Enero 28, 2018

"The meatballs were the meatballs were the meatballs. There was nothing to do with anything other than meatballs, period, paragraph. And don’t laugh..."

"... because that tells me that you don’t believe me," said one of the witnesses in a bribery case, described in "Testimony in Corruption Case Hinges on the Meaning of 'Meatballs.'" One side in the case is pushing the notion of "meatballs" as code — like "clams" or "dough."

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Kevin ayon kay ...

Sometimes a meatball is just a meatball?

Humperdink ayon kay ...

Sometimes a meathead is just a lib from a 70's sitcom.

George M. Spencer ayon kay ...

"One Meatball", a short film featuring The Andrews Sisters.

"He could afford but one meatball."

Kevin ayon kay ...

More evidence of the FBI's superhuman ability to tell who is guilty and who is not despite a dearth or evidence or surplus to the contrary?

Big Mike ayon kay ...

I don’t mean to kvetch, but you forgot to warn us this was a Times article. If I was on the jury I’d vote to acquit if the only “evidence” they have against the mayor is that he is a fat man claims to like meatballs.

Saint Croix ayon kay ...

Last night I had some Amazing Balls from a food truck.

I told the guy, "Really good but you might want to re-think the name."

He said that's what the kids are saying these days.

It made me think of Chevy Chase eating lamb fries.

AllenS ayon kay ...

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

Sometimes a meatball is just a meatball

Can you imagine the mess that BJ Clinton would have made if he had confused the two?

Curious George ayon kay ...

$150,000? Pfffft. That's how much the Clintons left Haiti.

NorthOfTheOneOhOne ayon kay ...

But Mr. Pawlowski’s lawyer, Jack McMahon, seemed to view “meatballs” as something more in line with “clams,” “dough” and “cheddar.”

Stupid lawyers! Don't they know real crooks always call it 'samolians'?!

Fritz ayon kay ...

George M. Spencer said...
"One Meatball", a short film featuring The Andrews Sisters.

"He could afford but one meatball."


Thanks for that. I was familiar with the song but the clip is cute.

Phil 314 ayon kay ...

Know what I mean, say no more

Bilwick ayon kay ...

"It all depends on what your definition of 'meatballs' is."--Bill Clinton

Molly ayon kay ...

A hat tip to Josh White, whose recording of "one meatball" was the first million-selling record by an African American male singer.

Here's a youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bEbJj3PXvo

Yancey Ward ayon kay ...

Can someone with access to the article quote us the section that was supposedly code here? Context is everything in this case.

Earnest Prole ayon kay ...

Code words are used extensively in any competent criminal conspiracy.

Kevin ayon kay ...

Code words are used extensively in any competent criminal conspiracy.

"Keep your doctor" was a good one!

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