Given to Claudio from Ron.
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| Doesn't this look more like an Irish pilgrim hat? |
What does a man who has everything need? Apparently, he needs this St. Patrick's Day assortment--shot glass of the band Green Day, a beer glass from Applebee's, and a felt Irish hat. The shot glass, I'm told by Ron, had been around for a coon's age, and the Brewtus beer glass was a stolen item that also was housing a dust colony. The felt Irish hat hit on Claudio's fun side. "I used to dress up for Halloween and get really into it. One year, I was a Werewolf and another Dracula--and I mean I was dressed up. I gave a few people heart attacks." I can visualize that. However, I'm having difficulty imagining the transition from off-the-boat Italian to heel-clappin' Irishman.
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| "You tap your toe and then your heel..." |
Claudio
-Profession: Hospitality
-Favorite midnight snack: Peanut butter and apples
-What's one misperception Americans have about Italians?: That all Italians are part of the mafia...hey, look at that goomba.
-Do native Italians refer to their country as "the boot"?: Never. They never do.
-Do you think Italians should have their own holiday where people get kissed and drink a lot of beer?: No, I think it's perfectly fine that the Irish have their own holiday. We can celebrate Columbus Day I suppose.
