I'm thinking Italy... Brought us...

[Urban Saboteur]

So my friend was round today. and I got thinking about Italy.. the country and all it stands for.. what did Italy bring us? Good Football (soccer as it's known in the states).. but they also brought us good food.. :D Yes they did.. Pizza is good.. it's from Italy right? All the best Pizza's are in Italy.. and then we have Women..
Italian women are said to be fiesty.. and argumentative.. but bare with me for a moment..
Italy brought us.. Federica Ridolfi..
What is so good about Federica Ridolfi.. I can't quite figure it out..
I done a sizeable photo set of her
Federica Ridolfi (http://www.flickr.com/photos/superiorraw/sets/72157607235499622/) maybe you guys could tell me?

I think my answer to the question lies somewhere within the photos.. Italy definately brought us something good in this woman..
I was going to post this in the photos section as a story.. but I wasn't sure if it would go down well. :o
We have Neapolitan Joe from Italy.. maybe he could tell us more?

[vader9900]

Now she would have made a GREAT Baroness!!! :D

[Trench-Viper]

An Italian discoverd America..
The Rennesance begun in Italy, thereby ending the dark ages.
Rome is Italian so everything you think is cool about gladiators and the Roman army is Italian.
The Catholic Church got its start and is still headquarted in Italy, so everything you think is cool about Catholic priest and rituals are Italian.
Also an Italian discoverd China.
And Leonardo Da Vinci was Italian.

[Self-Modifier]

Yes, I've seen this Federica Ridolfi before-- Pretty awesome!

Italy also brought you my G.I. Joe/Transformers crossover, since I'm half Italian. I imagine the Italian half is the Transformers fan, so if it weren't for Italy, it would just be a story about G.I. Joe meeting no one...

By the way, in real life my last name is Re (Italian for "king"). I wonder if that means Neapolitan Joe has to bow before me or something... ;)

[vespapilot79]

I will also have to add that wonderful and fun little vehicle called...The VESPA!!

[Rambo]

And the Italian Stallion and Ornella Muti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornella_Muti)

[Tracker]

[QUOTE=vader9900]Now she would have made a GREAT Baroness!!! :D[/QUOTE]

agreed

[Tracker]

[QUOTE=vespapilot79]I will also have to add that wonderful and fun little vehicle called...The VESPA!![/QUOTE]


yep :D I even use one in a photo

http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/showimage.php?i=11952&catid=member&imageuser=2277

[Urban Saboteur]

Wow... fantastic response guys... who'd of known Italy could of brought us such wonderful stuff..
but I'm assuming here that we all agree... this..
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2849812854_9b208f7a7b.jpg

Is wonderful.. :o :D

[haradrel]

I'm as much of a hound dog as any other dude, but isn't this a tad off topic? I'm thinking that this board isn't just for male memebers and I don't know how I would react to a discussion about scantily clad Sylvester Stallone , John Travolta, Leonardo DiCaprio ,Ray Liotta or similar (who btw - ironically I picked because they have italian decent...).

[Urban Saboteur]

[QUOTE=haradrel]I'm as much of a hound dog as any other dude, but isn't this a tad off topic?[/QUOTE]

It absolutely is off topic.. your right.. but we don't have a seperate forum area for off topic banter.. :D

[haradrel]

[QUOTE=Urban Saboteur]It absolutely is off topic.. your right.. but we don't have a seperate forum area for off topic banter.. :D[/QUOTE]


Well that is true, but I was thinking along the lanes of maybe marking posts such as these with something (like: OT: title here) - sounds like a plan?

Back on off-topic:
btw you guys forgot lasagne and pasta - there is probably more delecious foods that come from Italy - but along with pizza those are my most favourite in the world!

[rds13601]

Italy reminds me that Olive Garden, though meant to be from Italy; is actually prefabricated crap heated in a microwave and served to you for a criminally inflated price that even monkeys wouldn't eat!!

[ender098]

Gents,....lets not forget, Italy also gave us Monica Bellucci!!

