the wisdom of "A Bronx Tale"

[whiskeytown]

I saw this movie when it came out in theaters. TT has commented on knowing who the kid was, I only knew the movie but it blew me away.

For some reason, the stuff Sonny said always stuck with me. Around the Poker Table we all agreed this was sage advice.

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Sonny: Alright, listen to me. You pull up right where she lives, right? Before you get outta the car, you lock both doors. Then, get outta the car, you walk over to her. You bring her over to the car. Dig out the key, put it in the lock and open the door for her. Then you let her get in. Then you close the door. Then you walk around the back of the car and look through the rear window. If she doesn't reach over and lift up that button so that you can get in: dump her.
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Calogero 'C' Anello: Just like that?
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Sonny: Listen to me, kid. If she doesn't reach over and lift up that button so that you can get in, that means she's a selfish broad and all you're seeing is the tip of the iceberg. You dump her and you dump her fast.

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and of course, who could forget...

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Sonny: You gotta do what your heart tells you to do. Let me tell you somethin' right now. You're only allowed three great women in your lifetime. They come along like the great fighters, every ten years. Rocky Marciano. Sugar Ray Robinson. Joe Louis. Sometimes you get 'em all at once. Me? I had my three when I was 16. That happens. What are you gonna do? That's the way it goes, you know? Tell you right now. See this girl? Maybe this girl, she put wind in your sails. Maybe she's your first great one.

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and of course, if she don't reach over and grab that door lock or handle, she's not one of the great ones - the door test knows all [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

To this day, I'll still lock my driver's side door once in a while and see if she'll reach over before I get there...it's easy when your car is a P.O.S. that doesn't have auto-locking doors [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

and I keep thinking to myself "crap...only got two great ones left - already used up one."

RB

[Blarg]

Still having ones left is cool.

That test always did strike me as funny and having some truth in it. I think a lot of people know it by now so it's not as current, but I think it still is cool. I'm not sure that not reaching over to unlock it says anywhere near as much as doing the unlock, though. Being thoughtful is great, but rare, like having class. But people can be plenty good without being great. If you're gonna wait for perfection, you're gonna be waiting a long, long time.

Especially since manners and the whole concept of manners have been vanishing from the social construct for a long, long time.

The Mario test is better [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[diebitter]

Holy [censored]! I still got one left! And here I was, thinking I was a walking dead man [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[daryn]

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I'm not sure that not reaching over to unlock it says anywhere near as much as doing the unlock, though.

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what?

[Blarg]

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The Mario test is better [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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What's the Mario test?

[Eurotrash]

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I'm not sure that not reaching over to unlock it says anywhere near as much as doing the unlock, though.

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what?

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i think he means that if she unlocks it, you can be fairly certain she is a keeper. if she doesn't, though it doesn't bode well for her, she might not be totally hopeless.

[daryn]

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The Mario test is better [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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What's the Mario test?

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the gist of it:

you take a girl on the highway.. pull right up to a big 18-wheeler.. get the attention of the driver somehow.. honk your horn, do what you gotta do.. then you put your hand on her head and push it down joe pesci in casino style.

if that girl goes down on your "bragiol" knowing that that dude is watching.. then she's a pig and can't be trusted.

[daryn]

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I'm not sure that not reaching over to unlock it says anywhere near as much as doing the unlock, though.

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what?

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i think he means that if she unlocks it, you can be fairly certain she is a keeper. if she doesn't, though it doesn't bode well for her, she might not be totally hopeless.

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i now reread his statement and it's perfectly clear [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Eurotrash]

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I'm not sure that not reaching over to unlock it says anywhere near as much as doing the unlock, though.

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what?

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i think he means that if she unlocks it, you can be fairly certain she is a keeper. if she doesn't, though it doesn't bode well for her, she might not be totally hopeless.

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i now reread his statement and it's perfectly clear [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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you were the one that asked for the clarification, mang. i was just being neighborly. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]