Zia Marcella Penati

I asked Zia Marcella the other night at dinner whether or not she had ever been to Venice. She said she had when she was about 23 years old (70 years ago). She said that Il Duce (Mussolini) had given the people free train rides to Venice to chant and cheer for him. They were supposed to chant "Il Duce Il Duce" but instead Zia chanted "Il bice Il bice" That means a glass (of wine perhaps) in dialect. The dialect is from Brianza. It is interesting. Even with my limited Italian I am beginning to understand this other language.