Fellow Italians, it is with the utmost pride and sincerity that I present this recording, as a living testament and recollection of history in the making during our generation:
ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's use of a vulgar word to denigrate his adversaries and his vow to eliminate property taxes raised the heat of campaigning on Tuesday, just five days ahead of a general election.
Berlusconi, during an address to a shopkeepers' group, branded center-left voters "coglioni". The Italian word is slang for "testicles" but is commonly used as a vulgar insult to describe someone of little intelligence.
"I have too much esteem for the intelligence of Italians to think that they could be such 'coglioni' to vote against their own interests," he said. "Excuse my rough but efficient language."
Translations of "coglioni" in British and American dictionaries range from "idiot", "cretin", "fool" and "moron" to "prick" and "asshole"
Allow me to reintroduce myself, my name is "cogliona". And proud to be. But this time only!
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