RE: [CR]Faliero gossip

(Example: Books:Ron Kitching)

From: "John Pergolizzi" <jtperry1@sbcglobal.net>
To: "'Matteo Brandi'" <cheroketz@libero.it>, "'classicrendezvous'" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Faliero gossip
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 22:03:54 -0700
In-Reply-To: <JHZH5F$ADF3B1DB8A282174602CCEB2DA19399B@libero.it>


Dear list, My esteemed assistant Omnipotente Despoto in Italia Matteo Brandi wrote:

"but Faliero had him blueballed there, so he was screwed and quit."

As Omnipotent Despot, I feel it is my place to add just a bit of correction to the situation: I believe that the term Sig.Matteo ment was "blackballed"

Merrian-Webster lists the following:

Pronunciation:'blak-"bol Function: transitive verb 1 : to vote against; especially : to exclude from membership by casting a negative vote 2 a : to exclude socially : OSTRACIZE b : BOYCOTT

In other words, nobody would sell the guy anything.

There was no listing for the other term. Although I'm sure we all can come up with a very reasonably accurate definition.

John T.Pergolizzi
La Jolla, Ca.