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walnuts

posted 12 years ago by Userro
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What about the walnuts in the office in Ventimiglia? What's the simbolism about? I can't understand it.

just a snack.

'The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.'-Al McGuire ✈

Maybe because, fascists always like to pose as tough, like walnut crusts. Same for Clerici, he always poses as a tough guy on the outside, but he is not inside.

[–] MoviemanCin 7 years ago

No, just a snack. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar and doesn't.