Christopher Hitchens did a whole chapter on these looneys in God Is Not Great that was pretty interesting if you haven’t read it.

I live in Northern Italy and a whole slew of these people landed here after all of this (google Global Village in Bagni di Lucca) - I’m from San Francisco originally and remember the Oregon situation well.

My mom too. I won’t even mention his name around her because her responses usually piss me off. Your ‘white center left-leaner’ is an amazingly accurate description of her, BTW.

I don’t know if they’re all nuts but, yeah, I’m done ‘respecting’ your bullshit sky friend. GTFO with that bullshit.

I have a St. Bernard/Great Pyr mix (Norman) AND a Maremmano (Beppe). Norman only allowed on the bed when invited and even then not for sleeping - usually when I’m in bed reading or watching tv. He’s enormous and there is no room. Beppe refuses to get on the bed, so it isn’t an issue. They both have beds in our bedroom…

While I do agree with you that larger is better, there are some that should be labeled “Not For Daily Use”.

and if the Hayward fault is the next to go - and that’s what most experts think - what a fucking nightmare.

Bullshit. If you aren’t a racist you don’t vote for the candidate that every fucking white supremacist group on the planet (really not much of an exaggeration) backed.

Italian American here. My grandmother used to try to get us to eat that tripe shit on the reg, but to no avail. I’ve lived in Italy now for close to a decade, not far from Florence which is famous for it’s tripe. Since your tastes change when you’re an adult, it smelled out of this world and the lines to get some were…

Well, at least maybe now I can vote next Sunday without holding my nose.

Does Kelly look like Simon Bar Sinister in that photo or is it just me?

When I first moved to Italy in 2010 McDonald’s had a burger with prosciutto and a thick slab of parmigiano reggiano on it. Holeee shit.

Yep - enraged over this absolute bullshit, but goddamn if there aren’t onions in here also.

TESTIFY!

I’m sorry, off point but why can’t she use the fucking sleeves of coats?

I’m an American living overseas so deleting FB isn’t an option for me really. It’s how I keep up with friends and family in the States and it really is super convenient and helpful for that.

Lo so. We pick porcini in il bosco behind our house. Can’t complain. :)

D’accordo - Vivo in Bagni di Lucca!

It’s not easy living here - there are a lot of trade-offs, but yeah, it’s pretty swell.

Maybe in the Middle Ages. Abortion has been legal here since the 70s and I think RU486 is available here now too. The church doesn’t have the stranglehold on this country like it used to and it’s getting more and more irrelevant every day.