Comments on: REAL GANGSTER

By: al capone

al capone — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:28:27 +0000

yeah

By: Graham

Graham — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:29:50 +0000

To those who feel that a difference in colour is so much of a problem, I wish that you go blind – it won’t be an issue for you anymore, plus the chances of you getting hit by a semi back on your way home to whatever backwater redneck swamp you came from is quadrupled!

It’s a WIN/WIN really.

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:01:38 +0000

3rded, or is it 4thed?

By: that one guy

that one guy — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:09:15 +0000

Yea, masogynist is patently false. “Mas” is not an acceptable spelling for the prefix “mis.” Or else we’d have “masgivings,” “masdirection,” etc.

By: MLD

MLD — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:17:24 +0000

interestingly, I can’t find a legit source that lists masogynist as an acceptable alternate. So… link?

By: Sylvester Van Eukalyptus

Sylvester Van Eukalyptus — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:38:14 +0000

Those who rely on something as petty as the color of one’s skin as a sole or primary reason for their distaste for someone do nothing more than demonstrate their sub-par intelligence and lack of imagination, since people, by the by, are worthy of contempt for many more reasons than something as silly as this. All one has to do is look and one can find much more powerful and convincing reasons to mock, detest, deride, or otherwise accurately describe the subject at hand.,,

By: Sylvester Van Eukalyptus

Sylvester Van Eukalyptus — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:32:53 +0000

Well, say about Ol’ Al what you will, at least he knew how to pull up his trousers.

By: that one guy

that one guy — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:08:48 +0000

WRONG!
SYPHILIS!
NEEDLES!

By: offenderx

offenderx — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:15:51 +0000

Al Capone was paroled on November 16, 1939, spent a short time in a hospital, then returned to his home in Palm Island, Florida.

On January 21, 1947, Capone had an apoplectic stroke. He regained consciousness and started to improve but contracted pneumonia on January 24. He suffered a fatal cardiac arrest the next day

People Fail on History today.

By: chappy

chappy — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:05:07 +0000

am i the only one who thinks it’s creepy and kind of silly that Al Capone died because he was afraid of needles….of syphilis in jail? PATHETIC.

By: elisbeth from missisippi

elisbeth from missisippi — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:30:51 +0000

why am i crying when i as a person on this computer is takin my time 2 watch him deep in his eyes?

By: Allie

Allie — Sun, 03 May 2009 04:28:46 +0000

Whose name?

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 03 May 2009 04:24:58 +0000

What is his name? I forgot and it is killing me!

By: calgar

calgar — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:41:43 +0000

couldn’t agree more with this caption.

By: igloomccoy

igloomccoy — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:19:35 +0000

Yeah but Caligula was a paranoid jackass and a little bit of a nut. Wait, is that not what tough means?

By: Ming

Ming — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:05:28 +0000

Man, are U doing your college anthropology assignment. Keep on going with your work brother..

By: Allie

Allie — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:28:41 +0000

@igloomccoy:

Forgive me, but Stalin was tough. Caligula “little boots” decidedly was not, and met a justified end after ordering the Roman army (the mightiest military force in what they considered the world) to make a raid on Neptune. The soldiers spent hours stabbing and slashing at the surf, and the booty that they carried home was nothing more than helmets of seashells. He got what he deserved for that embarassment, and when I think about him, all I think is “scrawny little crackpot”. When concerned with Caligula, Tough is nowhere in the lexicon.

I figured I should share that bit of laughable and slightly tragic trivia for your enjoyment.

By: igloomccoy

igloomccoy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:19:23 +0000

Nice play, ubr.

By: igloomccoy

igloomccoy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:18:35 +0000

I just always figured that those kids thought he was someone else and didn’t know who Guevara was.
Also–and I am not justifying the murders by Guevara’s hands–but at least he was a revolutionary. He fought for the people. Yeah he did awful things but he did stand for a lot of things that should be believed in.

By: HairySexyTroll

HairySexyTroll — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:57:39 +0000

Ssssnnnnnnaapp! Well done!
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By: slaggingham

slaggingham — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:53:45 +0000

“Why in the world would anybody reminisce about a murderer?”

Beats me, but we do it al the time. I mean, Che Guevara’s face is on frickin’ everything. He’s like a Communist capitalist icon.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:56:50 +0000

you, sir, are evil. a good evil, but evil nonetheless.

By: that one guy

that one guy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:31:21 +0000

No, because he was imprisoned 80 years ago. Technology has come a long way.

By: that one guy

that one guy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:30:58 +0000

Why is it you assume todays gangsters have no organization? How do they go about smuggling in all their drugs and weapons against a far superior police force than that of Capone’s day?

By: that one guy

that one guy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:28:18 +0000

You’re equivocating. The street level thugs you’re thinking of now existed in Capone’s day, too — and were ordered to do equally foolish things back then. You’re ignoring the higher-ups in today’s gangs because they do what Capone could afford not to: stay out of the spotlight.

