Does anyone know the origin of this phrase? Presumably it is a Sicilian message for killing someone as is shown in the film, but anyone know where Puzo got the idea from? Any specific examples of its use?
It was used for anyone who got whacked and then dumped overboard in the ocean to hide the body. Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn was a dumping ground for some real-life wiseguys who crossed somebody. One of the Gallo Bros. crew was dumped there and his shirt was delivered to the gang with a fish inside of it (around 1961).
