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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Haha.  Daniel Jones is Big Pussy.  
    That is funny.
    My ancestry is half Italian, my dad's family are all named Italian names. My surname is obviously Italian, and although I don't necessarily look Italian, I've grown up being tagged with the silliest nicknames associated with being of Italian descent.
    Can't say it ever bothered me.  
    I have the perspective of also being Puerto Rican...and knowing that discrimination in America is still strong and real against PRs, the jokes about Italian stuff doesn't bother me like it would have a hundred years ago, when discrimination against Italians was very real here.

    My two cents.  
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  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,776
    edited December 2023
    The Juggler said:
    This mildly bugs me---- but does anyone find it odd, especially in 2023, that Tommy Devito and his agent being Italian is somehow funny to a lot of people? I'm half Italian and I can see the humor. But what if Tommy Devito was black and had a black agent? Would it be acceptable to make jokes of their blackness? What if Tommy Devito was Asian and had a Chinese agent? Would twitter be laughing at their "overwhelming" Oriental-ness?

    Again, I totally get the joke. I just suspect that a lot of the people laughing about it twitter are the same sort of people who would get mad at others for making similar jokes/comments about other races or ethnicities. 
    You’re not wrong. 
    But OTOH 

  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Also, yes...Juggler, to your point.
    Nobody would allow for it to be Tommy Won Ton or Tommy Fried Chicken.
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    juggler is getting introspective in his old age.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,912
    The Juggler said:
    This mildly bugs me---- but does anyone find it odd, especially in 2023, that Tommy Devito and his agent being Italian is somehow funny to a lot of people? I'm half Italian and I can see the humor. But what if Tommy Devito was black and had a black agent? Would it be acceptable to make jokes of their blackness? What if Tommy Devito was Asian and had a Chinese agent? Would twitter be laughing at their "overwhelming" Oriental-ness?

    Again, I totally get the joke. I just suspect that a lot of the people laughing about it twitter are the same sort of people who would get mad at others for making similar jokes/comments about other races or ethnicities. 
    Lighten up Francis.
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,120
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Also, yes...Juggler, to your point.
    Nobody would allow for it to be Tommy Won Ton or Tommy Fried Chicken.

    Tommy noodles for the win!
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,360
    Well our own team has the coach and the team fixer wearing Italian flags on the sideline (gotta get one of those). The agent's outfit was obviously over the top but whatever who cares. I agree with PJH, although I'd say lighten up Francesco.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    edited December 2023
    Get_Right said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Also, yes...Juggler, to your point.
    Nobody would allow for it to be Tommy Won Ton or Tommy Fried Chicken.

    Tommy noodles for the win!
    I've been Noodle, Noodleroni, Pasta, Ziti, Eyetie, WOP, Mayo The Wop, and various other things that people find humorous.   
    None of it bothered me.
    Tommy Cutlets is pretty good.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Get_Right said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Also, yes...Juggler, to your point.
    Nobody would allow for it to be Tommy Won Ton or Tommy Fried Chicken.

    Tommy noodles for the win!
    I've been Noodle, Noodleroni, Pasta, Ziti, Eyetie, WOP, Mayo The Wop, and various other things that people find humorous.   
    None of it bothered me.

    italian stallion?
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    Vancouver 11
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    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,163
    Wobbie said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Get_Right said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Also, yes...Juggler, to your point.
    Nobody would allow for it to be Tommy Won Ton or Tommy Fried Chicken.

    Tommy noodles for the win!
    I've been Noodle, Noodleroni, Pasta, Ziti, Eyetie, WOP, Mayo The Wop, and various other things that people find humorous.   
    None of it bothered me.

    italian stallion?
    More like the eye Talian stall ion.
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  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,825
    I’m 100% croatian

    Belechick also is, I’m not offended 🤣
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    Wobbie said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Get_Right said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Also, yes...Juggler, to your point.
    Nobody would allow for it to be Tommy Won Ton or Tommy Fried Chicken.

    Tommy noodles for the win!
    I've been Noodle, Noodleroni, Pasta, Ziti, Eyetie, WOP, Mayo The Wop, and various other things that people find humorous.   
    None of it bothered me.

    italian stallion?
    More like the eye Talian stall ion.
    Ha.  Truth!
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,163
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    Wobbie said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Get_Right said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Also, yes...Juggler, to your point.
    Nobody would allow for it to be Tommy Won Ton or Tommy Fried Chicken.

