tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post2216939756743968688..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Italian War Memorial Tribute to TypewritersRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-19743758520699943842014-01-14T23:34:54.946+11:002014-01-14T23:34:54.946+11:00Please forgive me, unknown soldier, if sometimes I...Please forgive me, unknown soldier, if sometimes I was annoying to you. How many paperwork (I produced), while you giant were leaping proud (toward the enemy), crying "Savoy!". But if you think about it, I had some glory too: while you were defeating the enemy, I...was typing Victory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-55897513107376640832014-01-14T17:43:29.658+11:002014-01-14T17:43:29.658+11:00Hi, Robert. What a funny postcard. Reference I thi...Hi, Robert. What a funny postcard. Reference I think is to the "Bollettino della Vittoria", issued by General Diaz at the end of the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, which for Italy marked the end of World War I. So while "you (the unknown Soldier (Fante)) beat the enemy, I "beat out" (both "battere" in Italian) the (bollettino della) Vittoria". A humorous piece, but the photo could very well depict the typewriter used for typing the Bollettino. These machines usually are preserved or marked in a way to commemorate the historical event.shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-89320742657728994712014-01-14T11:12:49.866+11:002014-01-14T11:12:49.866+11:00Intriguing!
I think the end is ... "You were...Intriguing!<br /><br />I think the end is ... "You were battling the enemy, I was battling the Victory." Vittoria (Victory) is an Italian typewriter make.<br /><br />Something gets lost in translation, for sure.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com