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If we're joking:

A Roman walks into a bar and says, "Can I have a martinus?"

The bartender asks, "Don't you mean a martini?"

The Roman responds, "If I wanted a double, I would have asked for it."



I become (irrationally?) annoyed when I find "cannoli" listed on a menu, especially at an Italian restaurant where they should know better, and it's a single cannolo.


In the list, 'cannoli' means they have cannoli; 'cannolo' means they serve a cannolo.


maybe the idea is you get one of the many prepared




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