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Don Tomassino
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09/04/02 11:54 PM
09/04/02 11:54 PM
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why in the novel was he always refered to as a capo-mafioso or somethin like that if they called him DON Tommasino? Was he a Capo or a Don?
"Murders came with smiles, shooting people was no big deal for us Goodfellas..."
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Re: Don Tomassino
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09/05/02 11:24 AM
09/05/02 11:24 AM
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I can see why you'd ask that question, Goodfella. I think the answer is that it's a Sicilian term denoting that he's the head Mafioso in the district--the equivalent of one of the heads of the Five Families in New York, hence, "Don." Puzo several times subsequently refers to Don Tomassino as "the Mafia chief" or "chieftan," which settles it for me. However, in Italy and Spain, "Don" is an honorific that can apply to any "man of respect," even if he's not a Mafia chieftan.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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