Dishy Italians on the Tour de France
Jul 29 in Interpreting, Translation
A drink and (centre) something NibaliMy wife and I were sitting in front of the telly a few days ago, watching the day’s Tour de France highlights; fairly intently in my case, but with half an eye on the telly in my wife’s case while also writing up some party invitations.
She asks, “How do you spell Nibali?”. I spell “N-I-B-A-L-I”, and she gives me a really funny look and says, “Are you sure?”. Yup, I say. Why? She says, “I’m asking my party guests to bring a drink and something nibbley…”. Duh.
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