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Not the Johnny Cash You're Thinking Of

BafflingBeerMan

By BafflingBeerMan,
Posted on: 2011-01-20 17:08 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture

 

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However colorful the noms du crime in the Rogue Isles, it's worthwhile to consider the cognomens that real-world villains choose. Courtesy of the Village Voice, here are some of the best Mafia nicknames in the wake of today's massive mob takedown.

20. “The Vet” (Vincent Aulisi)
19. “Mousey” (Giovanni Vella)
18. “Beach” (Stephen Depiro)
17. “Tony Bagels” (Anthony Cavezza)
16. “Johnny Bandana” (John Brancaccio)
15. “Hootie” (Anthino Russo)
14. “Meatball” (Frank Bellantoni)
13. “Burger” (Christopher Reynolds)
12. “Vinny Carwash” (Vincenzo Frogiero)
11. “Junior Lollipops” (Joseph Carna)
10. “The Beard” (Dennis Delucia)
9. “Baby Shacks” (Luigi Manocchio)
8. “Baby Fat Larry”, a.k.a. “BFL” (Anthony Durso)
7. “Pooch” (Giuseppe Destefano)
6. “Johnny Cash” (John Azzarelli)
5. “Mush” (Andrew Russo)
4. “Jimmy Gooch” (Vincent Febbraro)
3. “Benji”, a.k.a “The Claw”, a.k.a. “The Fang” (Benjamin Castellazzo)
2. “Cheeks”, a.k.a. “Firehawk”, a.k.a. “Nighthawk” (Anthony Licata)
1. “Lumpy” (John Hartmann)
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are these the nicknames of people rounded up today?

if you have more then nickname are you twice the mobster as the other guys?

Luigi Manocchio is a supertuff, superbad name. He should lose the "baby shacks" name and use his real name as his nickname

Luigi "Luigi Manocchio" Manocchio

 

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Originally Posted by warden_de_dios View Post
are these the nicknames of people rounded up today?
Yes, in addition to one hundred-some other "goodfellas".

 

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This is an awful list, clearly 'Junior Lollipops' should be in the number 1 slot!

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Cheeks”, a.k.a. “Firehawk”, a.k.a. “Nighthawk” (Anthony Licata)

Wonder if he drove a Pontiac Firebird? - that would truly make me LMAO - Othewise I guess this guy must've been into nocturnal acts of arson?


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2. “Cheeks”, a.k.a. “Firehawk”, a.k.a. “Nighthawk” (Anthony Licata)
***hole's trying to tarnish my good name. I hope he gets what's coming to him.

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With the nickname Cheeks he gonna have something coming at him in prison.
aren't you glad I didn't spell coming with a u

 

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What? Not a single Fat Tony?

"Ben is short for Frank."
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Originally Posted by TrueGentleman View Post
20. “The Vet” (Vincent Aulisi)
19. “Mousey” (Giovanni Vella)
18. “Beach” (Stephen Depiro)
17. “Tony Bagels” (Anthony Cavezza)
16. “Johnny Bandana” (John Brancaccio)
15. “Hootie” (Anthino Russo)
14. “Meatball” (Frank Bellantoni)
13. “Burger” (Christopher Reynolds)
12. “Vinny Carwash” (Vincenzo Frogiero)
11. “Junior Lollipops” (Joseph Carna)
10. “The Beard” (Dennis Delucia)
9. “Baby Shacks” (Luigi Manocchio)
8. “Baby Fat Larry”, a.k.a. “BFL” (Anthony Durso)
7. “Pooch” (Giuseppe Destefano)
6. “Johnny Cash” (John Azzarelli)
5. “Mush” (Andrew Russo)
4. “Jimmy Gooch” (Vincent Febbraro)
3. “Benji”, a.k.a “The Claw”, a.k.a. “The Fang” (Benjamin Castellazzo)
2. “Cheeks”, a.k.a. “Firehawk”, a.k.a. “Nighthawk” (Anthony Licata)
1. “Lumpy” (John Hartmann)
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Where's Snooki?


