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Re: Joey Merlino turkey giveaways
[Re: Moe_Tilden]
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05/24/20 08:21 PM
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Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Merlino was doing it before 1990. I am sure other gangsters did the same, to win the loyalty of the neighborhood people.
Last edited by Fleming_Ave; 05/24/20 08:22 PM.
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Re: Joey Merlino turkey giveaways
[Re: mchang93]
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05/25/20 11:10 AM
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i doubt it was inspired by new jack or vice versa. the earliest i've seen someone doing that was capone during the depression, and it became a thing lots of gangsters of all races did. Neighborhood bosses have been doing this or forms of charity like this going back to depression/prohibition days Yes, it goes back to (at least) Capone, if not earlier. If someone in your neighborhood gives you turkeys for the holidays, who are you going to be loyal to? The guy who gives you a turkey, or the guy who gives you a ticket?
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