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In reply to the discussion: Trump Is Painting Himself into a Corner Again [View all]Sunriser13
(612 posts)22. I found this interesting - found on the 'nets
But now I can't find the forum it came from...
"Il bocca chiusa, non c'entra mosca" is from an old Italian proverb and is probably the basis for the 'code of silence' instituted in the Mafia. It is basically a warning that you should keep that information you have to yourself or suffer the consequences such that you would be dead, with your mouth open and flies planting eggs,...the first place flies deposit for the decomposition of the body. I had heard several times that the Mexican Mafia was using this to warn that someone that was bragging about being connected would be dealt with. That was back in the late '50s and '60s when I heard this. It has become my favorite quote because it does convey that if you speak too much about the things you are involved with, it is no longer just your information. Something like: The only real secret is the one that only you know!
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We want to know what the doctors are saying because they don't go on shows all the
uponit7771
Mar 2020
#7
True cause Blix doesn't sound like she's going to be straight up with us. Fauci is still lax but
uponit7771
Mar 2020
#13
He dropped "Chinese" because every time he said it the stock market had a marked down tick.
marble falls
Mar 2020
#6
His saying he would relax restrictions wasn't factoring in how much worse things will
brewens
Mar 2020
#10
He knows he can't order everyone back to work. He knows the states with sane governors won't do it.
flibbitygiblets
Mar 2020
#35