>>You shouldn't mock the Italian army; they had a glorious victory in Abyssinia (Ethiopia). Back in the 70's there were a lot of ex-IT army uniforms in the army surplus stores. I used to wonder why they had rubber mats sown into the knees of the pants...<
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>LOL
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>Q: How many gears were there on Italian tanks?
>A: Five -- one forward, four in reverse.
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>Q: How did Mussolini review his fleet?
>A: In a glass bottom boat.
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>Mike

And yet another one:

Italian Army rifles for sale. Never fired - dropped only once.