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Confessions Of A Former Mafia Boss

September 1, 2021 Leave a Comment

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Michael Franzese is an American former New York mobster and caporegime of the Colombo crime family, and son of former underboss Sonny Franzese. He was heavily involved in the gasoline tax rackets in the 1980s. At the height of his operation, federal authorities claim Franzese generated close to a billion dollars a year in a gas-tax scheme he masterminded. Since then, he has publicly renounced organized crime, created a foundation for helping youth, and became a motivational speaker.

What was the main appeal of joining the mob for you?

I joined to help my day get out of prison. plain and simple. the money and power came for me later on. once i got in, i wanted both.

What is the process of becoming a “Made Man” like?

Very intense. very solemn, very serious. I took an oath with a picture of a saint burning in my hands. My thumb was cut with a knife and blood dropped on the floor. The oath is never to violate the brotherhood of La Cosa Nostra.

Bartenders Reveal What Your Drink Order Says About You

August 19, 2021 Leave a Comment

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1. From my experience if you order a Bud Light/ Miller Light/ Budweiser with a shot of Bourbon or Whisky you probably work a manual labor intensive job. Most older women want vodka with water/tonic/soda. Younger woman tend to order vodka with cranberry or sweeter mixed drinks. Younger men tend to order IPA’s or Craft Beers. I can always tell who just turned 21 due to all the complex sweet shots with fancy names being ordered. Old ladies that want to party usually start with Margaritas. I bartend on the weekends at a shot and beer spot, so I don’t get a lot variety.

15 Adult Virgins Confess Why They’ve Never Had Sex

August 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

1. "I’m 33. I never learned how to ask a girl out, even though several of them asked me out, and it led to some very shallow relationships. In university, I was in clubs that kept me very busy and had little time for a social life. I got into World of Warcraft for a year, picked up drawing as a hobby … and then suddenly I was 27 and worked in an office where every girl is at least 40 and usually divorced with kids, and I honestly had no idea how to ask a girl out or even realize if she was interested in me. Fast forward five years. I have a relatively successful career, work 12-hour days and … well, nothing has changed. I thought about helping nature a bit by paying for it. But the one time I ended up in a bar of ill-repute, I was disgusted. I am honestly not worried about not having had sex. I’m worried about living my entire life alone."

19 Soldiers Who Fought In Afghanistan Reveal Their Preconceptions That Turned Out To Be Completely Wrong

August 16, 2021 Leave a Comment

1. That Afghanistan was an actual country. It’s only so on a map; the people (in some of the more rural places, at least) have no concept of Afghanistan.

We were in a village in northern Kandahar province, talking to some people who of course had no idea who we were or why we were there. This was in 2004; not only had they not heard about 9/11, they hadn’t heard Americans had come over. Talking to them further, they hadn’t heard about that one time the Russians were in Afghanistan either.

We then asked if they knew where the city of Kandahar was, which is a rather large and important city some 30 miles to the south. They’d heard of it, but no one had ever been there, and they didn’t know when it was.

For them, there was no Afghanistan. The concept just didn’t exist.

10 South Koreans Reveal What They Were Taught About North Koreans In Grade School

August 10, 2021 Leave a Comment

1. When I was in elementary school, the teachings were mostly on pity toward the North Korean general population, especially the children. Every now and then we would be given assignments to write letters to our North Korean peers. I remember writing one, and all I could write about was how I’d like to send them some of my favorite snacks, because I was taught in school that they were impoverished and shut off from the rest of the world.

The Chilling Last Words From Pilots Of Crashing Planes

August 5, 2021 Leave a Comment

Vladivostokavia Airlines, Flight 352

The plane crashed and exploded in flames in Siberian woodlands near the village of Burdakovka, about 21 miles from Irkutsk. The aircraft crashed during the third turn in a landing approach to Irkutsk, an intermediate stop for refueling. The first officer was flying the plane, when at 2,600 ft., an audible alarm sounded indicating a wide angle of attack. Eleven seconds later the aircraft swung around 180 degrees and entered a flat spin. The captain ordered the engines at full throttle but it was too late and 22 seconds later the plane hit the ground, belly first, broke up and burned. Due to the poor communication between pilots, wrong parameters were placed in the computer while landing, whiched caused the plane to descend at the wrong angle. As a result, the plane stalled and entered a spin and crashed. All 145 aboard were killed.

Confessions Of A Freemason

July 22, 2021 Leave a Comment

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For those of us who don’t really know, can you summarize what the freemasons are all about?

Freemasonry is the largest fraternal organization for men who believe in a Supreme Being in the world. More or less.

Is it true that the Freemasons secretly control or maintain a portion of the real control over the United States Government?

It is true that many of founding fathers and patriots (Washington, Franklin, Hancock, Revere), US Presidents (Truman, Ford), Supreme Court Justices (Warren, Marshall) , et al are or were Freemasons, and many of the government buildings were laid Masonically. The influence is undeniable. The Boston Tea Party was carried out largely by Masons, for example. You see many facets of Masonry carried over into our system of government — one person, one vote, secret ballot, executive term limits, even the oaths of office have similarities.

But that said, Masons don’t run the world as if we were a secret cabal. It just so happens that many of our members are accomplished men, which includes politics but is hardly limited to it. Harry Houdini was a Mason. Duke Ellington was a Mason. John Glenn is a Mason.

15 People Facing Imminent Death Reveal Their Thoughts And Feelings As They Were About To Die

July 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

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1. Disgustingly: that I didn’t care if those around me were killed just as long as I got out alive. The knowledge of that being my thought process at the time has haunted me my entire life.

“I’m Turning 90 And I’m Truly And Earnestly Terrified To Die”

July 12, 2021 Leave a Comment

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I’m turning 90 and I’m truly and earnestly terrified to die.

I’m not ready.

I don’t want to die.

I feel like I’m the only person my age that wants to live.

I have my health, my independence and am in great shape.

All my elderly friends are all prepared to die.

They say once you hit 90 it’s anyday….anyday.

Here’s A List Of What A Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Say You Should Appreciate While You’re Alive

June 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

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The things my patients say they’ll miss the most are NOT seeing the World Landmarks, buying fancy things, that new car, “living it up” party style, etc.

Here is an actual compiled list: