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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Anyone else from Boston amused by the fact that Showtime is apparently making a show about the Bulgers, but setting it in Providence?
Note to others: Billy Bulger is the longtime (now former) president of the state senate, and his brother Whitey was a notorious gangster, currently on the lam (last I heard).
He's still on the lam?! I remember the L&O:CI about him (bringing it all together).
Apparently still on the lam. [link] Edit: Better! FBI Top Ten! [link]
Also, the Winter Hill of the Winter Hill Gang is Somerville, not Boston, and someone's mother or something used to live across the street from my aunts, and there was a huge bust of a weapons cache there once.
Oh, I thought I recognized that story, Jesse. (/criminal activity likes carrots.)
I actually blame my love of politicians on a lengthy chat with Billy Bulger at an impressionable age. He is one charming motherfucker, I tell you what.
Huh. I think I just got shanghaied into an internal promotional video. I am particularly weak willed during a migraine, if you can get me to respond.
I'm not surprised. Seems essential for the modern crime boss.ETA: charm, not work videos!
I'm not surprised. Seems essential for the modern crime boss.ETA: charm, not work videos!
Although, I do see the humor value in a promotional video by a modern crime boss.
For the record: I assume the criminal brother is charming as well, but I have never met him.
I think I just got shanghaied into an internal promotional video.
Ha ha. Hey -- we should stop saying "shanghaied," huh? It's worse than "gypped."
I'm behind, but... I'm mildly astonished to learn that it's unusual to throw a birthday party for oneself. Well, and yet have birthday parties. How does that work? Is this one of those things I missed learning in high school? I'm trying to think if I've ever been to a birthday party where the host wasn't the person having the birthday.
A friend did try to throw a surprise party for me once, but I unintentionally screwed his plan up enough that he had to tell me what was going on. And then I almost took his head off. Good times.