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Re: So this is what mobsters look like now?
[Re: TheKillingJoke]
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01/19/23 03:34 PM
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No offense, but I as well expected to see much worse than what I saw in that picture lol. I've come across a variety of organized crime figures throughout the years and I've seen plenty of them walking around in the same type of clothes Dom Grande's wearing in that picture. If he knew how to wear his hat properly and tried not so hard to look thuggish with the way that cigar is used as a prop with that little smirk on his face, then maybe I'd have a different opinion. Don't tell me he's not taking that picture posing like that for any other reason. Guys a clown, a dumb fuck and a trash piece of shit. Bottom line. He doesn't deserve to be in New York and like the above poster said, Philly can have him.
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Re: So this is what mobsters look like now?
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01/19/23 03:57 PM
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Re: So this is what mobsters look like now?
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01/19/23 04:46 PM
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No one tell him these guys have worn t-shirts before too
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Re: So this is what mobsters look like now?
[Re: TheKillingJoke]
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01/20/23 12:33 PM
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Nick Ferriola is arguably one of the most powerful organized crime figures in Chicago and a very sharp dresser these days, but when you go look up pictures of him when he was in his 30's it's clear that he's not always walking around in the most fashionable clothes either. Not gonna disagree with that one bit! But he came to his senses obviously once he knew he had to take that step up and Represent the Outfit better from a professional standpoint. Knowing he is the boss of the Chinatown street crew instead of just some everyday bookie taking bets. Peter Pan needs to stop dressing like a teenager and start dressing like a real man. A man who has his shit together just like a seasoned businessman running a company because that is exactly the mindset you need to have as a successful mobster. You are a businessman, this isn't a fucking game or a joke.
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Re: So this is what mobsters look like now?
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01/20/23 01:48 PM
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He'll be getting plenty of practice with that where he is right now. Not some young little bitch who names himself Peter Pan who thinks he's a tough guy and wants to suck Joey Merlino's cock.
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Re: So this is what mobsters look like now?
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01/21/23 04:07 AM
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To this very day, as I write this post, there are plenty of wiseguys who still dress extremely sharp. Especially when they're going somewhere that requires it (out to eat, to nightclubs, weddings, important business meetings, etc). And then of course there are the guys who like to dress more casual. And then you always have your percentage of slobs, who dress like shit because they have no style, no class, and don't know any better. Or are broke and walk around like broken-down-valises...That will never change!
But isn't that also the way the general public is as well nowadays? And has, in fact, always been like that. Of course it is.
In general, John-Q-Public, isn't dressing as formally as people did decades back, like in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, etc. Women don't wear formal skirts and dresses on a daily basis as females did back then, and men don't wear suits with white shits and ties every single day as their "go to" attire. It's a vastly different world.
It all started to change a bit with the hippy social revolution of the late 1960s, early 1970s. During the late 1970s, into the 1980s (during the disco and club era, it made somewhat of a comeback). But as the years went by, more and more people in general began to dress more casually. Mob guys followed suit. After all, the mob is just a microcosm of the larger world out there, they too are influenced by current trends and styles, no? Or course they are. They live in the same world as everybody else. Just because they make their living a bit different from the crowd, doesn't mean they're not influenced by what goes on around them.
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Re: So this is what mobsters look like now?
[Re: TheKillingJoke]
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01/21/23 04:38 AM
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I do agree with the sentiment that the way you carry yourself - which extends to the way you dress - definitely is extremely important when you want people to respect you. Especially in a Dickensian environment like the underworld. If you stroll around like a tramp, who's gonna take you seriously? 100% TKJ. 100% And thats true, whether you're in the upper-world, or the underworld. It you look like a winener, people are drawn to you (and that transcends into business opportunities). If you look like a slob and loser, then people also view you as such. Whether or not you really are, or aren't. Perception is reality! A perfect example of this mentality is a bookmaker. Who in their right mind wants to bet with a bookie you looks like he doesn't have two nickels to rub together? If they win, bettors wanna get paid, not stiffed. So a smart bookmaker dresses like a champ, drives a Cadillac or Benz, and walks around picking up bar tabs. THAT'S how they get friendly and encourage people to become their customers.
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