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Gina-Marie Cheeseman's avatar

I have an Armenian mother, and Armenian mothers are like Italian mothers on speed. 😂

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JustSomeMustard's avatar

This article has inspired Mustard to create a chant that all humans (and condiments) to participate in:

What do we want?

Not that!

Not Chris Pratt!

Anything but that.

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Mike Wendling's avatar

great parody

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Tara Giancaspro's avatar

Thank you for reading!!!

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Ororo Munroe's avatar

A day stripper?!!! Like, going to a tittie club during the day and seeing a guy stripping instead of a woman? I mean, he's got rhythm, but he's no Channing Tatum, THAT'S for sure.

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Tara Giancaspro's avatar

No one is Channing Tatum, our modern day Gene Kelly.

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Wayne Robins's avatar

Chris Pratt? Mi urta i nervi. E un cazzone.

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Marie Cloutier's avatar

he is the f'ing worst omg.

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Ro mcnamee's avatar

Love all the Italian references, I remember them well!! 👏♥️👏♥️

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Eden's avatar

Wow, this newsletter issue is my Sistine Chapel. Your words were goddam ART (and Italian art, at that).

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Tara Giancaspro's avatar

Eden!!! Thank you!! ❤️ Hope I made you laugh.

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Charita's avatar

lol I was not ready for this, but entertaining

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Tara Giancaspro's avatar

Oh honey I wasn’t ready for this either. It flew out of me as if it contained too much grated cheese.

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Daniel Appleton's avatar

STOP. I haven't had breakfast & yer making me hungry !

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Charita's avatar

Hehehe 🤭

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Daniel Appleton's avatar

You brought one of my old friends to mind, a guy from Sicily via NJ & Ohio. AND he worked in a Kosher kitchen as a younger man. He knew a Japanese woman who managed / manages a hotel somewhere in Sicily.

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Tara Giancaspro's avatar

I hope he is well. I love cultural fusion, so this Japanese woman running things? Fine by me. But goddamn this went too far for me.

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Daniel Appleton's avatar

I haven't much of ANYTHING from him since I moved to Bugtussle in the Mid - South, 2008.

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Tara Giancaspro's avatar

BUGTUSSLE!!!! Okay wait tell me more I love the NAME

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Daniel Appleton's avatar

The name " Mayberry " was taken, so I BORROWED the name of the town that the Clampetts came from before a - movin' to Beverly. Hills, that is. Swimmin' pools, movie stars..... I need a life..... !

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Tara Giancaspro's avatar

I should have known! It sounded familiar.

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Shari @ Bookworm's Retreat's avatar

I needed a laugh today. Of all days, single on Valentines Day. But I'm not bitchin about it. The other 364 days of the year I love being free and following only my agenda . What is it about those red and pink hearts, anyway? 🩷❤️💕 You are funny Tara! Thanks for making me laugh. 😃

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Tara Giancaspro's avatar

Thank you THANK YOU for reading and sharing! This made my morning so much brighter. All my love. ❤️

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David's avatar

"Low-vowel brethren." Now that's funny. 🤣

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Celine Teo-Blockey's avatar

This read, made me lol

Not a fan

of that pratt

Chris

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Naomi Gottlieb-Miller's avatar

You should know I almost died laughing while reading this.

Also forever referring to him as Crisp Rat. Thank you for that.

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Tara Giancaspro's avatar

Thank you for reading!! I’m so glad you enjoyed. Hope you keep checking out these posts. ❤️

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