Italian-Americans, that is:

A Boston Herald reporter asked the 70-year-old conservative Roman Catholic if he faces much questioning over impartiality when it comes to issues separating church and state.

"You know what I say to those people?" [U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin] Scalia replied, making the obscene gesture and explaining "That's Sicilian."

It's like he's channeling some of my inlaws.