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flowomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 08:19 PM
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"Alito" means "breath" in Italian....
sorry if posted before... and I have no idea what you will do with the information -- but there it is.

http://www.wordgumbo.com/ie/rom/ita/eritaeng.htm
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Dark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 08:20 PM
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1. What does 'scalito' mean? n/t
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Democrats_win Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 08:22 PM
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3. Randi Rhodes said it means "ass." Don't know if she was kidding.
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feminazi Donating Member (911 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 08:38 PM
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7. she was kidding.
she said "scalito" meant "little ass". leaving us to assume that "scalia" is "big ass".

i laughed every time she said it.

:rofl:
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 08:20 PM
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2. Alito
Butt "Asslito" means Republican Right Wing Ignorant Conservative in America
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longship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 08:24 PM
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4. Don't give SCOTUS bad breath.
nt
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flowomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 08:27 PM
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5. that would be "alito difettoso"
according to Babelfish
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longship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 08:35 PM
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6. Oh no! Not the fish.
Thanks. Who knows what the correct idiom is?
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flowomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 08:51 PM
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9. ok, it's "alito puzzolente"
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choie Donating Member (899 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 08:44 PM
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8. that's not correct
breath in italian is respiro
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Straight Shooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 08:52 PM
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10. AltaVista Babel translation says alito *and* respiro mean "breath"
I guess one of the words is a colloquialism.
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flowomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 08:52 PM
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11. yeah, check this:
Denver Wine - Alito la Vita - "Breath of Life"

http://www.localwineevents.com/Denver-Wine/event-72422.html
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globalvillage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 08:55 PM
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12. Bad Alito
I need a new bumper sticker.
:rofl:
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-31-05 09:17 PM
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13. El Elito in English means rich bitch all about the rich.
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