"Italians never forget" joke

The Italian city of Florence is planning to revoke the lifetime exile "on pain of death" it imposed seven hundred years ago on Renaissance poet Dante Aleghieri for supporting the wrong political party. Critics argue that posthumously overturning his exile is a stunt to move his body back to Florence as a tourist attraction. Said a critic of the move, "Everyone knows it would take an Italian much longer than 700 years to let go of a grudge."

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