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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Turley on DeNiros folly,
Date: 05/29/24 12:23 PM
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who is the more genuine tough guy NewYorker, Bobby or Don? i would take the one who grew up in little italy attending NYC public schools without a silver spoon.

“Early life
Robert Anthony De Niro was born on August 17, 1943, in Greenwich Village,[1] New York City, the son of Virginia Holton Admiral, a painter and poet, and Robert Henry De Niro, an abstract expressionist painter and sculptor.[2] His father is half Irish and half Italian descent and His mother is of half German, with her other roots of English, French and Dutch descent.”

en.wikipedia.org - Greenwich Village

Actually, DeNiro is only a bit of Italian descent AND a phony tough guy via Hollywood make believe stardom.

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“Greenwich Village is part of Manhattan Community District 2, and is patrolled by the 6th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.[1] Greenwich Village has undergone extensive gentrification and commercialization;[10] the four ZIP Codes that constitute the Village – 10011, 10012, 10003, and 10014 – were all ranked among the ten most expensive in the United States by median housing prices in 2014, according to Forbes,[11] with residential property sale prices in the West Village neighborhood typically exceeding US$2,100/sq ft ($23,000/m2) in 2017.[12]”

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“One of De Niro’s homes was left to him by his father, the late painter Robert De Niro Sr. The Montauk beach house was where the actor’s father often retreated in order to escape the bustle of the city; he left it to De Niro Jr. upon his death in 1993. The beachfront property reportedly sits on 1.5 acres, with a 2,278-square-foot house and approximately 740 square feet of decking. The house was built in the 1950s, but not much else is known about its aesthetics. In 2017, De Niro filed an application to have the existing structure razed in order to build a larger home, but his request was ultimately denied. He still owns this residence.”

architecturaldigest.com - Inside robert de niro real estate portfolio

About Robert De Niro Sr.

en.wikipedia.org - Robert De Niro Sr.

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“Admiral and De Niro separated shortly after their son Robert Anthony De Niro was born in August 1943 after De Niro Sr. came out as gay.[7] In 1944, De Niro had a relationship with the poet Robert Duncan.[8”

en.wikipedia.org - Robert De Niro Sr

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