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spaghetti western (spuh-GET-ee WES-tuhrn) noun
A cheap western movie produced in Italy or Spain, typically having Italian actors, an American star, and a generous dose of violence. [From spaghetti (a pasta from Italy), western (a story/movie with 19th century US West setting).] "Alone at night, she bobbed in a sea of spaghetti Westerns, make-my-day police dramas, and goofball comedies." Neil Chethik, A Hard Look at Losing Fathers, The Boston Globe, Nov 29, 2001. This week's theme: words with Italian connection. Today's AWAD is brought to you by NannyTax, Inc., providing tax compliance services to employers of domestic help. For useful information and a free consultation, please visit: http://www.nannytax.com AND *Touchstone Consultancy* Relationship + business advice via remote sensing. World-wide service. Visit http://pobox.com/~consultant ............................................................................ Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators. -Albert Camus, writer and philosopher (1913-1960) Q: Tomorrow is my friend's birthday and I forgot to send her a gift. Help! A: Give the gift of words. Send a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day at http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html . It is the gift that keeps on giving the whole year long, and beyond. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/spaghetti_western.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/spaghetti_western.ram
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