Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, tscoffey said: As a kid I watched Bugs Bunny remove Florida from the US. But he was really mad, and also had a big saw. Don't give anyone any ideas--there are a lot of people who'd like to see that right now. 😥 If you must have Italian, there's always Costa, but my guess is that ain't happening with SS aficionados. Edited April 18, 2023 by taxatty 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahogany Posted April 18, 2023 #38 Share Posted April 18, 2023 On 4/16/2023 at 9:41 AM, dawntrdr said: I don't think that "Atlantide" is an Italian word; therefore any acceptable English pronunciation would do, including "Atlant-EYEd." My first SS cruise was on the Cloud in 2018, and the main eating venue there (as on the Wind) is still called "The Restaurant", not the Ristorante, and that ship goes back to 1994. That said, an Italian Christmas Eve dinner, or any specialty cultural meal such as a St. Joseph's table, would be a great idea. I always thought it was Atlantide as in Atlantic ocean and tide, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBP&O2/O Posted April 18, 2023 #39 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Atlantides, plural.... is defined in various place as a feminine noun referring to Atlantis but elsewhere is a name given to the Pleiades, which were fabled to be the seven daughters of Atlas who were translated to heaven, viewed as the nearest star cluster to earth . They were the inhabitants of the legendary island of Atlantis. Perhaps it refers to just one of the sisters ... 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikzen Posted April 18, 2023 #40 Share Posted April 18, 2023 The Atlantides were the daughters of Atlantis. It's not Italian, it's ancient Greek and would be pronounced at-LAN-ta-dees, 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare spinnaker2 Posted April 18, 2023 #41 Share Posted April 18, 2023 19 hours ago, QueSeraSera said: I remember that cartoon! I'm thinking @tscoffey you were another geography / maps nerd as a kid. However, I've completely forgotten Bugs' motive.... Wabbits are harmless…No bounty on them 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tscoffey Posted April 18, 2023 #42 Share Posted April 18, 2023 See, I’m thinkin’ there’s no way Florida can float like that with that big ol’ hole right in the middle of it. Calling a foul on Warner Brothers here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rothko1 Posted April 18, 2023 #43 Share Posted April 18, 2023 That wouldn't happen because we'd go down and run into Cuba and stop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare spinnaker2 Posted April 18, 2023 #44 Share Posted April 18, 2023 That wabbit also stopped Niagara Falls in the same cartoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted April 18, 2023 #45 Share Posted April 18, 2023 But he never remembered to take that left toin in Albequoikee. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted April 19, 2023 #46 Share Posted April 19, 2023 On 4/17/2023 at 4:55 PM, Rothko1 said: I still enjoy the little Italian touches: the daily fresh made pasta, for example, at the buffet. It's those bloody Americans that are ruining everything, with the baseball caps and wads of money. Especially the baseball caps, welded on at birth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted April 19, 2023 #47 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Some of us wear caps because we don't want to overcharge the smooth solar panel at the top of our skull. But we do take the cover off, when we come indoors. Need to give it some ventilation. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rothko1 Posted April 19, 2023 #48 Share Posted April 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Silver Spectre said: Especially the baseball caps, welded on at birth! Where is Tony when you need him? 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unibok Posted April 20, 2023 Author #49 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I think I’ll have my final answer if they change the name of the Venetian Society to the Newark Club. And substitute Voce del’Opera with Jersey Boys. Thanks for the fun, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gourmet Gal Posted April 20, 2023 #50 Share Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/19/2023 at 11:20 AM, Rothko1 said: Where is Tony when you need him? Yeah, that Tony. Such a classy guy. He would have fit right in on an SS cruise, being such a stickler for proper attire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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