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IF's gangster dialogue

brinkeguthriebrinkeguthrie Piz Gloria
edited April 2013 in Literary 007 Posts: 1,400
Always thought he stereotyped this a lot, and it was weak. MWTGG: "Mr. Whosis," GF: "Cheez," and it's all over TSWLM. Thoughts?

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  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    I'd agree it sounds awful now but to ration book Britain of the 50's it probably sounded quite authentic and exotic.
  • brinkeguthriebrinkeguthrie Piz Gloria
    Posts: 1,400
    reading TSWLM and that's where it's THE worst.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited April 2013 Posts: 18,281
    There's quite an interesting thread over on AJB that I and others have contributed to about Ian Fleming's American Gangsters:

    http://ajb007.co.uk/topic/40761/american-mafia/
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