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FirstLight

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6. Heehee

Reply to Initech (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 11:06 PM

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Frank Sinatra once told Donald Trump to "go f*** himself" [View all] Yavin4 Nov 2019 OP

Always Cheap Me. Nov 2019 #1

I can hear Frank now... 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2019 #2

I can't watch it...I'd laugh too hard.. Maxheader Nov 2019 #31

Frank knew a criminal when he saw one. roamer65 Nov 2019 #3

Frank Sinatra was a bad ass. Trump is just an ass. Initech Nov 2019 #4

Heehee FirstLight Nov 2019 #6

I have a new-found respect for Frank Sinatra. smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #5

Sinatra was a gangster? Stinky The Clown Nov 2019 #9

No, but he knew a few gangsters Clash City Rocker Nov 2019 #12

He had well known ties to the mafia.nt. drray23 Nov 2019 #13

Wasn't he supposed to be the singer in the Godfather novel? nt Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #26

"Johnny Fontane." Yes, the character was modeled after Sinatra. Nt raccoon Nov 2019 #27

I suck at names, but I remember the role...nt Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #29

I think he was. Wasn't he? smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #14

lol Cha Nov 2019 #23

He was a bag man underpants Nov 2019 #30

Mira Lansky? rsdsharp Nov 2019 #35

Meyer Lansky underpants Nov 2019 #36

I think they are both cut-throats, but Sinatra had talent Beringia Nov 2019 #7

Francis Albert Sinatra was more "mobbed-up" than Donnie back then. VOX Nov 2019 #8

And whose legs did he have broken? Stinky The Clown Nov 2019 #10

You obviously don't understnd the definition of "Could" SixString Nov 2019 #15

Oh stop. That post's implication was clear. Now back it up with facts. Stinky The Clown Nov 2019 #19

No thanks, Stink. SixString Nov 2019 #22

The Chairman had more badass in his pinkie than Trump in his entire girth... Moostache Nov 2019 #11

He knew gangsters and even worked for them. Norbert Nov 2019 #16

Sure. SixString Nov 2019 #17

Yes, but did he go through with it? Norbert Nov 2019 #25

If you performed in Vegas in those days you dealt with the Mob. GulfCoast66 Nov 2019 #18

I heard Trump hated Merv Griffin because he got a casino on the strip and doc03 Nov 2019 #20

That man...wanted FRANK SINATRA to work for scale? forgotmylogin Nov 2019 #21

I saw Frank Sinatra perform live in July 1990. rooboy Nov 2019 #24

Sinatra was... Mike Nelson Nov 2019 #28

Keith Richards & The Stones OneBlueDotBama Nov 2019 #32

This was a big deal. Up to that time, Sinatra was closely associated with rival casino owner, Steve no_hypocrisy Nov 2019 #33

Broken clocks and such. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2019 #34