Word: fortunata
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...parent sending three daughters to camp, I'm envious of Heather Hill's commitment to a laid-back summer. "At camp, your day is planned for you," says Fortunata Kusik. "My kids have to learn to entertain themselves...
...NOTEBOOK: The ruggers showed their depth in winning their fourth straight. Injured regulars Bo Wilsterman, Mike Fortunata, Ed Thompkins, and Kip McKenzie watched their replacements perform admirably from the sidelines. The quartet should return for next week's contest against arch-rival Dartmouth...
...child Massimo. Giuseppe's father-in-law Antonio was lonely and just a little envious: "You mean all these women are just for you?" No problem. Giuseppe lent the old man No. 6. Giuseppe's father Carmelo, a widower, was also lonely. No problem. In exchange for Fortunata, Carmelo, 64, traded his secondhand truck, worth...
That deal was Giuseppe's undoing. His father thought he had bought Fortunata outright with the truck. Not so, said Giuseppe; Fortunata was just on loan. Seven times, Giuseppedrove to his father's to reclaim Fortunata. Seven times Carmelo went to his son's to retrieve her, paying Giuseppe $36 per retrieval. Finally, Carmelo moved to cut his losses: he took Fortunata to the town hall and married...
That might have restored Giuseppe's peace, but what he did not count on was Fortunata's anger upon learning that she had been traded for a secondhand truck. She blew the whistle, and soon the police were asking questions. They wanted to know if the women were being used as prostitutes; they denied it. The police asked just how Mariannina's husband's pension check was used. The answer was unclear. So now the authorities have charged Giuseppe with pandering and selling his harem's offspring, and they have taken him away. His wife...