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Enrico il Pentolaio

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Feb 14, 2011, 5:38:27 PM2/14/11
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So a few months ago a guy from Wisconsin told me that where he's from
people say something like "are you finn'd getting drunk" in order to say
"are you ready to get drunk". I'm quite sure I'm forgetting something.
Do you guys know the exact expression? It should be a short form for
"I'm finished to...", which of course nobody would say anyway.

Thanks!

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Enrico il Pentolaio.

Tony The Ice Man

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Feb 15, 2011, 12:03:02 AM2/15/11
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I've never heard of it. If I had heard it, I probably would have thought
the person had slurred saying "are you finished getting drunk?"

Enrico il Pentolaio

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Feb 15, 2011, 1:56:38 AM2/15/11
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On 02/15/2011 06:03 AM, Tony The Ice Man wrote:

>> Do you guys know the exact expression? It should be a short form for
>> "I'm finished to...", which of course nobody would say anyway.
> I've never heard of it. If I had heard it, I probably would have thought
> the person had slurred saying "are you finished getting drunk?"

Yeah, the guy was saying he could only talk like that with the other
student from Madison, that it was the local "dialect" or something. I
was shocked when he first used that expression in front of me. I could
tell right away there was something wrong going on. :D

Ciao,
Enrico il Pentolaio.

Tony The Ice Man

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Feb 15, 2011, 3:25:18 PM2/15/11
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>>> Do you guys know the exact expression? It should be a short form for
>>> "I'm finished to...", which of course nobody would say anyway.
>> I've never heard of it. If I had heard it, I probably would have thought
>> the person had slurred saying "are you finished getting drunk?"
> Yeah, the guy was saying he could only talk like that with the other
> student from Madison, that it was the local "dialect" or something. I
> was shocked when he first used that expression in front of me. I could
> tell right away there was something wrong going on. :D

I suppose that there's a possibility that some local slang developed
based on a misunderstanding of the term 'Mickey Finn', but if so, it may
only exist in a circle of inebriated amici.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Finn_%28drugs%29


Enrico il Pentolaio

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Feb 15, 2011, 7:01:16 PM2/15/11
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On 02/15/2011 09:25 PM, Tony The Ice Man wrote:

> I suppose that there's a possibility that some local slang developed
> based on a misunderstanding of the term 'Mickey Finn', but if so, it may
> only exist in a circle of inebriated amici.

Nice! I'll ask him next time I see him.

Ciao,
Enrico il Pentolaio.

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