re_nonsequiturs t1_iub83n9 wrote
Reply to comment by agreea in The Discovery that Lemons Cure Scurvy Caused the Formation of the Sicilian Mafia by agreea
In your first example, A did not know B, but in your second, A knows B. The first is clearly a series of passwords to test an unknown claimant.
How would the introduction go today if A didn't know B?
In 1875, how would B have been introduced to C if A knew B?
agreea OP t1_iub93eu wrote
Very good point, the comparison isn’t 1:1. As I understand it (not at all a mobster myself just a voracious consumer of mob content), today A would say to B “I’m with Z’s family/crew” if they were from the same area, and might specify the location if they weren’t from the same area. But generally they wouldn’t talk Cosa Nostra stuff if they were strangers, even if they were both in the mob. There would need to be an intro made between them.
In 1875, B would likely have introduced themselves to C using the same ritual above, but perhaps with A hinting to C to kick it off by… complaining about a toothache to B lmao.
VoodooMagic13X t1_iucfjhy wrote
A B C, It's easy as 1 2 3, as simple as Do re mi, A B C, 1 2 3 Baby you and me girl
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