Law enforcement has come a long way in 80 years, and the people whose “job” it is to oversee drug- and gun-running rings just don’t throw themselves out in the open. Otherwise they’re forced to flee, and if you’re on the lam you can’t keep control of your gang. See Whitey Bulger.

By: that one guy

that one guy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:24:57 +0000

thank you. finally someone who speaks with some real experience with gang members, instead of a vague understanding of white kids pretending to be black.

large, sprawling gangs like the bloods or crips or latin kings are certainly less organized than capone’s organization, but the individual sets are still run seriously.

By: anonnymoose

anonnymoose — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:39:21 +0000

Actually both spellings are acceptable

By: The Steve

The Steve — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:43:58 +0000

I never said that idiots couldn’t be dangerous. Being violent doesn’t make you a good criminal. If you’re going to break the law and risk going to jail for the rest of your life, you had better be making money at it. Armed robbery over $45 in a gas station cash register is retarded.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:04:54 +0000

The basic hierarchical command structure is instinctive to all primates, including humans. We are not so sapiens as we would like to think – basic self centredness and lack of empathy have consequences in aggressive possessiveness, cruelty and lust for sensation. So, isn’t it time to decide as a species what is really human? Why do we keep perpetuating the worst of primate behaviours? What directions should we take so that such undesirable directions are no longer taken?

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:49:09 +0000

For an interesting angle on organised crime, read Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:45:15 +0000

masogynistic? Do you mean misogynic? Hate to be a snotty pedant but I also hate misspelling. Misogyny is all too widespread a phenomenon. Look how many religions and political systems seek to control women. It’s very chimp.

By: pittypat

pittypat — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:08:18 +0000

Only according to Firenzec scientists …

By: Allie

Allie — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:03:27 +0000

You may be right, but in the end, everything is subjective. One person’s reckless violence is another’s masterminded strategy. I’m sure people called Capone a mindless petty thug back in his heyday as well.

While I would like to point out that a lot of “those gangs” (MS13, Hell’s Angels, etc.) are indeed quite organized, I can only offer my own personal experience (which is likely not much in the grand scheme of things) to back my claim that the younger generation of gangs is wild and reckless and really think that “i don’t care” will make people afraid of them. Personally, they disgust me, which in turn causes me to pity them- but we won’t get into my personal philosophy here.

By: Gretta F

Gretta F — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:56:55 +0000

If you think today’s gangs are unorganized you are sadly mistaken and obviously not spending time in communities affected by gang violence.

By: Bix Nood

Bix Nood — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:36:22 +0000

Try watching Gang Land on the History Channel. A lot of these gangs are pretty well organized.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:15:56 +0000

Pretty much. Selling a brand instead of an actual fashion.

@Jane: It’s why I going to be President of PK.

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:06:59 +0000

It looks like stuff you could buy at Target, but I’m betting it costs a little more, right?

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:03:57 +0000

Well, I was kind of disappointed in the website because the models are wearing clothing in their actual size. I wanted a picture of your average Southpole wearer which means it would have to be at least two sizes bigger. I like your take on the logo!

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:56:15 +0000

*feels the love and gets a good chuckle*

Perhaps it is my perverted nature showing but that logo just looks like a polygonal anus and then I see the clothing that only assholes would wear…

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:46:18 +0000

Well, as amazing as it is to me that you could be hated by ANYONE, I had no problems with it…

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:43:20 +0000

Every time I try to do a link lately (other than my normal one) it eats my damn post. Is there some trick I’m missing or does PK just hate me?

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:40:56 +0000

It’s a brand of clothing. AND because I love you… [link]

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:35:06 +0000

True true.

By: Allie

Allie — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:28:21 +0000

*is hugged…is happy…needs no upper-case for actions* How is it odd? The world is a big place. There’s no telling what we could have in common with everyone else besides the general assortment of fingers, toes, and…well, anyway, let’s not go there.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:24:42 +0000

*gives hugs* No worries, I leave admin work like that for Lynn and I focus on writing…

That’s an odd parallel… Though without the magazine part.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:17:09 +0000

REPRESENT!!!

By: Allie

Allie — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:17:08 +0000

I don’t believe so, but then, I am a clueless dolt when it comes to things of a technical nature. Hence my husband being webmaster of our magazine, whereas I am merely the owner/editor/one of the writers.

However, I’ve realized what my problem is. I was seeing replies from other nestings. *has just proven own clueless-dolt case…needs a hug*

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:16:45 +0000

Since I live under a rock, wearing South Pole as a reference is lost on me thus forcing my brain to detour through a bad wang joke and now…

My brain is damaged…

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:14:36 +0000

I just had a mental image of rappers with Scottish accents, possibly all wearing South Pole.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:11:55 +0000

Not a clue, really. Do you have more than one account set to that email or something of that nature?