What is Pastafazoola?
My dearly departed grandfather Albert Miller - the inspiration for my humor and this blog - and I used to say a lot of silly catch-phrases to each other, from my boyhood right through his passing just over a month ago. One of our favorite standbys was "Pastafazoola!" - Grandpa's silly-ization of the Italian beans-and-pasta soup "Pasta i fagioli." Why he liked saying this (he was Jewish, not Italian), and in this particular fashion, must remain a mystery for all time. However, I am open to any and all theories. So get on it, people!
posted by Buttner at
4:34 PM
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http://ia300036.us.archive.org/3/items/BillyJonesErnestHare/BillyJonesErnestHare-Pastafazoola.mp3
Possibly came from that song, or something else in 1920s culture.
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Anonymous, at May 8, 2006 at 9:13 PM
Yes, since posting this, I have come upon and ordered a tape of the song. Sounds like just the kind of thing my grandfather would have listened to. Thanks!
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Buttner, at May 9, 2006 at 9:34 AM
"Pasta fazhool" is the way it is pronounced in Naples, Sicily, and New Jersey. It should never be pronounced "pasta e fagioli" in the United States.
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Anonymous, at July 23, 2009 at 11:20 AM
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