Thugs and Broads Discussion

Cerberus · Post by **Cerberus** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:00 am

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Neoflame · Post by **Neoflame** » Sat May 20, 2006 5:12 am

Gah!! srry i took so long. work sucks. i wish our store would blow up.

Kelll · Post by **Kelll** » Sun May 21, 2006 5:31 pm

Gah, this is what happens when you don't have a plan, I wanted to post before I went to bed, reeeally baddle, why, dunno, but i did, so if it sucked I'm truely sorry, well, time for bed,

Ta ^^'

Rychon · Post by **Rychon** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:45 pm

I saw a clip from the Newsies today. Hence the need for a slingshot

Catlegend · Post by **Catlegend** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:48 pm

I LOVE Newsies

Rychon · Post by **Rychon** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:53 pm

I really need to get around to seeing it. And everything else there is out there. I should ask my friend about it since she's got a ton of Broadway shows.

That guy · Post by **That guy** » Sun May 21, 2006 10:13 pm

Newsies is, indeed kickin'. For cool period lingo Guys & Dolls is pretty good too... and Bugsy Malone is suprisingly great.

Rychon · Post by **Rychon** » Mon May 22, 2006 4:55 am

Blowing up part of a building was meant to be a distraction, but that works well enough!

Neoflame · Post by **Neoflame** » Mon May 22, 2006 10:56 am

cell phone?? ok wat time period is this again. i thought this was before cell phones were invented.

Catlegend · Post by **Catlegend** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:19 pm

Honestly, there shouldn't really be Vans either ^^

Cerberus · Post by **Cerberus** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:51 pm

hey there was nothing said about a time I figured this played around the our time like 19 98 or something... there was nothing said about that anywhere...

Kelll · Post by **Kelll** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:53 pm

they had vans back then, cellsphoenes i dunno of, but there were vans, I should know, I'm learning about tis in school

Catlegend · Post by **Catlegend** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:01 pm

Like milkmen and po po and stuff, but I can't recall a roarin' van.

Rychon · Post by **Rychon** » Mon May 22, 2006 4:53 pm

Well, dey gots dis 'ere gettaway car, see, an' maybe deys jus' started callin' it a van for some reason or anoder.

Catlegend · Post by **Catlegend** » Mon May 22, 2006 5:00 pm

Not that I mind Cerb has a van, I just don't think they had non-commercial vans.

Rychon · Post by **Rychon** » Mon May 22, 2006 5:03 pm

Right-o.

Kelll · Post by **Kelll** » Mon May 22, 2006 5:07 pm

yeah,i agree w/ moss

That guy · Post by **That guy** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:43 pm

Cerberus wrote:hey there was nothing said about a time I figured this played around the our time like 19 98 or something... there was nothing said about that anywhere...

I guess that's true - nothing was said specifically. Because we're playin' it Mob style with classic fedoras and lounge singers and the like, I figured it was pretty clear to everyone that this is a classic 20's-30's gangster story.

For future reference, here's some things to know: America was under prohibition from 1920-1933. That meant making, transporting, or selling alcohol was illegal.

Bootleg liquor NEVER really got curbed... and in fact, it got ORGANIZED. Although mafia groups also ran gambling rackets, smuggled drugs, and performed other illegal acts, BOOZE was their primary market.

Following the stock market crash in 29, things only got worse. People were poor - and frankly wanted a stiff drink to dull the misery. Mobs got even more powerful... but not AS powerful as they would have been if they had cooperated instead of feuding over turf and business disputes.

THAT'S the time period. Have fun

Voyd · Post by **Voyd** » Mon May 22, 2006 11:58 pm

the world would be a mite changed if they had worked together

also a whooooole lotta stuff in Japan... arg history ><

would there still be evidence of bombing from a war or was that ww2..? *cant remember*

and people were encouraged to smoke in ww1 from what my teacher told me... was that still going on in the 20-30s?

Catlegend · Post by **Catlegend** » Tue May 23, 2006 12:49 am

There hasn't been a war ON American soil since the civil war. The last time we were bombed (besides the twin towers a few year back) was pearl habor (Hawaii) 1941 and never before recently mainland since the british with George Washington and such.

Americans were encouraged to smoke until the 80s.

20s and 30s are known for gun running and bootlegging, the stockmarket crash and the advent of those marvels of modern day entertainment the TALKIES!