Well, I read this whole thread and, being of Italian heritage and growing up in a strongly Italian town, I kept waiting for the old joke.........never happened.

Italians think of dandelions as the native Americans thought of buffalo. The blooms go to wine, the roots to medicine, and the greens are fine eating!!! And of course the weed is so hardy and determined, it will grow anywhere......all leading to:

Q: How do you get rid of all the Italians (generally told as Dagos) in America?

A: Plant dandelions down the middle of the road.

Spaw