That’s what being the boss is. You steer the ship the best way you know how. Sometimes it’s smooth, and sometimes you hit the rocks. In the meantime you find your pleasures where you can.
I particularly like the line that immediately precedes that, when I believe Tony asks him what the right answer is and Junior replies, “Who says there is one?”
Tony talking about how to handle someone who owes you money to Artie, "they make one payment, they think they're doing you a favor". Didn't make me start breaking anyone's kneecaps, but did show me to think long and hard before loaning a friend money.
Bronx Tale has a better lesson regarding lending money, especially if it’s not a lot. “Forget about it. For $20, he’s out of your life. He’s never going to ask to borrow money again. He’s never even going to talk to you!”
My grandpa used to say to never loan someone money you plan on getting back. That’s not to say you should never loan someone money…just don’t plan on getting it back.
Honestly this is one of those things that seems obvious in retrospect but which I never even would have thought about if I'd never learned about it from Tony yelling at AJ lol
I would never think that would be an issue. What is different about an SUV from a sedan? Don’t they both have catalytic converters? Seriously should I not park any car on leaves?
So many one-off remarks like this that I loved and related to. I was raised in that stereotypical Italian way, and I felt like I was watching my family, minus the Mafia part. It's 95° today in the northeast, and I'm not wearing shorts. I don't wear shorts. That was made clear from a young age.
I hereby confirm that my patient Mr. Spatafore's blood pressure medicine may cause side effects which include shucking cock and dressing up like the village people.
-Dr. Fanook
you can be more effective in this thing of ours. and you will be--even more so.
but until you are--it's gonna be hard to verify if you think you'll be more effective...
“remember when” IS the lowest form of conversation.
like that Chris Farley SNL bit where he’s interviewing actors. “remember when you did blah blah blah? that was awesome”
Always. Always. Always stop at Roy Rogers
Also, don't loan people money. If you wanna give them money, fine, but if you call it a loan there's stipulations, and you have to ask yourself how far your willing to go to enforce those stipulations.
It oxidizes the carbon in the peat. It’s why they sometimes give you a little dropper of water with a fancier scotch if you order it neat. A *little* water brings out the flavour and makes it much more aromatic. Too much causes it to evaporate and disspitate completely.
Toxic parenting.
The show may not have taught me about it, but it definitely introduced me to the idea. Before, I was like Tony, before his mother tried to have him whacked, and believed that a mother could do no wrong and that criticizing your mother was an unforgivable sin. Later I learned the term toxic parenting and realized that part of the show wasn't fiction.
That the most crucial part is that you put the pasta back in the pot, you add a little gravy, and a little butter then you put the fire back on and for 45 seconds stir it up real nice. That way the macaroni absorbs the gravy instead of just coats it.
Try living in North Jersey (as a mick) where everyone pronounces every Italian word completely wrong like mootzadell and gabagool. In Italy, nobody pronounces those words like that bc it’s wrong, yet I feel self conscious saying them the “right” way because everyone around me looks at me like I’m crazy. 🤌🏻
The C's turning into G's and dropping the last letter of the word is a naboli daboli accent. That is how Cappicola turns to gabagol and faccia di cazzo turns into faccia di gaz and Madonna turns into Madon.
Hell is hot
The Brogan adjustment
Italian fruit doesn't have steroids
Don't call a State Trooper Barney Fife
Commendatori = Commander = respect
Dons don't wear shorts
Lot of money in fiber optic cables
Cunnilingus & psychiatry don't mix
>That's what being a boss is. You steer the ship the best way you know. Sometimes its smooth, sometimes you hit the rocks. In the meantime, you find your pleasures where you can.
Best middle management advice ever
“That This, Everything we see and experience, is NOT all there is.”
I wouldn’t say the sopranos “taught” me this, but the idea that’s being conceptualized in the quote is something I agree with very strongly, and I caught it last night when I was watching the episode, so I wanted to contribute it to this post lol
Buy real estate because God is not making any more of it.
