Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Kennedy and Lincoln (Amazingly Alike)

Hello everyone! I am posting this in English hoping that you will find it
interesting and learn a couple of new words from it.
After John Kennedy was killed, lots of people began to note how facts of his
life and death seemed similar to those fo Abraham Lincoln.  Some of the facts
seem almost too amazing to be real, but they are indeed true. Both men were
elected to Congress in years ending in 47.  Lincoln was elected in 1847 and
Kennedy was chosen for the same office 100 years later, in 1947. Both were
then elected president in years ending in 60:  Lincoln in 1860 and Kennedy in
1960. Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who tried to stop him from going
to Ford's Theater where he was killed.	Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln
who tried to stop him from going to Dallas where he was assassinated. Both
men were shot in the back of the head on Friday.  Both were seated next to
their wives when they were slain.  Both were succeeded by vice presidents
named Johnson who once had been senators. The assassins, John Wilkes Booth
and Lee Harvey Oswald, were both born in the South in years ending in 39. 
Booth shop Lincoln in a theater and ran to a storehouse.  Oswal shot Kennedy
from a book storehouse and ran to a theater.  Both Booth and Oswald were shot
to death before they could stand trial. There are still more strange
likenesses between Kennedy and Lincoln. The names John Wilkes Booth and Lee
Harvey Oswald have 15 letters each.  the names Lyndon Johnson and Andrew
Johnson are 13 letters long.  the names Kennedy and Lincoln have 7 letters
each.  It's hard to believe, isn't it?
Did you like it?  Did you find a couple of words that you didn't know?	I
hope so.
ciao
Arianna
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 Arianna
Si, Arianna, il tuo brano e' molto interessante.
Sul vocabolario ho cercato solo "slain" (sono bravo?).
Credo pero' che se avessi dovuto tradurre dall'italiano in inglese, avrei dovuto
cercare diversi vocaboli e avrei impiegato molto piu' tempo, non so con quale
risultato.
Ho un po' riflettuto su quel "Booth shop Lincoln" per capire la relazione tra un
negozio di stivali e il presidente, poi ho capito che non era "shop" ma "shot".
Puoi proporci altri brani simili?
Ciao.
Giovanni

 Giovanni
ciao
arianna
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'til you drop"?
Fai spese fino a svenire? Magari potessi...
Ciao tutti
Isa

 arianna
Ciao.
Giovanni

 ad es.)
Isa, forse tu non hai letto il post originale.	John Wilkes Booth  (B O O T
H) e' il nome dell'uomo che assassino Abraham Lincoln. Qui e' un cognome, non
un sostantivo.	Leggi il post che ha originato questo thread.  E'
interessante.
ciao Arianna PS: shop 'til you drop (piu' o meno "fai compere fino a quando
non ne puoi piu' e caschi/svieni/cadi dalla stanchezza....insomma hai capito
il significato della frase no?)
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il significato della frase no?)
Capito anche troppo bene. It's my cash flow preventing me from shopping 'til
I drop! :-)
Ciao
Isa
P.S. French toast for breakfast this morning... would you be a sweetie and
post the original recipe, as I have been making it for years on the basis of
imitating Dustin Hoffmann in Kramer vs. Kramer? Kisses.

 imitating Dustin Hoffmann in Kramer vs. Kramer? Kisses.
Isabelle, in order not to be totally OT, I will post this in English: I don't
have a recipe now, but I can look for one somewhere.  Meanwhile  here is ny
own:
Get a bowl.  Pour some milk in it.  Add some flour, and egg, and some
cinnamon powder (I said this was MY OWN!!!).  Mix everything.  You may want
to add some sugar, it depends on you.  I don't since I eat french toast with
syrup. After you mix everything well, get a pan and melt some butter in it. 
When the butter is melted (maybe you guys say "molten" I don't know) take a
slice of bread and dip it in the mixture (batter)****.	Place it in the pan
until it turns gold (a nice gold COLOR I mean).  Remove it from the pan. 
Place it on paper towel to remove the excess grease.  Place it on your dish. 
Pour on it about 8 ounces of syrup and butter.	You can also eat french toast
with jam, fruit etc. Now, some people put butter in their batter.  Actually,
I think batter needs butter. If you put butter in your batter make sure the
butter is not bitter.  Bitter butter will make your batter bitter.  You'd
better use better butter in your batter. Got it?  I hope you'll enjoy my
recipe.  I like french toast too.  It has such a delicious FLAVOR. Ciao
Arianna
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Isa, I just posted my own special recipe for french toast.  I hope it makes
to the ng.  A lot of the messages I sent have disappeared. Anyway, I forgot
to tell you that "cook" is a four letter word in my book.
ciao
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. Fatto
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 and Lee Harvey Oswald, were both born in the South in years ending in 39.
  Are we sure Kennedy was shooted by Lee Harvey Oswald? :-)
  Saluti
  Gigi
  ITA
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I'd love to find a waffle iron here so I could make waffles.
Where's "here"?
Curious as a monkey
Ciao
Isa

