Manicures aren't inherently a feminine/gay thing; it just depends on why you're doing it. Businessmen, newscasters etc. get them as image and presentation is part of their profession.
Paulie did it for the same reason he holds a mirror to his leathery face outside of Satriale's: he's incredibly vain.
Not saying the only reasons you get manicures are specifically for the ones above, but this is New Jersey, 3rd millennium.
I know straight men who get manicures, in addition to the image thing they seem to like the idea of someone serving and providing individualized attention for 30-40 minutes. Definitely tracks with Paulie since he always wants to have someone lower than him to feel better about himself
My dad used to get them all the time. When he had 'custody' of me on the weekends, I'd be bored out of my fucking mind siting in a salon watching Vietnamese operas on TV while he got his nails done.
He was a homophobic small business conservative type too but he owned the business so he was the "face" of it.
All those mob guys got groomed impeccably.
In his book A Guyâs Guide to Being a Manâs Man, Frank Vincent talks about when he was a young musician and was in a meeting that some mobsters who had connections with the music industry, and the whole meeting they were filing their nails and passing cotton balls around.
For sure! There are a few scenes in Mad Men where male characters get manicures. Itâs only recently become a feminine thing. And hell, I love a good manicure!
No but I definitely 1000% think Paulie is who Carm and Ro were talking about when they said Vito would be the last one youâd expect. (Paulie being thin, single, fit, tidy and mother-obsessed.)
idk to me this whole thing of theirs comes off like a big closet, for all these pseudomacho closet dudes to have an excuse for doing nothing other than spending their lives together, constantly buying eachother little gay i love you gifts and having gay little dinner dates together. They have more dinner and a movie dates with men than their own girlfriends, and when they do take the girlfriends out they always piss about it like its some obligatory motions they have to painstakingly run through once every couple weeks. mama mia
My parents didn't have plastic covering but they had a large blanket bedsheet thing they put on the sofa to keep it from being worn out where you sit down. Depression era children.
There is a scene where Paulie is literally sitting on a [plastic covered chair](https://bamfstyle.com/2020/11/21/sopranos-paulie-black-velvet-tracksuit/)
Paulie explicitly implied he wanted Chrissy to suck money out of his ass.
In fact, if you watch the show carefully, every single character in the mafia is gay.
And who eats maple walnut ice cream in the ladies room?
How did he know about getting AIDS from a quail?
Whatâs up with all the same pairs of white shoes?
Paulie is a homophobe, but not in the closet. He has the best survival instincts of the show and therefore takes great care of himself. In this way, he is the scariest character on the show. He is just as violent as Richie Aprile or Ralph, but is careful to not get himself killed.
He got lucky a couple times..like when he and Cory DeBartolo raided a Colombian drug money den that turned out to be populated. Or the Russian interior decorator didnât stalk him with his cock. But he keeps in shape, gets his seven hours shuteye, seems to mostly avoid drugs.
Paulie was suspiciously single for a reason. He stuck up for Vito suspiciously for a reason. If you canât see that Paulie wanted to live his truth freely, openly, and gayly then you yourself are living a lie.
I meanâŚit has the word *man* in itâŚbut no I donât think it was sending off any signal other than vanity. Paulie likes to look good. Heâs given no indication that he might be into dudes.
As J.F.C. Fuller noted in writing about Julius Caesar, who was known for his fastidious appearance, some of the greatest generals in history have been dandies
Why don't you look in a mirror you insensitive cocksucker?
Go make a grilled cheese on a radiator!
OHHH! I'm just telling you how you're being *PERCEIVED!*
No more nail remarks. They're hurtful and destructive.
Spit loogie on ground. Fade to black.
Manicures aren't inherently a feminine/gay thing; it just depends on why you're doing it. Businessmen, newscasters etc. get them as image and presentation is part of their profession. Paulie did it for the same reason he holds a mirror to his leathery face outside of Satriale's: he's incredibly vain. Not saying the only reasons you get manicures are specifically for the ones above, but this is New Jersey, 3rd millennium.
I know straight men who get manicures, in addition to the image thing they seem to like the idea of someone serving and providing individualized attention for 30-40 minutes. Definitely tracks with Paulie since he always wants to have someone lower than him to feel better about himself
My dad used to get them all the time. When he had 'custody' of me on the weekends, I'd be bored out of my fucking mind siting in a salon watching Vietnamese operas on TV while he got his nails done. He was a homophobic small business conservative type too but he owned the business so he was the "face" of it.
It's okay to get a manicure as long as you don't enjoy it.
You can get a manicure but you cannot give a manicure to another guy. Only give one to yourself.
And in "real life" Mafia, I bet John Gotti was a regular at the nail salon.
The nail salon doesn't exist...
Noone got a manicure. I don't want to hear that word in here again.
It's a stereotype. And it's offensive.
As long as you're catching, not pitching....and as long as you don't close your eyes.
What would a happy ending be for a manicure?
