The Godfather: What ever happened to Carlo and Connies baby? At the beginning of the first Godfather, Don Vito Corleone’s daughter, Connie, gets married to the despicable Carlo Near the end of the film, Carlo and Connie’s baby boy is christened, Michael Corleone stands as his godfather and swears to renounce Satan and all his works, and it’s all intercut with scenes of rival family bosses being assassinated In the next scene, Carlo gets whacked
Discuss Rate Female ADAs from the Jack McCoy Era of the Original Law . . . My Roku TV has one whole channel devoted to the original Law Order Yup, 24 7 Around the clock 😵💫 It may not include the new re-boot with a white-haired Jack McCoy I have white hair, but I’m not ready for him to have white hair So sue me As I watch the female ADAs come and go (some willingly, others violently) I thought about setting up a poll to get people’s opinions here
Nancy Pelosi, first woman to serve as US House speaker, to retire from . . . Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as the powerful Speaker of the U S House of Representatives, said on Thursday that she will not run for re-election to Congress in 2026, ending a four-decade career of a progressive Democratic icon often vilified by the right
Why do Asian-Americans name their daughters these names? Another factor is that some names are Spanish names rendered as English nicknames-- so Concepcion might go as “Connie” It’s common to combine names (Maria Theresa, for example, may become Marites) or use invented names, which may also then be shortened to a nickname
What sports stadium arena has had the most names? The problem with corporate naming rights is corporations so often change Fenway = Fenway = Fenway, but Enron Field and Adelphia Coliseum are no more, even with the building still there What stadium or arena has had the most different names? Joe Robbie Stadium Pro Player Park Pro Player Stadium Dolphins Stadium Dolphin Stadium Land Shark Stadium Sun Life Stadium is 7 Thinking
Monty Python Holy Grail Q: Whatd that witch say? The ‘witch’ was played by (the very cute) Connie Booth, John Cleese’s girlfriend wife at the time She play Polly in Fawlty Towers (as well as writing it with Cleese)
Godfather Pt I - Tarantella Lyrics? - Straight Dope Does anyone know where I can find the lyrics to the song sung by Mrs Corleone, et al at Connie’s wedding? It’s a traditional Tarantella I’ve found the music on Morpheus, but no lyrics
1914 World Series Fix - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Last Thursday while driving home I thought I heard John Thorn while on “Sports Byline USA” radio, which was doing a 20th Century Sprots Retrospective show, casually assert that not only was the 1919 World Series fixed, but that the 1914 Series was fixed too Anybody know anything about this particular fix?
Beloved fictional locations-- TV, movies, books, stories, etc I’m thinking of those locations (usually, but not exclusively, interiors) in your favorite fiction that you love, that you’d love to hang out in IRL, that you look forward to the characters being there To quote Liz Lemon (30Rock), “I want to go to that place ” For example, I love the kitchen in the presbytery in the Father Brown series It has a big table that almost fills the room