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The Manzos Are Not Real Criminals of New Jersey

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ArtfulSlinger
05/26/09

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Dead, naked middle aged dude in the car could only be one of two things - mob hit or "organized crime correction"... or maybe he was cruising for something unexpected? Rarely do random thugs, who are targeting people to steal their money or car, take the time to strip a man, bound him and then gag him and stick him in the trunk of the car, but who knows.
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Smitros
05/26/09

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Richard, you are invited to avoid any place named a "social club" or "pork store".
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El Matardillo
05/26/09

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Just when I try to leave Gawker forever, they pull me back in.
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intime
05/26/09

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I dunno about New Joisey, but in Cleveland no one is found bound, naked, and shot four times in the trunk of Lincoln Continental unless they had somethin' to do with the Mob. I'm tellin' ya - theys is the only ones that drives Lincoln Continentals.
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BookishLookish
05/26/09

@intime: You should just be glad there are some Italians in Ohio so you don't have to eat egg noodles with ketchup.
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bboston88
05/26/09

@intime: How could anyone named "Tiny" not be involved with the mafia. I mean, really people, Tiny??
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Smitros
05/26/09

@bboston88 (star please?):

He could have been just a heavy-set security guard.
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Kid Twist
05/26/09

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In five years, the Manzo family will be completely legitimate.
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gladys_kravitz
05/26/09

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Richard, this is going down a bad road. I hope Denton will hire you some personal security so you can keep the recaps coming.
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misslinda
05/26/09

@gladys_kravitz: I never thought it would come to this, but I am willing to forgoe the recaps for Richard's safety. I've seen the Sopranos, so I know this requires an overture from one of the parties that leads to a sit-down in a back room of a New Jersey butcher store. Denton, make some calls, Richard's kneecaps are not worth the page views.
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resipsaloquacious
05/26/09

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Richard,

Some morning in the near future, right outside of Gawker HQ, there will be a swarthy looking gentleman in a track suit. He will be smoking a cigarette and drinking coffee purchased from a street vendor.

He will be waiting for your arrival. Right before you enter Gawker HQ, you will hear "Hey, you! Ya little Sckmuch, come ear. Now." At this point, he will raise his right hand, the one carrying the coffee, and his pinky finger will lift from the cup, point directly at you, and the pinky finger will beckon you.

You will be helpless to fight the power of the pinky.
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BookishLookish
05/26/09

@resipsaloquacious: What is this "sckmuch"? Bada-Bing-style Italian that I do not know does not exist!
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resipsaloquacious
05/26/09

@BookishLookish:

It's a phonetic spelling. My friend's father (owns a masonry business) used to call a wiseass a "sckmuch" or something along those lines.
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BookishLookish
05/26/09

@resipsaloquacious: A "scamooch"? O madonn', you better ask him what it means, because I really don't want to ask my bookie, he will just make fun of me and won't tell me stoogatz.
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kimsama
05/26/09

@resipsaloquacious: Italian-American pronunciation of Scaramouche? I know, it seems like a stretch, but damn, we like to bastardize pronunciation. I mean, I thought "basilico" was "maznigol" for a solid decade. And it makes sense (Scaramouche = wiseass/clown)
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BookishLookish
05/26/09

@kimsama: Thank you, righteous Italian ragazza, I think I hear a *ding, ding* in the background!
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misslinda
05/26/09

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Richard, I don't like the sound of this. Lawyers? Organized crime? People named "Tiny"? Please, please be careful.
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TheMac
05/26/09

@misslinda: Seriously, this shit could make the Grifter run-in look tame.
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I Love New Jersey
05/26/09

@misslinda: Lawyers? Now they are really organized crime.
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misslinda
05/26/09

@I Love New Jersey: Oh yay, another lawyer jab from our resident NJ mouthbreather. Pull your knuckles up, hon, and try to keep up with the big kids. Also, that gum-snapping is getting on my last nerve.
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kimsama
05/26/09

@misslinda: Get it? Because working to promote rule of law and justice is just like breaking people's knees, or something! HAR! HAR!
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somethingsfishy
05/26/09

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Unless anyone knows whether or not these assumptions are 100% true, I can understand why it's such a heated issue for them. Being accused of being in organized crime is an extremely serious allegation. It's entirely possible that their businesses are completely legitimate or else, why the hell would they be on TV? As flashy as these families tend to be, they know to keep some things under the radar and I doubt they would pimp the Brownstone as hard as they have been if it were illegitimate.
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bytememehard
05/26/09

@somethingsfishy: Never heard of hubris?
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SuchAndSuch
05/26/09

@somethingsfishy: First off, the fact is that almost everyone accused of having ties to the mob denies it. Even Henry Hill, and that's how he makes his living.

Secondly, speaking as someone who's produced and directed many hundreds of hours of reality TV, everyone who gets on one of these shows thinks they can outsmart the show and hide whatever they want to hide. And they're always wrong.
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MsMuffinMcGuffin
05/26/09

@SuchAndSuch: Agreed. People always think they are smarter than the producers. And these folks hang themselves out to dry just fine on their own.
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