pasties

reesetee When you let us know, will you provide samples? ;-> Apr 19, 2008

Prolagus Here I am! The word is "capezzoli" pronounced cah-PETS-oh-lee just as chained_bear suggested.
I haven't seen Amadeus, but I found two different recipes for capezzoli di Venere: one is basically the same as marrons glacés, while the other one is a bit different containing almonds. I'll let you know. Apr 18, 2008

chained_bear Hey! Where's Prolagus? He can probably answer this age-old (well, four-month-old) question! Apr 18, 2008

chained_bear Well, I think in Italian the i in that word would be pronounced like a long English E, as in "pizza." That's what I was wondering, because "capezzoli" or "capizzoli," however it's spelled, has that long E sound in it.

Spelled with an e, "capezzoli," wouldn't it be pronounced more like "cah-PETS-oh-lee"? Nov 30, 2007

arby And with that, I'm back on the top 10 commenters for the week!

*takes bow* Nov 30, 2007

arby My brain goes to pizzle with that spelling. (Not that it's entirely inappropriate, but still!)

Also, I think capezzoli might be correct, in Italian that "e" would be pronounced like "i".. there's another pastry reference dancing on the edge of my brain but I really have to leave work now!! I'll check back later. Nov 30, 2007

chained_bear You know, I googled capezzoli de Venere for the spelling, but based on the pronunciation, I think it might better be spelled capizzoli. Thoughts? (We're on the "pasties" page, after all...) Nov 30, 2007

arby And yeah, compared to Mozart we're all pretty lame. Except maybe Beethoven.

ETA I was the one who misspelled hoo-hahs, so I take full responsibility for your pouting. Nov 30, 2007

arby No worries c_b! I love Amadeus (though you wouldn't know it from my inaccurate description of the scene - it's just because my brain is like a sieve) and agree - the tale of Salieri is incredibly tragic, all the more so because he was able to appreciate Mozart's genius, unlike most of his contemporaries. (King what's-his-face, he of the "too many notes!" comment.) Nov 30, 2007

reesetee Oh, I think you may only have temporarily stunned the thread. Everyone else is off Googling "Nipples of Venus." Nov 30, 2007

chained_bear I keep seeing hoo-hahs spelled hoo-has, and it makes me pronounce it "who has?" which is weird! *pouts*

I don't think capezzoli di Venere, or nipples of Venus, were made up for the movie. (They're brandied nuts or cherries or something, aren't they?) And I just wanted to add that Mozart's wife's name was Constanze, and that Salieri was just distracting her so he could marvel at the written music. It was flirty but not particularly seductive.

I'm not sure why I'm bringing up these silly points except that I've always felt so sorry for Salieri in that movie, because he represents all of us--"Mediocrities everywhere, I absolve you!" is just about the saddest thing I've ever seen.

Well... that and all of "Schindler's List."

(Forgive me for speaking for those who do not believe they are mediocre in any way. But none of us, unless we are prodigies, can really compare in that sense to Mozart.)

And that, my friends, is how you Kill a Thread! *takes bow* A thread about boobs, no less! Nov 30, 2007

arby PPPS
I'm always doing about 50 things online at the same time, and being commenty on Wordie at work is.. not recommended for optimum productivity. Nov 30, 2007

arby LOL at sending Nipples of Venus to your senator - hey, maybe it'll result in some meaningful legislation!

Also, I do NOT recommend Googling "nipples of venus". Nov 30, 2007

reesetee Second update: Gotcha, arby. I understood. Serves me right for editing my comment so quickly. Nov 30, 2007

reesetee Update: So I'm doing more than one thing here online, and I decided to follow through on one of those "write to your representatives" e-mails while cutting and pasting here in Wordie. Let's just say that it's definitely time to turn off the computer when you send the phrase "Nipples of Venus" to your Senator. Nov 30, 2007

arby Ha!

ETA your edit made it look like I was mocking you - that "Ha" was in response to the first comment

re: the second, you could be right! That's probably where I got it from. I remember the scene where Salieri was trying to seduce what's-her-face, Mozart's wife, with those "Nipples of Venus".

Nov 30, 2007

reesetee In my experience, pastries might as well be hoo-has with a side of exotic dancers. :-/

I always thought that was a madeupical pastry from Amadeus, arby. Nov 30, 2007

arby PS
Isn't there some kind of Italian pastry called "Nipples of Venus"? Nov 30, 2007

arby ewwwww Nov 30, 2007

bilby As a general rule I prefer Cornish pies without nipples. Nipples are best consumed separately. Nov 30, 2007

arby This word makes me think of pastries. Or at least, it used to. Now it just makes me think of hoo-has, with a side of exotic dancers. Nov 30, 2007

chained_bear I think you can google for it. Though, for best results, put "hoo-hah exposure" in quotation marks. Nov 28, 2007

reesetee Now I'm wondering exactly how many states prohibit hoo-hah exposure. *runs off to conduct research* Nov 28, 2007

arby c_b, I like your definition for hoo-hah coverings the best!! Nov 28, 2007

reesetee Oh, this would have been a good one. :-)

Pasties! Yum! (Not the nipple cap type.) Nov 28, 2007

chained_bear Pronounced "pah-stees," it's a Cornish delicacy, like a big hearty pie filled with chopped turnips/parsnips, potatoes, carrots, etc.

Pronounced "pay-stees," it's the things exotic dancers wear to cover their hoo-hahs in states where hoo-hah exposure is prohibited.

I added this word solely to see what kind of definition WeirdNet would come up with, and it didn't! Bastid. Nov 28, 2007