I think I saw an interview with Gandolfini where he said he was approached by a wise guy and was told "wise guys never wear shorts".
At least that choice of words is believable. But a sitting Boss telling another sitting Boss that "a Don doesn't wear shorts"? Pleeeze.
And you only had to see some of these guys out on Long Beach or in Rockaway back in the day. Shorts, black socks and white fucking shoes.
Some of them even had shorts/safari shirt sets when they were popular (for about five minutes back in the '70s). They looked like the old leisure suits but with short pants and short sleeves. I swear on my kids .
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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