[Urban Saboteur]

[QUOTE=ender098]Gents,....lets not forget, Italy also gave us Monica Bellucci!![/QUOTE]

Ah yes... she was in the Matrix.. I have fond memories of Ms Bellucci.. I salute Italy.. thank you for these brilliant gifts!
:D

[Flatline]

[QUOTE=Urban Saboteur]Wow... fantastic response guys... who'd of known Italy could of brought us such wonderful stuff..
but I'm assuming here that we all agree... this..
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2849812854_9b208f7a7b.jpg

Is wonderful.. :o :D[/QUOTE]
WOW :eek: WHEN DOES YOUR GROUP MEET AGAIN???? ;)

[Urban Saboteur]

I take it she'd have anyone's attention.. if you understand what i'm saying.. ;)
I know of two things now.. I am grateful for calcio.. it's great and all.. but ba doing!
Thank you Federica Ridolfi :)
I could get lost in those mountains and never return.. oops.. I meant Eyes... you believe me right? :o

[neapolitan joe]

Kisses from Naples!

[neapolitan joe]

Pizza was created in my city: Naples.
But we had also:
The first Laws, great Arts and Architecture,

Some people like...
Pitagora, Archimede, Giulio Cesare, Ottaviano Augusto, Marco Aurelio, Giotto, Dante Alighieri, Boccaccio, Petrarca, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Fibonacci, Pico Della Mirandola, Ariosto, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raffaello, Donatello, Caravaggio, Brunelleschi, Canova, Ugo Foscolo, Marco Polo, Machiavelli, Giordano Bruno, Cristoforo Colombo, Amerigo Vespucci, Galileo Galilei, Garibaldi, Francesco Baracca, Enrico Fermi, Lucio Battisti, Marconi, Meucci, Enrico Caruso, Eleonora Duse, Oriana Fallaci, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Enzo Ferrari, Totò, Pavarotti, Sofia Loren, Mina, Claudia Cardinale, Anna Magnani, Fellini, Rossellini, Massimo Troisi, Pasolini, Renzo Piano...
We have also Beretta, Lamborghini, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Ferrari, Armani, Valentino, Versace, Zegna...

We have a lot of beautiful, natural girls here. I do not like and I do not know who Federica Ridolfi is.[/QUOTE] :eek:

[vader9900]

[QUOTE=neapolitan joe]Pizza was created in my city: Naples.
But we had also:
The first Laws, great Arts and Architecture,

Some people like...
Pitagora, Archimede, Giulio Cesare, Ottaviano Augusto, Marco Aurelio, Giotto, Dante Alighieri, Boccaccio, Petrarca, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Pico Della Mirandola, Ariosto, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raffaello, Donatello, Caravaggio, Brunelleschi, Canova, Ugo Foscolo, Marco Polo, Machiavelli, Cristoforo Colombo, Amerigo Vespucci, Galileo Galilei, Garibaldi, Francesco Baracca, Enrico Fermi, Lucio Battisti, Marconi, Meucci, Enrico Caruso, Oriana Fallaci, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Enzo Ferrari, Totò, Pavarotti, Sofia Loren, Mina, Claudia Cardinale, Anna Magnani, Fellini, Rossellini, Pasolini, Renzo Piano...
We have also Beretta, Lamborghini, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Ferrari, Armani, Valentino, Versace, Zegna... [/QUOTE]


TMNT :D

[neapolitan joe]

G.I.JOE members with Italian surname:
1)Badducci-Nunchuk
2)Badducci-Static Line
3)Colombani-Skidmark
4)Costello-Avalanche
5)D'Alleva-Cesspool
6)Delgado-Shipwreck
7)Delisi-Drop Zone
8)De Luca-Road Pig
9)Falcone-Falcon
10)Faria-Shockwave
11)Fine-Sci Fi
12)Gambello-Flash
13)Iannotti-Pathfinder
14)Jesso-Budo
15)Lombardi-Rook
16)Mangiaratti-Long arm
17)Martelle-G.I.Jane
18)Morelli-Dial Tone
19)Moreno-Wreckage
20)Morrone-Gears
21)Natale-Blizzard
22)Paolino-Faces
23)Rainone-T'gin zu
24)Rivera-Crusher
25)Rossi-Dee jay
26)Russo-Skystriker
27)Russo-Dojo
28)Travalino-Banzai
29)Verdi-Sparks
30)Zullo-Claymore

[haradrel]

I do believe that Delgado-Shipwreck isn't exclusively Italian - but more spanish/mexican - But I'm sure you have it in Italian as well ;)

[Trench-Viper]

What are you some kind of encoclopydia or something?
Good work!

