Our Man in Europe/dave delacroix/ "Gridlock in Modica -Sicily!"
"FU-FU" the old Mare (horse?) was definitely not having her best day. Normally, Uncle Marcello took her to downtown (Vialle Medagle d'oro/valley of the Golden Medal) Farmer's Market but on this particular leaden veiled, sirocco Saturday morning , as Uncle Marcello's "Ulcer" was acting up, he gave the market produce delivery job to Idiot( his Nephew) Nipote, Leonardo-Maximus. And Leonardo, dispassionate Leo, drove ol' FU-FU like Mario Andretti on "Uppers", out of the farm, down the god damn highway and down into old town Modica Bas-Central, a UNESCO recognized "vecchio" old Sicilian town? -Which as any fool knows who KNOWS their CHOCOLATE... is the Garden of Eden and for horse and cart traffic, thus did Modica evolve.
And so along comes FU-FU with cart/heavy trailer-buggy in-tow stuffed with red/green pepperoni, WHOLE tomatoes, lemons and limes,... Alas, business/tourist traffic? Not a hope! CHOK-A-BLOC! And FU-FU, thoroughly exhausted amidst the modern transportation exhaust fumes finally put her FOOT (Hoof?) down...and created legendary TRAFFIC-GRIDLOCK, attracting Carrabineri & Equestrian Para-medic DOC FRANCESCO, late sanctified, of which to this day is celebrated in Poems, Rhyme and Song.
Being a MARE (Old gal horse...and with a lifetime of going to the toilet?) she KNEW she had a direct line of Urinal fire to cart-driver, Leonardo Maximus, seated directly a'rear and despite the long, sweltering Sirocco time, let FIRE with a powerful STREAM, totally deflating Leo's ego as his shocked/amused girlfriend Giuliani cruised by on the back of rival/arch-enemy/Dario Maximus's sleek, executive Vespa!
And so FU-FU chuckled over it that whole market Saturday, LEO, totally Pissed!!! -till returning to the farm where Uncle Marcello spoilt Fu/Fu - as usual - with a Nose-bag of Carrots-Maximus!...:)
c 2016/davedelacroix/our man in europe...:)
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