Holy Bufala! Italian police accept bribes in cheese


	Holy Bufala! Italian police accept bribes in cheese

Geekette

12-8-2007 8:29 AM

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italian police, italy, bribes, mozzarella, mozza, campagnia, buffalo, bufala

Geekette says:

Now, that's quite the slant on the concept of "Bella figura"!

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