Great observation, Signor Vitelli!

I vividly remember reading both those graphic accounts and hadn't connected the two...but perhaps the garroting was fondly referred to as an 'Ex-Lax' killing back in those days. Either that or Richard Castellano, who played Clemenza, borrowed the ex-lax phrase directly from the book.

JGeoff, you've got until April 10th. Time to get an 'ex-lax' instant graemlin list.

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