Alea iacta est

Il dado è stato tratto.

Pronunciata da Caio Giulio Cesare nel 49 a.C. sulle sponde del Rubicone. 

La frase allude ad una scelta o ad un’azione dopo la quale non si può più tornare indietro.

Amor non si compra, ne’ si vende, ma in premio d’amor, amor si rende.

Paolo and Mario, two old Italian men, were walking through the park one Sunday afternoon.

The band was playing a catchy sounding tune, and Mario said:

“I wonder what the name of that tune is”.

Paolo noticed a sign posted near the bandstand and said:

“It looks like they post the names of their selections. I’ll go down and see”.

A while later Paolo came back and told Mario companion:

“It’s the Refrain from Spitting”.

L’occhio del padrone ingrassa il cavallo

Un detto popolare toscano (vedi la figura del salame che è un insaccato tipico suino), indica l’uomo tra due donne che per timidezza o insicurezza di carattere, corteggia le due donne senza risolvere con ambe. 

“You drink too much alcohol!

That’s why your sight is so weak!”

Patient:

“It’s impossible, doctor, when I drink I see double!”

He eats the toastie, drinks the pint, then leaves.

He walks into the bar the next day and asks: “A ham toastie and a pint, please”.

He eats the toastie, drinks the pint, then leaves.

He walks into the bar the following day and asks: “A cheese, a ham toastie and a pint”.

He eats the toastie, drink the pint, then drops dead.

“Oh dear” says the bar-man, “it looks like another case of mixin’ me toasties”.

P.S. If you have problems to understand this typical, difficult, peculiar British joke, go to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myxomatosis.

Myxomatosis is a disease for rabbit which can be lethal.

Mala tempora currunt

Chi più spende, meno spende

After 20 km the Scottish man gets tired and drops out.

Then after 25 km the Irish man gets tired and drops out.

After 30 km the Italian man decides he can’t finish the race, so he turns around and swims back to the start.