Monday, January 7, 2013

Sausages and Olives

Politicians are like pig: they are always eating, but soon they will be sausages for the people, placard, Livorno
“I politici sono come i maiali mangiano sempre presto diverranno salciccie per il popolo”
(Politicians are like pig: they are always eating, but soon they will be sausages for the people)

While one can even sympathize with the incipit, here is a semi-analphabet cannibal revolutionary who can't ever write “politici” in one go and spells “salcicce” (“salsicce” would be even better) with a superfluous “i”. Punctation is a unresolved mystery to him.
Una serata davvero vuota, le olive finiscono, graffiti, Livorno
“Una serata davvero vuota, le olive finiscono” (A really empty evening, we run out of olives)

An enigmatic message, but it is just a quote from the story “Senso contrario” from the book “Altri libertini” by Pier Vittorio Tondelli (1955-1991).

External links: Pier Vittorio Tondelli (Wikipedia) - Altri libertini (Google Books, in Italian)

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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2013 at 12:33 AM

    Yes, the taste of politics is a strange one. Great mean to measure time and life though.

    Please have a good new week ahead.

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  2. MichelleJanuary 7, 2013 at 12:47 AM

    Punctuation is an unresolved issue for many.

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  3. Luis GomezJanuary 7, 2013 at 1:13 AM

    Great post VP.

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  4. JackJanuary 7, 2013 at 2:50 AM

    I need you to translate for me. And to fix the punctuation.

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  5. RandyJanuary 7, 2013 at 3:28 AM

    Nice shots. Laughing at Jacks comment.

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  6. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerJanuary 7, 2013 at 5:23 AM

    punctuation does make the world of difference doesn't it?!
    Duncan In Kuantan

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  7. Taken For GrantedJanuary 7, 2013 at 6:28 AM

    These are great signs V.P. Thank you for translating them. Could have figured it out, but would have taken time. The quote must have been written by someone who loves olives.

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  8. cieldequimperJanuary 7, 2013 at 8:28 AM

    You have very entertaining walls...

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  9. DinaJanuary 7, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    You show that there is an art to reading, understanding, and proofreading graffiti.

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  10. Cezar and LéiaJanuary 7, 2013 at 4:07 PM

    Interesting kind of graffiti.And what takes my attention was the sunshine in your first shot! I want some sunshine, please! I'm really tired of this weather here! :(
    Have a nice week my friend,
    hugs
    Léia

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  11. HalcyonJanuary 7, 2013 at 4:12 PM

    Ah yes, there is nothing like misspelled political graffiti! A real call to action.

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  12. KarlJanuary 7, 2013 at 7:47 PM

    They write badly on purpose, not to be recognized ;-)

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  13. VPJanuary 7, 2013 at 8:19 PM

    Karl - I wish you were right!

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  14. GunnJanuary 7, 2013 at 9:24 PM

    Made me SMILE!:)
    Clear messages!:)

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  15. Traveling HawkJanuary 8, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    A very menacing message, not to be neglected. They have been many times delivered by those who do not care much about grammar.

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  16. UnknownJanuary 8, 2013 at 12:30 PM

    I forgive the bad writing to the author of the sign on top, the message is clear enough! :-)

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