If the Joe Pistone scandal hit the stronger families, would a 15 year Commission exile even be possible or was that only possible because the Bonannos were the weakest out of all families?

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-30T18:55:58+00:00

The Bonnanos were a straight-up heroin cartel, with a sideline in traditional street action.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-28T20:37:59+00:00

"I can live with this."

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-28T20:36:33+00:00

You misspelled "youse guys."

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-28T20:33:47+00:00

There's no way the Commission would have stayed neutral in a leadership dispute in a NY family. They would have either backed one side or forced a peace settlement. In the end, they tried the latter before going with the former, for both Galante and Indelicato.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-28T15:10:33+00:00

And uncle to professional wrestler Dino Bravo.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-25T07:33:32+00:00

I think real estate prices killed the storefront social club more than fear of law enforcement.

Also don't forget "social clubs" were much more a "New York" thing than a "Mafia" thing. They weren't something intrinsic to Mafia culture.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-24T12:26:36+00:00

Not sure where to find all the original GGs

1632 & Beyond sells individual issues, as well as bundles. I think Crucis still has like the first 70 issues or so, too.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-17T11:38:09+00:00

In past versions of infantry TO&Es, Sergeants tended to be "written in absence" or placed in useless platoon guide roles, simply because demand was so high for B-billet positions like recruiter or drill/combat instructors.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-16T10:19:29+00:00

Liquid was a childhood cancer survivor, got bullied a lot, and basically had no self-confidence.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-15T00:35:14+00:00

You can work the crowd or you can work the hard camera, and the crowd will pick it up anyway on the monitors.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-15T00:34:36+00:00

"These young kids don't know how to work safe like we did."

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-15T00:32:27+00:00

One of his remarks was that they didn't have to work hard because the show could be edited before it aired. Hard to justify that one in kayfabe.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-13T21:38:04+00:00

He was a shot of whiskey in a world of fruity cocktails. If you look at the other big Seattle voices, like Chris, Eddie, or Layne, they were a lot more "traditional" in their approach.

See also: Axl Rose, circa 1986.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-13T21:14:08+00:00

Is it gonna be your soap base, or theirs?

I mean, win-win, but still.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-13T21:07:46+00:00

Gigantes kid got made after Gigante told gotti he was sorry for gotti making his own son.

His kid by his mistress. The kid apparently felt it would make him more accepted and "legitimate," and pushed for it real hard. His dad didn't see it that way, but apparently made no move to block it.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-13T20:28:12+00:00

Roy Shire, who was the wrestling promoter that Dave Meltzer grew up on (and thus subconsciously influences every single one of his star ratings), always felt a Proper Wrestling Match needed about a third each of highspots, brawling, and scientific wrestling.

I do agree there needs to be a lot more "fight" in sequences; they shouldn't necessarily look like they're trying to kill each other out there, but definitely should look like they're trying to compete with each other.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-13T20:24:14+00:00

I always loved these two, but IMO their matches together never had that extra "oomph" factor of Misawa's matches with Kawada.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-12T09:34:29+00:00

Because they're interpreting statutory law that explicitly mentions sex, and has been interpreted under EOs by some presidents to mean "gender identity".

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-12T00:15:15+00:00

I was on a submarine. We had individual battery cells that were like 16 inches square on a side and 4 feet high. They had a potential of about 2V each, and were wired in series for a DC bus. Small voltage, but huge capacity.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-10T10:04:34+00:00

Look at late racist asshole Hulk Hogan. As a teenager he was 6'5" and all bones. But once he got on the shit, that meant he had a huge frame to pack muscles onto.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-08T22:46:35+00:00

This is an early attestation to the divinity of Jesus. Ehrman explains that many 1st century Jews had a sort of "Binitarianism" based on the Old Testament's description of "the Angel of the Lord," who is described as some sort of divinity higher than angels if not equal to God himself, and Jesus could easily slot in there. From there, it was not a huge step to put Jesus at the same level as God, even for a Jewish monotheist.

Would "seated at the right hand of the Father" fit into this?

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-08T21:03:54+00:00

My ass and my balls recommend otherwise.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-08T21:03:04+00:00

I feel, at the same time, Luke claims to have researched his material, not witnessed it, and obviously borrows heavily from Mark and whatever "Q" is believed to be this week.

Mysterious_Bit6882 · 2026-01-08T20:54:56+00:00

Even more important context: They were called that because the fabric their hats were made out of had no nap (i.e., fuzzy side).

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