S.

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So I guess #10 will popping up as The Capes villian of the week soon?

"Oh no, Cape, it's the Beard!"

And #15 doesn't sound that threatening. Maybe he's in a Hootie and the Blowfish cover band?

 

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Originally Posted by TrueGentleman View Post
3. "Benji", a.k.a "The Claw", a.k.a. "The Fang" (Benjamin Castellazzo)
2. "Cheeks", a.k.a. "Firehawk", a.k.a. "Nighthawk" (Anthony Licata)
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Where's Snooki?


S.
She's hispanic...and a girl. The Mafia is seriously old school.

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So I guess #10 will popping up as The Capes villian of the week soon?

"Oh no, Cape, it's the Beard!"
Alan Moore to guest-star? (I can't be the only one who immediately had that thought when he read "the Beard" in that list.)

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Alan Moore to guest-star? (I can't be the only one who immediately had that thought when he read "the Beard" in that list.)
Yeah exactly!

Then he'll complain how he was misrepresented, and how every line delivery was not exactly what he meant.

I love his writing, but seriously, he needs to take a deep breath and relax.

 

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(Alan Moore) needs to take a deep breath and relax.
This would anger The Beard. Don't make The Beard angry. You wouldn't like The Beard when it's angry.

 

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This would anger The Beard. Don't make The Beard angry. You wouldn't like The Beard when it's angry.
Is The Beard ever happy? I've never seen the man smile, and I've been reading comics since 1976.

 

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Then he'll complain how he was misrepresented, and how every line delivery was not exactly what he meant.

I love his writing, but seriously, he needs to take a deep breath and relax.
Funny, Moore didn't have any problems poking fun at himself in a cameo on The Simpsons. Perhaps he gets annoyed only when he's unceremoniously shut out of the creative process of adapting his works whose fundamental themes are then mangled to the point of unrecognizability, characters are cast inappropriately, and plots are trashed in order to make room for some studio-approved hack's credit on the screenplay's title page.

Hmn. Perhaps I need to take a deep breathe and relax.

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Is The Beard ever happy? I've never seen the man smile, and I've been reading comics since 1976.
Here he is with his wife. He's definitely smiling under The Beard.



Fun fact: Although Moore doesn't seem to have received any colorful nicknames, he did dub Neil Gaiman "Scary Trousers".

 

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15. “Hootie” (Anthino Russo)
6. “Johnny Cash” (John Azzarelli)
3. “Benji”, a.k.a “The Claw”, a.k.a. “The Fang” (Benjamin Castellazzo)
2. “Firehawk”, a.k.a. “Nighthawk” (Anthony Licata)
1. “Lumpy” (John Hartmann)

Sooner or later some other goodfella is gonna petition these guys and then it'll be:

15. "Generic23234712" (Anthino Russo)
6. "Generic21341180" (John Azzarelli)
3. "Generic89672341" (Benjamin Castellazzo)
2. "Generic57623421" (Anthony Licata)
1. "Generic23428946" (John Hartmann)

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Is The Beard ever happy? I've never seen the man smile, and I've been reading comics since 1976.
By "The Beard" I mean...The Beard, not Alan Moore. They are separate entities. One of them is a symbiote. I'll let you guess which.

 

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mafia? what mafia?

You only fail if you give up. - Dana Scully

Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum - Nick Cave

We're not just destroyers, at the same time we can be saviors. - Allen Walker

 

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By "The Beard" I mean...The Beard, not Alan Moore. They are separate entities. One of them is a symbiote. I'll let you guess which.
The Beard is actually known as "The Beard That Walks Like A Man."

Alan Moore is the symbiote. I think.

I need to log in and make The Beard now. What do you think for powersets?

Maybe I could level pact with Rouge Angle of Satin.

 

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With the nickname Cheeks he gonna have something coming at him in prison.
I see what you did there.