    Tommy noodles for the win!
    I've been Noodle, Noodleroni, Pasta, Ziti, Eyetie, WOP, Mayo The Wop, and various other things that people find humorous.   
    None of it bothered me.

    italian stallion?
    More like the eye Talian stall ion.
    Ha.  Truth!
    Vinny Testaverde 
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    CROJAM95 said:
    ^ for me the living at home, eating cutlets and having a loving mama do his choirs is the angle I see… the Italian part is his family being comfortable, they had a giant feast in the lot… heard 300 chicken cutlet sandwiches dished out

    the agent guy is playing up the mob thing 🤣…. For clickbait reasons and like everyone else, looking to cash in
    His agent is trying wayyy too hard and killing it.

    It's good for football and a feel good story.  People embrace it more than make fun of it.

    I do hope Tommy Cutlets has further success.  Stories like his is like Warners and hopefully more success to follow.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Get_Right said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Also, yes...Juggler, to your point.
    Nobody would allow for it to be Tommy Won Ton or Tommy Fried Chicken.

    Tommy noodles for the win!
    I've been Noodle, Noodleroni, Pasta, Ziti, Eyetie, WOP, Mayo The Wop, and various other things that people find humorous.   
    None of it bothered me.
    Tommy Cutlets is pretty good.
    No goombah or wiseguy?  Sheesh, unoriginal takes, lol.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    tempo_n_groove said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Get_Right said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Also, yes...Juggler, to your point.
    Nobody would allow for it to be Tommy Won Ton or Tommy Fried Chicken.

    Tommy noodles for the win!
    I've been Noodle, Noodleroni, Pasta, Ziti, Eyetie, WOP, Mayo The Wop, and various other things that people find humorous.   
    None of it bothered me.
    Tommy Cutlets is pretty good.
    No goombah or wiseguy?  Sheesh, unoriginal takes, lol.
    Goomba is generally a negative and a derogatory term.  Friends might make a joke but not give a nickname like that.  At least not my friends.  
    Wise guy?  No, although jokes are made.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    F Me In The Brain said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Get_Right said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Also, yes...Juggler, to your point.
    Nobody would allow for it to be Tommy Won Ton or Tommy Fried Chicken.

    Tommy noodles for the win!
    I've been Noodle, Noodleroni, Pasta, Ziti, Eyetie, WOP, Mayo The Wop, and various other things that people find humorous.   
    None of it bothered me.
    Tommy Cutlets is pretty good.
    No goombah or wiseguy?  Sheesh, unoriginal takes, lol.
    Goomba is generally a negative and a derogatory term.  Friends might make a joke but not give a nickname like that.  At least not my friends.  
    Wise guy?  No, although jokes are made.
    We got a Goomba's pizza/hoagie place near me and people swear they have among the best cheesesteaks in the burbs. They are pretty damn good, I will admit. I however stay the fuck away because their facebook page is littered with maga shit. Nonstop, or at least it used to be a few years back. I'll never understand businesses who do that stuff knowing they are alienating half their potential customers.

    Tommy Won Ton is hilarious, by the way. 
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    F Me In The Brain said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Get_Right said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Also, yes...Juggler, to your point.
    Nobody would allow for it to be Tommy Won Ton or Tommy Fried Chicken.

    Tommy noodles for the win!
    I've been Noodle, Noodleroni, Pasta, Ziti, Eyetie, WOP, Mayo The Wop, and various other things that people find humorous.   
    None of it bothered me.
    Tommy Cutlets is pretty good.
    No goombah or wiseguy?  Sheesh, unoriginal takes, lol.
    Goomba is generally a negative and a derogatory term.  Friends might make a joke but not give a nickname like that.  At least not my friends.  
    Wise guy?  No, although jokes are made.
    Ummm WOP is the most derogatory thing you can say to an Italian.  With Out Papers.  That's a slur.  Goombah?  That's a tough guy Italian or a made man.  Not sure where u heard that goombah was bad and WOP was good?!?
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,853
    The Devito stuff bores me.  

    He will be completely forgotten less than a year from now.
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,776
    edited December 2023
    MayDay10 said:
    The Devito stuff bores me.  

    He will be completely forgotten less than a year from now.
    That's the NFL for you... and modern day society for what it's worth. The next big thing rarely matters and is sure to be forgotten almost as quickly as it arrived. 

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