The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for April 25, 2012

The cruise ship Costa Concordia disaster and the Chicken of the Sea

The first three are ok. The last one is just sad

I don’t quite get the Venice one.

Arthur Fonzerelli

So the Roman influence has finally gone full bloom in the USA.

They are their own walking talking cartoons.

reruns again?

Give ‘em a break, Rome wasn’t built in a day.

When Jersey Shore was created Romulus got reamed.

Venice sinking into the sea more tragic than comic.

How did Italians fare when they though tomatoes were poisonous? Someone must have found out they were safe to eat and made spaghetti or pizza sauce out of them.

“Kill him!” Which?

Give it a foot or two (very possible within the next 50-100 years) and a lot more than that will be affected. Maybe by then potato skins will come pre-salted. Chips could get soggy, though.

I don’t know who you think you’re kidding, Scott. The Roman Empire was the largest empire on the face of the planet. It may have gotten weaker and complacent over time, but it conquered the ancient world like nobody’s business. I don’t see how that’s a bad moment in Italian heritage.