Curse of the Bambino Curse of the Bambino The Curse of the Bambino was a superstition evolving from the failure of the Boston Red Sox baseball team to win the World Series in the 86-year period from 1918 to 2004. While some fans took the curse seriously, most used the expression in a tongue-in-cheek manner. This misfortune began after the Red Sox sold star player Babe Ruth, sometimes nicknamed as "The Bambino", to the New York Yankees in the off-season of 1919–1920. Before that point, the Red Sox had been one of the most successful professional baseball franchises, winning the first World Series and
Bambino (ice-cream) Bambino (ice-cream) Bambino (ice cream) – basic type of ice cream sold in the Polish People's Republic (PRL). It appeared in shops in the early 1960s, shaped as a cube, on a wooden stick. It did not have one producer. Many factories produced them, and as a result the packaging was varied. There were also variations in the recipe. The name of the ice cream comes from italian word ""bambino"", which means "child". Nowadays product called "Bambino Ice Cream" is produced by dairy cooperative Jogo (since 1968) in Łódź. The production of Bambino ice cream started in early 1960s, after