Signs from Readers + Contest Winner | Foto Blog

Ciao a tutti 🙂 After an autumn hiatus, the blog is back!

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Today I thought I’d share  some of the signs that readers have sent in response to my recent blog posts, “A Good Sign| Un buon segno” and “A Good Sign Part 2 | Signs Around Venice“. Thank you so much for your lively responses and for sharing the pictures you’ve taken of signs in Italy.

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Here are my favorites… but first, the winner of the caption-writing contest, “A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words“.

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Tante grazie (many thanks) to all who participated (click the link above to see their hilarious captions for the picture of the goose waitress (which by the way was taken in Pisa).

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So, the vincitrice fortunata (lucky winner) of the random prize drawing for a signed copy of Dianne Hales’ delightful book, “La Bella Lingua”, is… drum roll, please… TARA whose comment was, “Made fresh with real ostrich eggs!”

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Auguri (Congratulations) Tara! Get in touch to collect your prize by leaving a comment below.

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And now, here are your signs!

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These first two signs have gone to the dogs…

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Parcheggio cani — foto scattata a Roma: “Ok vai pure, ti aspetto” / Dog parking — picture taken in Rome: “Ok, go ahead, I’ll wait for you”  [Photo credit: Rich LaRocca]

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Cani e gelati — scattata a Certaldo in Toscana / Dogs and ice cream — taken in Certaldo, Tuscany [Photo credit: Carlota Brewer]

Translation of individual signs: 1) Marmellata di cipolle / Onion jam, 2) Noi amiamo i cani e li facciamo entrare! / We love dogs and we let them enter!, 3) Confetture e marmellate di produzione propria / Preserves and jams made in-house

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These next two signs bear the mark of Italy’s fascination with things American… [Photo credits: Laurie Monahan]

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A Lecce in Puglia, nel tacco dello stivale / In Lecce, Apulia, in the heel of the boot: Obama Take Away Pizzeria>> Pizza-Rosticceria-Piatti Tipici / Pizza-Rotisserie-Traditional Dishes

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Un ristorante a Montepulciano con un menu’ turistico ispirato dal film Twilight New Moon, una parte del quale e’ stata girata a quella citta’ / A restaurant in Montepulciano with a tourist menu inspired by the film Twilight New Moon, part of which was filmed in that city

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These last two signs are evidence of Italy’s more amorous and bawdier sides…

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Dei lucchetti a Lecce con dei messaggi scritti da innamorati, i quali dopo aver attaccato i lucchetti buttano le chiavi come segno di amore eterno / Padlocks in Lecce with messages written by lovers, who after attaching the locks, throw away the keys as a sign of eternal love [Photo credit: Laurie Monahan]

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Foto scattata presso una delle macellerie al Mercato Centrale di Firenze: “Mangiate i’lesso, fa bene al sesso”… Solo in Italia! / Photo taken at one of the butchers in Florence’s Central Market (and a rhyming play on words):  “Eat boiled meat (lesso), it’s good for sex (sesso)”… Only in Italy! [Photo credit: Daveen DiGiacomo]

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Quale tra queste e` la vostra foto preferita?

/ Which among these photos is your favorite?

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