ma gavte la nata

Phillip L Ford fordpiano@lycos.com
Sat, 08 Dec 2001 13:33:46 0000


On Thu, 06 Dec 2001 23:25:46  
 Stephen Birkett wrote:


>"Ma gavte la nata" is the quaint little phrase that Umberto Eco coined in 
>his novel "Foucault's Pendulum" as Jacopo Belbo's favourite expression, 
>used to ridicule anyone who takes himself too seriously.

>Expect to be cut to 
>shreds by someone if you use unsound logic or don't do your homework. 
>Serious topics discussed seriously are fine, but be careful not to take 
>yourself too seriously, or Belbo will be brought to bear. 

>
>Stephen

Sounds interesting, but I'm not sure if I'm man enough.
Perhaps I should reald Foucault's Pendulum first to see 
what I'm letting myself in for.  The only Eco book I've
read is 'The Name of the Rose' and that was ages ago.

Phil


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