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Re: Mobsters and gangsters nicknames
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10/21/17 11:27 AM
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Thanks Furio very interesting.
Would you know why they called Bernardo " u tratturi" Provenzano ? According to the statements of snitch Antonino Calderone, Provenzano participated in the so-called "massacre of Viale Lazio" (December 10, 1969), during the conflict, Provenzano was injured to his hand but managed to shoot with his machine gun; Cavataio (the target of the massacre) was wounded and Provenzano stunned him with Beretta's kick, knocking him on gunshots. After the massacre the nickname means also that Provenzano,trapped everything and where he passed "no longer grew the grass".
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Re: Mobsters and gangsters nicknames
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10/21/17 12:29 PM
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Raffaele Cutolo aka The Professor because wear glasses and was very smart for a camorrista; Pasquale Barra aka the Animal because when killed Turatello in 1981 stabbed him and bit his heart and his stomach; Paolo DiLauro aka the milionaire because during a poker game accidently open a bag with so cash that the others said "Who we have Ciruzzo the milionaire"; Giovanni Brusca aka the scannacristiani aka the thepeopleslaughter because killed more 200 people or the verru aka the pork for his face; Totò Riina aka Totò o curtu (small) because was at least 1.60 m;
Furio, I really really enjoy reading about the NCO and Cutolo, those guys were insane! Especially Cutolo.
-I shot him a coupla' times. -What's a couple? -Hmm, more than a couple... Really I don't know the exact amount, maybe I shot him 10 times, 12 times? -Maybe fifteen? -Hmm, it could've been fifteen...
-Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso
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Re: Mobsters and gangsters nicknames
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10/21/17 03:51 PM
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Was Torrio "The brain" also? I thought his nickname was "the fox", Arnold Rothstein was "The brain". Dwalin we are both correct, he had two nicknames the brain & the fox. I read this in the book "Cosa Nostra" an illustrated history of the mafia by Massimo Picozzi. Arnold Rothstein was also nicknamed "the brain".
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Re: Mobsters and gangsters nicknames
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10/21/17 06:36 PM
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Ruggiero "Richie the Boot" Boiardo, Newark NJ Mafioso, got his name because he conducted his business out of a phone boot'. The book "In the godfather garden" by Richard Linnett lists several theories: His nickname, the Boot, allegedly came from his occupation: Ruggerio Boiardo was a bootlegger and a successful one. Others said he was named after the motherland, where he came from, the boot of Italy. Newspapers reported that he earned the moniker by brutally kicking and stomping on his foes, sometimes to death. The Boot himself once told the FBI that he got the name because he was frequently summoned to telephone booths in order to conduct business and to take calls from female admirers: “Hey Richie the booth,” which sounded like “Richie da boot”; the nickname stuck.
Willie Marfeo to Henry Tameleo:
1) "You people want a loaf of bread and you throw the crumbs back. Well, fuck you. I ain't closing down."
2) "Get out of here, old man. Go tell Raymond to go shit in his hat. We're not giving you anything."
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Re: Mobsters and gangsters nicknames
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10/21/17 06:53 PM
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Ruggiero "Richie the Boot" Boiardo, Newark NJ Mafioso, got his name because he conducted his business out of a phone boot'. The book "In the godfather garden" by Richard Linnett lists several theories: His nickname, the Boot, allegedly came from his occupation: Ruggerio Boiardo was a bootlegger and a successful one. Others said he was named after the motherland, where he came from, the boot of Italy. Newspapers reported that he earned the moniker by brutally kicking and stomping on his foes, sometimes to death. The Boot himself once told the FBI that he got the name because he was frequently summoned to telephone booths in order to conduct business and to take calls from female admirers: “Hey Richie the booth,” which sounded like “Richie da boot”; the nickname stuck. That was a good one to know.
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Re: Mobsters and gangsters nicknames
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10/22/17 09:37 AM
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Not 4 nuthin'.. but.. this thread could go on 4 ever,they all had nicknames. Sure did and so did every other male in the neighborhood . What's up Serp..see Philip around lately?
I didn't want to leave blood on your carpet...
