geofflambert
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Now I could have withheld this for use when I suffered some reverse in the DEI, and may still do so. Something about my troops climbing the mountain then tumbling back down. This song was written before the war and referred to a cable car system built (before the war) so that you would go up the mountain, look into the maw of Il Vesuvio, then proceed back down. Up was "funiculi", down was "funicula". When I was young, this was a popular song, though with english lyrics not exactly like the Italian. Anyways, if I end a sentence with funiculi funicula, you will understand the reference. The word funiculi is related to our (english) word funnel and refers to the great cone. Il Vesuvio's eruption during the war destroyed the cable car system. Nonetheless, if you play any game that allows you to take the Littorio and the Vittorio Veneto out to sea for battle, you must play this music while doing so. Do not underestimate those ships, they were awesome. Here's the music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTSAZAHiOa8 WRONG! I'm surprised no one caught me on this. Funiculi and funicula mean a cord or rope, and refer to the cable of the cable car. The up and down part is correct.
< Message edited by geofflambert -- 3/4/2014 9:15:36 PM >
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