[neapolitan joe]

[QUOTE=haradrel]I do believe that Delgado-Shipwreck isn't exclusively Italian - but more spanish/mexican - But I'm sure you have it in Italian as well ;)[/QUOTE]

One of my best friend has "Delgado"'s surname!

[neapolitan joe]

[QUOTE=Trench-Viper]What are you some kind of encoclopydia or something?
Good work![/QUOTE]
Here it is: http://joes.propadeutic.com/nameindex.html

[Urban Saboteur]

Fantastic stuff! I knew that you guys would have a grip on Italy.. :)
btw i do hope your all paying much adoration and attention to the sculpting on Federica's figure.. :o
You can see a programme with her dancing on and she co-hosts a football results show.Federica Ridolfi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXDmPR1raig&feature=related)

3 Pages on and I can admire Italy even more now knowing what this great country has given us. :cool:

[silentdusty]

I have to add Christina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil. :p

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/silentdusty/christina.jpg

[Urban Saboteur]

On Christina Scabbia
I like that girl, she has alot of style.. i like what the sculpter has done with her figure.. now i'd use my power tool to penetrate her o-ring :p

[vespapilot79]

Christina is haaaaawt! :p Whats this about a mold of her or something? Is there a figure of her? What about the delicious desert Tiramisu? Enrico Piaggio the aircraft manufacturer turned scooter builder (Vespa) or Lambretta the other scooter mfr? Italian women are definately some of the most beautiful in this world.

[Urban Saboteur]

[QUOTE=vespapilot79]Christina is haaaaawt! :p Whats this about a mold of her or something? Is there a figure of her? What about the delicious desert Tiramisu? Enrico Piaggio the aircraft manufacturer turned scooter builder (Vespa) or Lambretta the other scooter mfr? Italian women are definately some of the most beautiful in this world.[/QUOTE]

I was trying to put a spin on her picture.. by suggesting someone beautifully created her... me being a fan of figures eh? :D
But your right.. Italy has produced some stunning figures.. :cool:

[Sonneilon]

Monica Belluci.

[Black Knight]

Me... I'm Italian... my familys' name is Montefusco and Ferrara.

Italians also gave us the Lamborghini and the Ferrari... who could ever forget those two.

[Sonneilon]

[QUOTE=Black Knight]Me... I'm Italian... my familys' name is Montefusco and Ferrara.

Italians also gave us the Lamborghini and the Ferrari... who could ever forget those two.[/QUOTE]

I thought Lamborghini was Polish and Ferrari was Welsh!

[Stormer]

Having eaten pizza in Rome and in Manhattan, I have to say that while Italy may have originated the pizza it's since been done way better elsewhere...

[Flatline]

[QUOTE=Stormer]Having eaten pizza in Rome and in Manhattan, I have to say that while Italy may have originated the pizza it's since been done way better elsewhere...[/QUOTE]
AMEN. CHICAGO!

[ToneGunsRevisited]

Best of Italy was my family. I'm a real Tonelli, I've one foot at Italy since right now we are working to get a double passaport, brazilian passport and italian passaport :D.

[Sonneilon]

I like crappy pizza! PIZZA HUT!

[Rambo]

Cicciolina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicciolina) :p

[Black Knight]

[QUOTE=Sonneilon]I thought Lamborghini was Polish and Ferrari was Welsh![/QUOTE]

Actually they are both Italian companies... now, if the companies were sold, then I have no idea... but the originals were Italian.

[Hammerfel]

Link is broken.

Personally, I don't mind the off-topic :)

[Urban Saboteur]

[QUOTE=Hammerfel]Link is broken.

Personally, I don't mind the off-topic :)[/QUOTE]

Me either :o especially when we're discussing fine culture and a geographical brilliant country like Italy... :p