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Re: Mobsters and gangsters nicknames
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10/22/17 11:26 AM
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Raffaele Cutolo aka The Professor because wear glasses and was very smart for a camorrista; Pasquale Barra aka the Animal because when killed Turatello in 1981 stabbed him and bit his heart and his stomach; Paolo DiLauro aka the milionaire because during a poker game accidently open a bag with so cash that the others said "Who we have Ciruzzo the milionaire"; Giovanni Brusca aka the scannacristiani aka the thepeopleslaughter because killed more 200 people or the verru aka the pork for his face; Totò Riina aka Totò o curtu (small) because was at least 1.60 m;
Furio, I really really enjoy reading about the NCO and Cutolo, those guys were insane! Especially Cutolo. http://blog.futbologia.org/2012/09/quella-volta-che-juary-incontro-don-raffaele-cutolo/Antonio Sibilia, was the president of the Avellino soccer team. A 60-year-old, a successful builder, folklorist, as many of the top sports executives of the 1980s. Still in trouble when it comes to using the Italian language, but able to set up competitive teams. One day, the October 31, 1980, Sibilia went to take Juary,the avellino bestplayer and brings him to Naples where he is celebrating the hearing of a trial that sees among the accused Raffaele Cutolo, the boss of the NCO, at that time the largest criminal organization in the area. Once in the classroom, under the incredulous eyes of journalists, police and magistrates, Sibilia approaches the cage in which "o professor" is locked. He greets him with three kisses on his cheeks, and exchanges with him a couple of friendly chats. Then he gives way to Juary, his pupil, who approaches the bars and gives Cutolo a package. Inside there is a 70 gram gold medal; on one face is depicted the head of a wolf, symbol of avellino society, and on the other there is a dedication: "To Don Raffaele Cutolo, with esteem". Before leaving the classroom, Sibilia finds time to explain the gesture to the press. "Nothing odd - says - Cutolo is a super fan of the Avellino; the gift of the medal is not my initiative, it is a decision taken by the board of directors. The truth was that Luigi Necco a tv jornalist spoken of the ties between Cutolo and Sibilia that dreamed to become the NCO capo in the Avellino zone and went to Cutolo asking to fix Necco. To answer Sibilia's request, however, is not Cutolo, who does not want to be exposed by hitting a journalist, but his lordly lieutenant, Enzo Casillo, anxious to gain visibility in the organization. Just over a year later, on November 29, 1981, Necco was shot three times in the legs at the exit of the restaurant where he went before each game. On his car is also found a note in neapolitan “Tu vuliv’ fa o criticone?”(did you want to make the critic?).
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Re: Mobsters and gangsters nicknames
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10/22/17 02:47 PM
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Capone was called "Scarface" by the press, but not by anyone in his outfit who planned to see his next birthday. His close associates called him "Snorky," which was a contemporary term meaning "elegant." Murray "The Camel" Humphries, a Welshman in Capone's outfit, got that name because part of his last name is "hump."
Anthony "the Ant" Spilotro got that name from a cop who referred to him as a "pissant."
Abner "Longy" Zwillman, big-time NJ gangster, got that name because he attained his full height (6'2") when he was 13.
Carmine Galante was known as "Lilo" because he was always smoking a cigar. "Lilo" is Italian slang for cigar.
Some Gambinos referred to Aniello Dellacroce as "the Polack," but I never read an explanation. Perhaps someone here knows why?
Matty "The Horse" Ianniello got that moniker because. as a kid, he got into a fight with a much bigger guy during a baseball game and knocked him down.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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Re: Mobsters and gangsters nicknames
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10/22/17 03:31 PM
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Capone was called "Scarface" by the press, but not by anyone in his outfit who planned to see his next birthday. His close associates called him "Snorky," which was a contemporary term meaning "elegant." Murray "The Camel" Humphries, a Welshman in Capone's outfit, got that name because part of his last name is "hump."
Anthony "the Ant" Spilotro got that name from a cop who referred to him as a "pissant."
Abner "Longy" Zwillman, big-time NJ gangster, got that name because he attained his full height (6'2") when he was 13.
Carmine Galante was known as "Lilo" because he was always smoking a cigar. "Lilo" is Italian slang for cigar.
Some Gambinos referred to Aniello Dellacroce as "the Polack," but I never read an explanation. Perhaps someone here knows why?
Matty "The Horse" Ianniello got that moniker because. as a kid, he got into a fight with a much bigger guy during a baseball game and knocked him down. The Detective who named the "ant" was Bill Roemer..not sure if I spelled name right,,anyways,he has written a few good books on the "Outfit"..died a few yrs. ago.
I didn't want to leave blood on your carpet...
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