Comments on: what is “agita”? http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq breathless punditry and one-breath poetry with David Giacalone Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:58:52 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Perry http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/what-is-agita/comment-page-1/#comment-209527 Perry Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:04:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/what-is-agita/#comment-209527 "Broadway Danny Rose" has been a Thanksgiving ritual in our house for the past few years so I finally decided to look up the lyrics to "Agita." Never thought I'd find them. Thanks!!! “Broadway Danny Rose” has been a Thanksgiving ritual in our house for the past few years so I finally decided to look up the lyrics to “Agita.” Never thought I’d find them. Thanks!!!

]]> By: David Giacalone http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/what-is-agita/comment-page-1/#comment-167398 David Giacalone Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:19:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/what-is-agita/#comment-167398 Dear John F., Thank you so very much for setting us all straight. We are so lucky to have your clearly superior intellect and experience to guide us. Of course, the Italian noun for acid just might be "derived" from the Italian verb "agitare" in the world of etymology and lexicons. Not knowing a lick might be more infectious than you know. p.s. As I said in our posting on the <a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/goomba-goombah-gumba-gumbah/" rel="nofollow">meaning of goombah</a>: As the word comes from a people who are (in)famous for re-arranging and mutilating the sounds of the (northern) Mother Italian tongue, we can’t expect an agreement from their offspring on how to spell their alterations and transliterations here in the land of the free. Dear John F., Thank you so very much for setting us all straight. We are so lucky to have your clearly superior intellect and experience to guide us.

Of course, the Italian noun for acid just might be “derived” from the Italian verb “agitare” in the world of etymology and lexicons. Not knowing a lick might be more infectious than you know.

p.s. As I said in our posting on the meaning of goombah: As the word comes from a people who are (in)famous for re-arranging and mutilating the sounds of the (northern) Mother Italian tongue, we can’t expect an agreement from their offspring on how to spell their alterations and transliterations here in the land of the free.

]]> By: John F http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/what-is-agita/comment-page-1/#comment-167397 John F Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:54:03 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/what-is-agita/#comment-167397 The word is NOT derived from 'agitare'... The word is merely the italian "acido" ('acid' in English), spoken in the southern Italian dialects. This nonsense of 'agitare' is oft repetaed by people who don't know a lick about the language(s) spoken by Italian immigrants in the early 20th century. The word is NOT derived from ‘agitare’… The word is merely the italian “acido” (’acid’ in English), spoken in the southern Italian dialects. This nonsense of ‘agitare’ is oft repetaed by people who don’t know a lick about the language(s) spoken by Italian immigrants in the early 20th century.

]]> By: Geoff Dodd http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/what-is-agita/comment-page-1/#comment-71904 Geoff Dodd Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:25:55 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/what-is-agita/#comment-71904 Word Detective could have said, a generalized feeling bad. A sour puss day. A bad karma time. Word Detective could have said, a generalized feeling bad. A sour puss day. A bad karma time.

]]> By: Oskar Back http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/what-is-agita/comment-page-1/#comment-16777 Oskar Back Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:46:35 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/what-is-agita/#comment-16777 Mille grazie for the lyrics to Agita. As an adopted Abruzzese (sono Tedesco. Che pecatta, eh?) I can't get enough of Italian music or food. You satisfied my vuole twice! Ho capito, Oskar Mille grazie for the lyrics to Agita. As an adopted Abruzzese (sono Tedesco. Che pecatta, eh?) I can’t get enough of Italian music or food. You satisfied my vuole twice!

Ho capito,
Oskar

]]> By: shlep: the Self-Help Law ExPress » Blog Archive » Black Friday agita and holiday season self-help http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/what-is-agita/comment-page-1/#comment-12977 shlep: the Self-Help Law ExPress » Blog Archive » Black Friday agita and holiday season self-help Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:43:44 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/what-is-agita/#comment-12977 [...]   No Santa Symbol, St. Nicholas Defense Action Committees, Netherlands Notice:  This time each year, the Editor of this weblog suffers from HAH! [Holiday Agita & Heartburn], as well as BHS [Bah Humbug Syndrome], due to the excessive commercialization of Christmas and related holidays. See f/k/a, St. Nicholas v. Santa Claus, Dec. 12, 2005.  Nonetheless, in the true spirit of the Season, he offers this self-help advice to those caught up — intentionally or not — in the Christmas shopping frenzy and other schmoliday customs. [...] [...]   No Santa Symbol, St. Nicholas Defense Action Committees, Netherlands Notice:  This time each year, the Editor of this weblog suffers from HAH! [Holiday Agita & Heartburn], as well as BHS [Bah Humbug Syndrome], due to the excessive commercialization of Christmas and related holidays. See f/k/a, St. Nicholas v. Santa Claus, Dec. 12, 2005.  Nonetheless, in the true spirit of the Season, he offers this self-help advice to those caught up — intentionally or not — in the Christmas shopping frenzy and other schmoliday customs. [...]

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