Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to four years in prison

[Houdini Logic]

Looks like my Grandma's house.

What's she in for?

[sphericalfox]

What's she in for?

tax evasion

[Zingari]

I suspect his cell will look like this

(btw this is real cell in a Russian prison)

from the article ;

A photograph of one such cell released by investigators showed a cosy wood-panelled room equipped with a fish tank, a sofa bed and numerous criminal icons.

They look like religious paintings to me .

[Jon the Hat]

from the article ;

A photograph of one such cell released by investigators showed a cosy wood-panelled room equipped with a fish tank, a sofa bed and numerous criminal icons.

They look like religious paintings to me .

Religion is a crime against humanity.

[davieG]

from the article ;

A photograph of one such cell released by investigators showed a cosy wood-panelled room equipped with a fish tank, a sofa bed and numerous criminal icons.

They look like religious paintings to me .

Wasn't religion a crime or at least banned under their communist regime, the prisoner's probably been in there since the days of Khrushchev.

[Zingari]

Wasn't religion a crime or at least banned under their communist regime, the prisoner's probably been in there since the days of Khrushchev.

good point

[Zingari]

Religion is a crime against humanity.

Maybe so , but I've never heard of religious paintings being described as "criminal icons" before .

( If that is what's being referred to here )

[Jordan]

I have little doubt that 4 years in prison is gonna stop the ho train from making frequent stops at Berlusconi's station. No more bunga bunga parties for a while, but I'm sure the prison staff will make sure Silvio is well looked after.

from the article ;

A photograph of one such cell released by investigators showed a cosy wood-panelled room equipped with a fish tank, a sofa bed and numerous criminal icons.

They look like religious paintings to me .

Russian mafia organizations often co-opt symbols as a code to determine a person's rank or criminal history. I'm not an authority on this, but I'm pretty sure some religious symbols are a part of this code (e.g. Madonna with Child may mean a person has been a criminal from a young age or is a son of a top ranking member, a specific saint could indicate a certain role, or a cathedral could indicate a city, family or organization). These symbols are also used on Russian mafia tattoos.

[sphericalfox]

I have little doubt that 4 years in prison is gonna stop the ho train from making frequent stops at Berlusconi's station. No more bunga bunga parties for a while, but I'm sure the prison staff will make sure Silvio is well looked after.

Russian mafia organizations often co-opt symbols as a code to determine a person's rank or criminal history. I'm not an authority on this, but I'm pretty sure some religious symbols are a part of this code (e.g. Madonna with Child may mean a person has been a criminal from a young age or is a son of a top ranking member, a specific saint could indicate a certain role, or a cathedral could indicate a city, family or organization). These symbols are also used on Russian mafia tattoos.

What about this fella?

[Jordan]

What about this fella?

He's clearly the Godfather.

[21st Century Fox]

Russian mafia organizations often co-opt symbols as a code to determine a person's rank or criminal history. I'm not an authority on this, but I'm pretty sure some religious symbols are a part of this code (e.g. Madonna with Child may mean a person has been a criminal from a young age or is a son of a top ranking member, a specific saint could indicate a certain role, or a cathedral could indicate a city, family or organization). These symbols are also used on Russian mafia tattoos.

Have you read these? I highly recommend them if not.

[Zingari]

I have little doubt that 4 years in prison is gonna stop the ho train from making frequent stops at Berlusconi's station. No more bunga bunga parties for a while, but I'm sure the prison staff will make sure Silvio is well looked after.

Russian mafia organizations often co-opt symbols as a code to determine a person's rank or criminal history. I'm not an authority on this, but I'm pretty sure some religious symbols are a part of this code (e.g. Madonna with Child may mean a person has been a criminal from a young age or is a son of a top ranking member, a specific saint could indicate a certain role, or a cathedral could indicate a city, family or organization). These symbols are also used on Russian mafia tattoos.

Very interesting , I've never heard that before , thanks

I might just take a peep at a couple of those books too 21st C fox ( not that i'm likely to bump into many Russian mafia types )

[purpleronnie]

oops edit.

[21st Century Fox]

Very interesting , I've never heard that before , thanks

I might just take a peep at a couple of those books too 21st C fox ( not that i'm likely to bump into many Russian mafia types )

It's genuinely fascinating, if you know how to read them you can see the entire story of someones life. There's one about Gulags I really need to get too.

Some are a bit more cryptic

[Trav Le Bleu]

why do so many leaders do that silly hand sign thingy ? it 's almost as if they belong to some sort of club or summat .

With the thumb out - as all the Americans are doing it above - it's American Sign Language for I Love You. There was an American Premiership footballer who used to make the sign to the fans when he scored, not sure who though.

PS - Berlusconi was/is a joke. I remember being in a hotel room in Rome looking for something watchable on the TV and he came up appearing on a game show of some sort.

[I am Rod Hull]

[Zingari]

With the thumb out - as all the Americans are doing it above - it's American Sign Language for I Love You. There was an American Premiership footballer who used to make the sign to the fans when he scored, not sure who though.

PS - Berlusconi was/is a joke. I remember being in a hotel room in Rome looking for something watchable on the TV and he came up appearing on a game show of some sort.

Ah , I see

It's genuinely fascinating, if you know how to read them you can see the entire story of someones life. There's one about Gulags I really need to get too.

Some are a bit more cryptic

I'm coming to the realisation( rather late in life) that this sort of esoteric symbolism from all around the world is really fascinating . I've scratched the surface and watched a few DVDs etc about masonic symbolism etc, but I think I might try and look a bit deeper .

How much of this stuff is hidden in plain sight ?

Thanks

[Vacamion]

Galileo.

Foxy Knoxy.

Those poor innocent seismologists.

Given that track record, you would think that Italian Justice would have dropped the charges against Berlusconi, awarding him costs, immunity and a 17 year old Moroccan babe, but no...

[flowwolf]

Very interesting , I've never heard that before , thanks

I might just take a peep at a couple of those books too 21st C fox ( not that i'm likely to bump into many Russian mafia types )

I't a safe bet it won't be long before they are over here claiming political asylum.