Stink Eye for the Old Guy: Cynicism and Aging

[Gael]

Back in NYC there was the "evil eye" - malefica in Italian. Little old Italian ladies dressed all in black would give you their version of the stink eye, and a day or two later some part of your anatomy would usually wither and fall off.

"Stink eye" itself I don't remember being in use until at least the late 1980's.

Was around Italians so I know all about that. They used to wear a golden horn, a cornicello, around their necks to ward off the malocchio” (mal=bad occhio=eye) or the evil eye.

Interestingly, the evil eye concept abounds in numerous cultures.
Well I leave you with..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e9CkhBb18E

 

[SifuPhil]

Cool - one of the more famous improvised scenes in cinema!

I totally forgot about the malocchio - don't know how malefica popped into my head ... thanks!