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MartyF: Nicknames Make Clubs Tons Of Fun

I know they extort money, run drugs and rub out the competition, but I still think it would be kinda fun to join the mafia. Not because I enjoy committing a heinous crime here and there -- except for the occasional second Diet Pepsi refill when only one is allowed, I consider myself a law-abiding citizen -- it's just that their nicknames are so cool. As the result of a recent federal probe, 62 wiseguys with a whopping 83 nicknames were indicted. For those of you who are mathematically challenged, on average, that's more than one nickname per organized crime member/Marty Fortier, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: What nickname would you prefer if you were a wiseguy?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.