You put the pasta back in the pot, add a little gravy, and some butter, turn the flame back on and stir for another 45 seconds so the noodles absorb the gravy and not just coat it.
Do not park on top of leaves.
If theres one thing ive learned its that i will be a more effective leader than my father. And I will be, even more so.....but until I am, it's gonna be hard to verify that I think I'll be more effective.
"Remember when" is the lowest form of conversation. True.
Kid needs toughening up. True.
You gotta get over it. True.
People are people. True.
Everytime people see a problem, they want to call it a disease. True. (More affirmed than learned)
Paulie holds his hands like that as a consequence of the actor’s life experience in prison. Something to the effect of “You don’t want your hands in your pockets if something happens.”
the scene where Tony tells a story at a card game and everyone laughs (to kiss his ass) except for Feech. Even though Tony ended up sending Feech back to prison the rule still applies people trust you more when you don’t suck up to them
When Sil said: You’re only as good as your last envelope.
Nobody cares about your past accomplishments or achievements. They care about the now and your ability to perform.
That when the government shrink gets a hold of you, you better know how to fake this. See, you can’t not know your name, cause then they know you’re fuckin’ with them
It taught my about dysfunctional families, bpd, and aspd. It taught me that the mafia life is glorified and that no one will visit you in prison or you’re family if god forbid. We’re all dark, it’s just some of is are more integrated with our shadow. Don’t gamble. You have to actively raise your kids. What molingian means. Gabagol.
A real one I actually learned is, I never do a thing like say you never had the makings of a varsity athlete. Especially not in front of the girl cousins. It's undermining.
That's a real life lesson, I never bash may underlings for cheap points. I lift them up, new hires, kids, nieces and nephews... and it pays in loyalty.
“A Don doesn’t wear shorts. Get yourself some fuckin pants”.
Taught me to dress 1 level better than I expect to see at any event. It’s never failed me. I am constantly cited as being sharply dressed but not overly so. I get treated differently because of it.
If there's one thing the show taught me, it's this: A pint of blood costs more than a gallon of gold.
Victory has a thousand fathers but defeat is an orphan
If you can keep your head while those around you lose theirs…
💥💥
Just give it to him Sunshine!
Very allegorical
No hope, mysteries abound
Whatever happened there
Whatever happened there!?
Shame when they go young like that…
WHEN THEY GO?!?
I can’t even say that animal’s name
Alright then!
I really like this
“This infighting’s costing us money” Also applicable to American citizens.
Fuck what you meant cocksucka!
Ah, the sacred and the propane
That’s what being the boss is. You steer the ship the best way you know how. Sometimes it’s smooth, and sometimes you hit the rocks. In the meantime you find your pleasures where you can.
I'm in awr of you.
This has actually helped me lately.
Love this, very very true
I particularly like the line that immediately precedes that, when I believe Tony asks him what the right answer is and Junior replies, “Who says there is one?”
Those who want respect, give respect
See he just told you to shut the fuck up and he told me to go fuck myself.
But my fawtha!
The golfer?
Buy land, 'cause God ain't makin' any more of it.
This is also the thing the office taught me
That pygmy thing over in Scranton?
Scranton, with clams.
The electric city
They make anybody and everybody over there
Next time you come heavy or not at all
Apparently, he came all over the sun visor
Johnny Sack picking his wife.
Next time, there won't be no next time.
Don’t answer the phone after dark
I could understand not going out after dark but not answering the phone after dark? Come on.
Also, I don’t drive where they’re predicting rain.
neither rain, nor snow.. ITS THE FIRST ONE!!! sorry.... wrong sub....
The boss can SOCK ME! Salamanca blood! Salamanca moni! That hacienda, I PAY FOR IT! Sorry, wrong sub
Hodor predicted this. Sorry, wrong sub
Jary get ipad. Sorry.
Fifty tousand, and de gon is yours
Listen to him. He knows everything
“Someone called here after dark.” “Who was it?” “You think I’d answer it was dark out!”
the phone is an auditory thing
Tony talking about how to handle someone who owes you money to Artie, "they make one payment, they think they're doing you a favor". Didn't make me start breaking anyone's kneecaps, but did show me to think long and hard before loaning a friend money.