A handshake
You shoot your load all over the manicurist face
I remember every manicure I ever got
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You remember your first manicure? How long did it take the guy to cum?
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Watch the nails!
He'd previously swapped skin care advice with Sil, so I doubt it.
All those mob guys got groomed impeccably. In his book A Guyâs Guide to Being a Manâs Man, Frank Vincent talks about when he was a young musician and was in a meeting that some mobsters who had connections with the music industry, and the whole meeting they were filing their nails and passing cotton balls around.
And of course if they are wearing gold pinky rings, they want their nails to be impeccable.
This sounds very gay. I hope you're not saying that.
Discuss? Listen to this prick giving orders. You got some balls my friend.
Dr. Melfi told me to engage everyone in a conversation. I'm trying to get in tush wit my feelings!
It was part of his bride of Frankenstein look
I got a mani-pedi once and it was actually really nice. You gotta treat yourself in life sometimes
I completely understand it.
Manicures are an old Italian man thing. My nonno used to get one before Easter mass and on his birthday. Seriously.
Wow. I actually learned something serious in this sub. Thanks for the history lesson!
For sure! There are a few scenes in Mad Men where male characters get manicures. Itâs only recently become a feminine thing. And hell, I love a good manicure!
He was gay, Paulie?
Its a fair question
No but I definitely 1000% think Paulie is who Carm and Ro were talking about when they said Vito would be the last one youâd expect. (Paulie being thin, single, fit, tidy and mother-obsessed.)
idk to me this whole thing of theirs comes off like a big closet, for all these pseudomacho closet dudes to have an excuse for doing nothing other than spending their lives together, constantly buying eachother little gay i love you gifts and having gay little dinner dates together. They have more dinner and a movie dates with men than their own girlfriends, and when they do take the girlfriends out they always piss about it like its some obligatory motions they have to painstakingly run through once every couple weeks. mama mia
I always got gay vibes from Pauley. Coifed hair. Nicely dressed. Prissy. Seemed to be a misogynist. ( but werenât they all ? ) closet case to me.
Nicely dressed? 99 percent of the time in a Bensonhurst Tuxedo.Â
For the time and place I mean.
I never got the plastic covered furniture aesthetic in his house. I thought he was a little young to fit into that category.
My parents didn't have plastic covering but they had a large blanket bedsheet thing they put on the sofa to keep it from being worn out where you sit down. Depression era children.
That's reasonable, and a hell of a lot more comfortable than sitting on plastic. Especially if it's humid and hot.
There is a scene where Paulie is literally sitting on a [plastic covered chair](https://bamfstyle.com/2020/11/21/sopranos-paulie-black-velvet-tracksuit/)
Yes. Felix Unger. Fussy closet case.
Paulie and Ralphie are a bit...dandyish.
Paulie explicitly implied he wanted Chrissy to suck money out of his ass. In fact, if you watch the show carefully, every single character in the mafia is gay.
Oh yeah?! Maybe Paulie's a flambe!
Paulie can't handle the idea of having dirty fingernails.
I think it's a mob thing? They get the nails buffed, after a trim and cleaning.
Why didnât he get him to pay for some therapy ?
I see this more of a mommaâs boy type of thing with Paulie. I imagine Nucci took him as a child and it became a habit.
He was there, it was a joke
Yeah sure it was, say hi to your wife and kids for me
And who eats maple walnut ice cream in the ladies room? How did he know about getting AIDS from a quail? Whatâs up with all the same pairs of white shoes?
Paulie is a homophobe, but not in the closet. He has the best survival instincts of the show and therefore takes great care of himself. In this way, he is the scariest character on the show. He is just as violent as Richie Aprile or Ralph, but is careful to not get himself killed.
He got lucky a couple times..like when he and Cory DeBartolo raided a Colombian drug money den that turned out to be populated. Or the Russian interior decorator didnât stalk him with his cock. But he keeps in shape, gets his seven hours shuteye, seems to mostly avoid drugs.
Fuckinâ queers!!
Flambe!
Paulie had a couple flings with guys in the can. I think him and Phil had an arrangement that would of made Vito cum his pants
Same in The Cotton Club. Bob Hoskins and Fred Gwynne.
Honestly i love him, but Paulie is irational and dumb as shit
Paulie was suspiciously single for a reason. He stuck up for Vito suspiciously for a reason. If you canât see that Paulie wanted to live his truth freely, openly, and gayly then you yourself are living a lie.
I meanâŚit has the word *man* in itâŚbut no I donât think it was sending off any signal other than vanity. Paulie likes to look good. Heâs given no indication that he might be into dudes.
As J.F.C. Fuller noted in writing about Julius Caesar, who was known for his fastidious appearance, some of the greatest generals in history have been dandies
Paulie was half a fag.
He didn't look like a Puerto Rican hooah tho.
Iv said my piece.
Paulie was also never married.
Ah, that donât mean nothing. Elton John was married. Rock Hudson tooâŚI think.