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36. The Day of The Fools (Culture Shot)

March 29th, 2009

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In Italy, as well as in the rest of the world, April 1st is traditionally a day of jokes, silliness, and pranks of any kind. The traditional Italian “Pesce d’Aprile” (April Fools’ in English) consists of someone attaching a paper cutout of a small fish to the rear shoulders of a friend or a family member with tape or glue. As we’re getting closer to April 1st, we’ve decided to dedicate this Culture Shot to some of the best April Fools’ pranks ever, with one condition: all pranks we’ve chosen are related in some ways to Italy and Italians! On the grammar section, something you’ll find very useful… a comprehensive review of the super important, must-know “Italian present perfect”. Let the fun begin!

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4 Responses to "36. The Day of The Fools (Culture Shot)"

Caroline Lawrence Says:

April 1st, 2009 at 3:03 am

Great podcast as usual! I’m really enjoying them and have flagged this one on Twitter. You should do one about the ancient Romans!

Jean Says:

April 4th, 2009 at 10:03 am

Buon pesce d’aprile, learnitalianpod!

Jason Napoletano Says:

April 15th, 2009 at 10:09 am

L’albero degli spaghetti… that was hilarious! Thanks for this great episode… more like this one, please!

Carla Says:

April 23rd, 2009 at 8:00 am

Thanks for the present perfect - I think I finally got it (-:

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