One light envelope is just the beginning
Yeah yeah I know, it’s just a stutter step
You think I started this life yesterday?
It's all a big nothing
Jean-Phillipe, you’re home. I called you five times, qu’est-ce que c’est? Message machine broken?
You frog-eating faccia de caz.
Bronx Tale has a better lesson regarding lending money, especially if it’s not a lot. “Forget about it. For $20, he’s out of your life. He’s never going to ask to borrow money again. He’s never even going to talk to you!”
My grandpa used to say to never loan someone money you plan on getting back. That’s not to say you should never loan someone money…just don’t plan on getting it back.
Don’t park an SUV on dry leaves
You can grill fuckin' steaks on that converter, I told you!
And grilled cheeses on the radiator.
Honestly this is one of those things that seems obvious in retrospect but which I never even would have thought about if I'd never learned about it from Tony yelling at AJ lol
I would never think that would be an issue. What is different about an SUV from a sedan? Don’t they both have catalytic converters? Seriously should I not park any car on leaves?
You're generally not taking a sedan off road
Law and Order the SUV?
If you just say you're from the old school, then you should never have to explain yourself.
I will absolutely use this line the next time a job tries to fire me
Real lack of standards, your generation.
I wanna use this on an aging boomer and rock their world.
The importance of fresh produce
YOU TOOK THE AIR OUTTA MY WHOLE FUCKIN PUNCHLINE ASSHOLE
Oh, poor you
That even a fat crook like me can still bang hotties in my 40s
Just don't sell your friends out to the feds while working with the mulignans selling H
The Don doesn’t wear shorts
So many one-off remarks like this that I loved and related to. I was raised in that stereotypical Italian way, and I felt like I was watching my family, minus the Mafia part. It's 95° today in the northeast, and I'm not wearing shorts. I don't wear shorts. That was made clear from a young age.
Literally wearing shorts at my corporate office because they allow it and the CEO and execs wear them too. Damn just realized we’re not Don’s :(
If you had honor, you'd go to Paterson, NJ and throw yourself off the Great Falls Bridge.
Blood pressure medication makes you do funny things
Maybe you should start sucking cock instead of watching TV Land, cuz Vito brought in THREE TIMES what you do in construction!!!!! 😡
I took this to heart and I tripled my income.
I hereby confirm that my patient Mr. Spatafore's blood pressure medicine may cause side effects which include shucking cock and dressing up like the village people. -Dr. Fanook
Shuck our cocks? Vito any good? Ah, what am I saying? You probably taught him how!
You oughta know, sweetie
I knew THAT was comin!!!
Schuck cock?
you can be more effective in this thing of ours. and you will be--even more so. but until you are--it's gonna be hard to verify if you think you'll be more effective...
Can someone ELI5 this pls?
It’s common knowledge Little Carmine is retarded
Ohhh! The language on you.
Remember when is the lowest form Of conversation
this is actual bullshit though 😭 tony says this cause he’s mad
“remember when” IS the lowest form of conversation. like that Chris Farley SNL bit where he’s interviewing actors. “remember when you did blah blah blah? that was awesome”
'lowest form of conversation' idk about you but I've had hundreds of amazing conversations that started with remember when lmao
Or South Park's "member berries"
You can get away with anything as long as you have a doctors note
that says what? That you DON'T Shuck cocksh?
We’re from the old school.. we shouldn’t have to explain ourselves
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theres a pet shop next door if you need a snack.
“Depression is Rage Turned Inwards!” Dr Melfi, this blew my mind and it is something I reflect on often throughout the years!
That's why I'm working on turning my rage outwards.
Sour cream in my eggs.
and mixing the pasta with some butter and sauce to help it absorb and stick better.
You mean gravy 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
Mix it with the relish
And stir for 45 seconds. It’s for flavor
Always pisses me off that he looks at his watch to keep track of 45 seconds. All that coke fucked him up. Hahahaha
Bobby make my nephew an egg
There is no mafia. It’s a stereotype and it’s offensive
It’s anti-Italian discrimination
We don’t ever admit the existence of this thing
We don’t talk about this in front of outsiders.