Get a bowl.  Pour some milk in it.
Thanks so much, and to Peter. The only difference between the two recipes
seems to be you add some flour to the batter, whereas Peter doesn't. I don't
either, so it seems I actually have been concocting it correctly (for my
taste) all these years. I will try the cinnamon and sugar variety, though,
as I don't even know what syrup is (I mean I have *seen* it in all the
American movies I've seen, but I have no idea what it tastes like) and I
usually eat French toast for Sunday brunch with either smoked salmon or
Parma ham, as a savoury and not a sweet dish. Mouth-watering anyway!
Love you all,
Isa

  Are we sure Kennedy was shooted by Lee Harvey Oswald? :-)
Gigi! Shot!
Comunque tendo a favorire l'opinione di Oliver Stone in merito.
Baci
Isa

American movies I've seen, but I have no idea what it tastes like)
E` lo sciroppo d'acero (maple syrup) che ormai si trova
tranquillamente in italia (io lo compro al GS). Difficile dire il
sapore, e` dolce ma con un retrogusto amaro, provalo!
Anche io non metto la farina e aggiungo un po' di zucchero
all'impasto, poi metto tanto burro e sciroppo di acero, il tutto mi
piace con il bacon (pancetta affumicata) che anche trovo al GS (giuro
che non lavoro li`!) e gradisco il contrasto salato/dolce delle due
cose.
Per i pancakes c'e` nei negozi alimentari (indovina dove?) una scatola
con tutto l'occorrente (che poi e` farine di diverso tipo e lievito) e
tu aggiungi il latte e un uovo e c'e` la ricetta sulla scatola; si
chiama Bisquick e ci puoi fare anche i mitici scones.
baci
Mamma Janis
americana a Roma


No, we aren't, but he is the prime suspect.
ciao
arianna
PS: il participio passato e' "shot" (irregolare)
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Cioe'? Qual'e' l'opinione di O.S. ? cosa ne pensi del fatto che hanno
pubblicato la notizia sul giornale in NuovaZelanda , ore prima del fatto?
Molto sicuri di se', no?
Ciao
Mario
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 taste) all these years.
Wait a minute!!!! Flour?????/ Did I tell you to add flour??????  Oh my
goodness!!!!!!	I must have been asleep when I wrote that.  I think that is
another type of batter.  That batter is for fried chicken!!!!!!  No flour. 
You are right. Anyway, I shouldn't feel so bad.  I did say that "cook" was a
four letter word.
Ciao
Arianna
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Molto sicuri di se', no?
Appunto. Tendo a condividere la teoria esposta da OS in JFK. Ho letto anche
il libro di Garrison e quadrano molte più cose a lui che non alla
Commissione Warren. Raramente sono uscita incazzata da un cinema come quando
ho visto JFK. Tra l'altro sono nata il giorno in cui fu assassinato Bob, il
fratello, e ho sempre sentito una stretta alla bocca dello stomaco
pensandoci. M'interesserebbe molto sapere cosa pensano gli amici a stelle e
strisce di tutta la questione Kennedy, dato che li riguarda così da vicino.
Per non essere OT ne potremmo discutere in inglese!
Ich bin ein Berliner (JFK)
Ciao
Isa

 Isa
  Saluti
  Gigi
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Ma parli anche tedesco?  Eh no ragazzi non posso associarmi a voi.  Siete
troppo intelligenti.  tu parli tedesco, quell'altro ha un MD ed un PhD,
quell'altra e' un avvocato!!!!!  Mi fate sfigurare qui.  Non c'e' un ng un
po' piu' adatto a me?  Isn't there an NG for peons like me?  If you come
across a NG that is more down to my level, please notify me immediately.
Thank you
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across a NG that is more down to my level, please notify me immediately.
Propongo di fondare un NG it.cultura.pizzicaroli... ;-)))))
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Er Roscio.

Molto sicuri di se', no?
Sicuri che non si tratta di un problema di fuso orario ?...
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Er Roscio.

 interesting and learn a couple of new words from it.
Wasn't there also some kind of pun about -I'm making this up based on
something I remember- Lincoln being in Maryland the day before he was
shot, while Kennedy was in Marilyn Monroe?

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Yes,  Do you know where Lincoln was three days before he was assassinated?
In Monroe, Maryland
Do You know where JFK was three days before he was assassinated?
In Marilyn Monroe.
I was not going to post it in fear that I'd offend someone, but since you
mentioned it already.....
Ciao
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