Monday, March 27, 2006

Scalia: "That's Sicilian!"

An interesting story comes to us by way of Reverend Moon's UPI:
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia startled reporters in Boston just minutes after attending a mass, by flipping a middle finger to his critics.

A Boston Herald reporter asked the 70-year-old conservative Roman Catholic if he faces much questioning over impartiality when it comes to issues separating church and state.

"You know what I say to those people?" Scalia replied, making the obscene gesture and explaining "That's Sicilian."
No, Tony. My grandmother's version of manicotti was Sicilian; your gesture was just thuggish. (By the way, she pronounced "manicotti" with a long O. Please, folks...no more "mani-CAWT-i"...)

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous2:28 PM

    Hee. "Don't say, 'capeece.' It hurts my ears when you say it."

    Well, good to know (in a way) that the pressure may be getting to him. Good luck, Mr. Justice.

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