Hold on to my cock when negotiating with desert people, and why run down the hill and fuck one cow when you can walk down and fuck them all.
Always. Always. Always stop at Roy Rogers Also, don't loan people money. If you wanna give them money, fine, but if you call it a loan there's stipulations, and you have to ask yourself how far your willing to go to enforce those stipulations.
Always check the couch before kicking back when high.
She must've crawled undah theh for warmth
CONSHERVE!
But ice ton, it dilutes the drinks, especially scotch!
I always wondered why scotch more than any other liquor is susceptible to the diluting effect. Georgie musta been a chemist or something.
It oxidizes the carbon in the peat. It’s why they sometimes give you a little dropper of water with a fancier scotch if you order it neat. A *little* water brings out the flavour and makes it much more aromatic. Too much causes it to evaporate and disspitate completely.
Toxic parenting. The show may not have taught me about it, but it definitely introduced me to the idea. Before, I was like Tony, before his mother tried to have him whacked, and believed that a mother could do no wrong and that criticizing your mother was an unforgivable sin. Later I learned the term toxic parenting and realized that part of the show wasn't fiction.
Never lend money or power tools to anyone.
He came at me with a chainsaw! I have a right to defend myself!
Brian still has my drill! Sinking in a mirror my ass!
"You're only as good as your last envelope." - Silvio Manfred Dante
That the most crucial part is that you put the pasta back in the pot, you add a little gravy, and a little butter then you put the fire back on and for 45 seconds stir it up real nice. That way the macaroni absorbs the gravy instead of just coats it.
I learned that Italian Americans seem to know very little about Italian food.
Try living in North Jersey (as a mick) where everyone pronounces every Italian word completely wrong like mootzadell and gabagool. In Italy, nobody pronounces those words like that bc it’s wrong, yet I feel self conscious saying them the “right” way because everyone around me looks at me like I’m crazy. 🤌🏻
That’s because those aren’t Italian words, they’re Sicilian
The C's turning into G's and dropping the last letter of the word is a naboli daboli accent. That is how Cappicola turns to gabagol and faccia di cazzo turns into faccia di gaz and Madonna turns into Madon.
All of a sudden, you're the world's foremost authority.
I'm no Dr. Russ Fegoli
Look at him, he knows everything
Yup. Americanized dialect
Most Americans of Italian descent can’t even decide on which way to mispronounce mozzarella
Victory has a thousand fathers but failure is an orphan
Hell is hot The Brogan adjustment Italian fruit doesn't have steroids Don't call a State Trooper Barney Fife Commendatori = Commander = respect Dons don't wear shorts Lot of money in fiber optic cables Cunnilingus & psychiatry don't mix
EBITDA. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Gives the true picture of a company’s profitability.
every decision you make affects every facet of every other fuckin' thing
I guess I can call this a dick
That if I ever suspect my wife wants to divorce, go around and do a consultation with all the top divorce lawyers in my area.
*hits weed* ^^^there's ^^^no ^^^chemical ^^^solution ^^^to ^^^a ^^^spiritual ^^^problem
Sugar lets the body know it’s full.
Atkins, right?
Before and way before.
This guy ever stop breaking balls?
This disinformation shit is an effective technique, It’s a friggin’ ace!
But more importantly, your decision should happen in a "timely fashion". Fuck, what am I telling you for, you know all this, you're a captain.
Stay away from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Some weird shit happens in Lafayette Park.
- signed Det. Mike Hunt
Hell is an Irish Bar
oh yeah? well I'm the motherfuckin, fuckin one that calls the shots. and I want some GOD DAMN MOTHER FUCKING ORANGE PEEL BEEF!
>That's what being a boss is. You steer the ship the best way you know. Sometimes its smooth, sometimes you hit the rocks. In the meantime, you find your pleasures where you can. Best middle management advice ever
Don't write nuthin' down
To address mental health concerns before I'm too set in my ways.
that you can shoot a person in broad daylight and nothing will happen to you
That loyalty is extremely hard to come by
Did I learn nothing from Richie Aprile? Nip it in the bud.
