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i've heard somewhere that it came from problems in the italian wine industry. so many more bottles of certain wines were sold than made (and i believe still are sometimes) that a fiasco came to mean a situation where rules had no effect.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted . Max Quordlepleen 08/12/00 09:05 AM Re: fiasco - how did "bottle" become "failure?" Jackie 08/12/00 10:44 AM . Max Quordlepleen 08/12/00 11:50 AM Re: fiasco - how did "bottle" become "failure?" william 08/12/00 01:50 PM Re: fiasco - how did "bottle" become "failure?" emanuela 08/12/00 10:51 AM Re: fiasco - how did "bottle" become "failure?" tsuwm 08/12/00 01:49 PM . Max Quordlepleen 08/12/00 07:48 PM
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