Comments on: Just in case you were wondering whether Manuel Mallia was born fully formed as a large adult….

By: Bugi_30

Bugi_30 — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:44:27 +0000

Great observation Daphne; however you must admit he is a drop-dead gorgeous man and surely retains the looks for his age! A month ago I saw him walking on the Sliema promenade with his new bride (I am almost sure he ordered her from the Internet; I mean, come on, we order anything online, what’s so wrong in ordering your girl online?) and their 3 children; the Romanian girl next to him seemed very young to me (she doesn’t seem to be more than 25 yrs of age, so technically Mallia could almost be her nannu Manuel).

Enjoying the Sunday afternoon walk with these two lovebirds was another young female tending to his children (I overheard a strolling couple a few feet ahead of me saying in hushed voices that this female is the children’s baybysitter; however I don’t exclude that she could be a spare bride just in case things don’t work out with the Romanian one).

By: cat

cat — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:53:54 +0000

In reply to canon. With baby boys, the parents showed something else in photographs s and not only their naked butt. They were so proud of their masculinity.

By: Kristine Bonnici

Kristine Bonnici — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:39:13 +0000

@canon
Oh it was common, for sure.

By: The Shadow

The Shadow — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 06:22:28 +0000

He did .not mention that his brother had a bar called The Blue Lantern in Bisazza street Sliema, where a number of unsavoury people and ladies of Ill repute used to congregate.

By: Riff Raff

Riff Raff — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:46:21 +0000

In reply to canon. True. I've got one somewhere, bil-patata barra. I wonder what stopped the practice. Did the Church say something?

By: ciccio

ciccio — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:57:49 +0000

Did he award the George Cross to himself?

By: ciccio

ciccio — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:57:22 +0000

In reply to canon. But Emmanuel Mallia is progressive. Apparently he was born with his clothes on.

By: Harry Purdie (in Switzerland)

Harry Purdie (in Switzerland) — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:52:06 +0000

‘Pleasantly plump’ as a baby, ‘Ghastly gross’, as an ‘adult’.

By: Grezz

Grezz — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:18:32 +0000

In reply to canon. It doesn't mean that one gets to parade such photos in public, especially when one is aged over 60 and is in the public eye.

By: canon

canon — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:17:43 +0000

At that time it was common to take an official studio photograph of the new baby either butt-naked or wearing a nappy.