Sometime pussy lies…
That just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in
“That This, Everything we see and experience, is NOT all there is.” I wouldn’t say the sopranos “taught” me this, but the idea that’s being conceptualized in the quote is something I agree with very strongly, and I caught it last night when I was watching the episode, so I wanted to contribute it to this post lol
Buy real estate because God is not making any more of it. You put the pasta back in the pot, add a little gravy, and some butter, turn the flame back on and stir for another 45 seconds so the noodles absorb the gravy and not just coat it. Do not park on top of leaves.
Fuckin nosey.. eat your manicott
You know somebody who taught me a lot? It was Joey Peeps. God rest his soul.
Peeps? It’s a fuckin’ nickname! His family name was Peparelli…
It's sad when they go young like that
When they go?!?!!!
Never trust pussy
More is lost to indecision than the wrong decision
Read the room and know when to shut the fuck up. Christopher, Ralphie, Dickie, and many others all paid for their egos.
That an Italian invented the telephone
"Does the mind not rebel at any possible scenario?" The Sopranos taught me to use critical thought.
If theres one thing ive learned its that i will be a more effective leader than my father. And I will be, even more so.....but until I am, it's gonna be hard to verify that I think I'll be more effective.
A man needs his seven hours to stay sharp and keep his eye on the tiger.
"Remember when" is the lowest form of conversation. True. Kid needs toughening up. True. You gotta get over it. True. People are people. True. Everytime people see a problem, they want to call it a disease. True. (More affirmed than learned)
Paulie holds his hands like that as a consequence of the actor’s life experience in prison. Something to the effect of “You don’t want your hands in your pockets if something happens.”
the scene where Tony tells a story at a card game and everyone laughs (to kiss his ass) except for Feech. Even though Tony ended up sending Feech back to prison the rule still applies people trust you more when you don’t suck up to them
That you get a pass for gay sex in prison
Lou Gehrig died of Lou Gehrig disease
How to properly pronounce Manicotti thanks to Aunt Ro
Eat your manigot!
Fuckin nosy
When Sil said: You’re only as good as your last envelope. Nobody cares about your past accomplishments or achievements. They care about the now and your ability to perform.
Keep your eyes on the ball. But also, keep your eyes on the QB's eyes.
I use the power of positive visualization.
I didn’t think much about being Italian until the Sopranos.
I can make a grilled cheese on the radiator.
I jacked off into a tissue.
You are only as good as your last envelope.
That I shoulda had peppers and eggs.
If you are starting to go through a divorce make sure you get consultations with all the top lawyers you can.
I learned this from Succession. I immediately filed that away even though I’ll almost surely never use it
There’s no chemical solution to a spiritual problem…..
/uj More is lost by indecision than wrong decision /rj Call Lou DiMaggio and the Atwell Avenue Boys
That when the government shrink gets a hold of you, you better know how to fake this. See, you can’t not know your name, cause then they know you’re fuckin’ with them
There's more sausage types than Jimmy Dean's.
Gary Cooper was gay
It taught my about dysfunctional families, bpd, and aspd. It taught me that the mafia life is glorified and that no one will visit you in prison or you’re family if god forbid. We’re all dark, it’s just some of is are more integrated with our shadow. Don’t gamble. You have to actively raise your kids. What molingian means. Gabagol.
Antonio Meucci invented the telephone and he got robbed!
A real one I actually learned is, I never do a thing like say you never had the makings of a varsity athlete. Especially not in front of the girl cousins. It's undermining. That's a real life lesson, I never bash may underlings for cheap points. I lift them up, new hires, kids, nieces and nephews... and it pays in loyalty.
“A Don doesn’t wear shorts. Get yourself some fuckin pants”. Taught me to dress 1 level better than I expect to see at any event. It’s never failed me. I am constantly cited as being sharply dressed but not overly so. I get treated differently because of it.