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FailureToCommunicate

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27. Our strength as a nation is our immigrants...

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:38 AM

Apr 22

...and their useful gestures!

(Of course our strength comes ALSO from those who were here before all the rest of us!)

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Never piss off a girl from the Bronx [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Apr 21 OP

Don't know canetoad Apr 21 #1

Although she is Puerto Rican, that almost looks like wnylib Apr 22 #17

That's exactly evolves Apr 22 #36

Universally recognized communications tool! displacedvermoter Apr 22 #44

Whatever it is, she ain't buying it! Notice the girl to the left in the background.. Deuxcents Apr 21 #2

Yep canetoad Apr 22 #19

Looks like she's enjoying the show! calimary Apr 22 #37

AOC ...... Kick him in the nuts !!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Apr 22 #46

That is a thing of beauty Wild blueberry Apr 21 #3

Not to indulge in ethnic stereotypes, but it looks like AOC is going full Italian on him! TheRickles Apr 21 #4

I just posted the same thing before seeing your post. wnylib Apr 22 #18

I'm guessing AOC's hand gesture says a thousand words. And even dunce rfkJr knows what they mean. erronis Apr 21 #5

I went to school with some Italian kids, and I can tell you that particular gesture is not polite. flashman13 Apr 21 #7

lol I'm Sicilian and I knew right away what it was lol nt Javaman Apr 21 #9

Same Here ProfessorGAC Apr 22 #28

My Italian teacher in the 60s was from Messina. He had a wonderful story about when the GI's came through. erronis Apr 22 #33

Great Story ProfessorGAC Apr 22 #35

My dad flew photo recon. calimary Apr 22 #38

The War Was Over Around 4 Years When My Dad Got There ProfessorGAC Apr 22 #40

I'd never heard my dad speak with that kind of seriousness before calimary Apr 22 #41

Yup, In my old neighborhood the nona's would say "Che cosa fai?" or Che cosa stupido? mitch96 Apr 22 #32

As a guy with a New York attitude, I absolutely love this woman's style. NNadir Apr 21 #6

I'm not a New Yorker but I love AOC's style. Prof. Toru Tanaka Apr 22 #22

I totally agree. RFK Jr. Is the worst if the worst. NNadir Apr 22 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Renew Deal Apr 21 #8

One of our many Hero's chouchou Apr 21 #10

AOC is always awesome 😎 MustLoveBeagles Apr 21 #11

Even back then the Kennedy family knew... sop Apr 21 #12

I think the dorsal side of AOC's fingers rolled off of her chin. John1956PA Apr 21 #13

If the GIF doesn't exist, I'm sure someone can create it. (A rare benefit of this technology.) erronis Apr 22 #34

Love this! yardwork Apr 21 #14

I watched the questioning mountain grammy Apr 21 #15

I believe AOC is Puerto Rican and can be very animated with her gestures. She could chew him up Deuxcents Apr 22 #16

I grew up in an Italian-American Staten Island family r�is�n_dubh Apr 22 #20

The same with my wife. My father in law was 1st generation. NNadir Apr 22 #25

I wish we had more just like her. Emile Apr 22 #21

That pic will be my new desktop screen background Blue Owl Apr 22 #23

A thing of beauty user name taken Apr 22 #26

Our strength as a nation is our immigrants... FailureToCommunicate Apr 22 #27

Oh, I know that gesture! ChazInAz Apr 22 #29

Hey Bobby you want your face smacked? Botany Apr 22 #30

Puerto Rican women know how to tell you off Jilly_in_VA Apr 22 #31

Hey, that's the VERY LEAST he deserves. calimary Apr 22 #42

Have you seen her eviscerate this unfortunate white boy? griloco Apr 22 #39

Thank you. Well worth the watch again. The boy's voice was quivering while reading his "apology". erronis Apr 22 #43

And he was bounced off the church board he was on. griloco Apr 22 #45

I have an (ex NY) Puerto Rican friend who Emile Apr 22 #47