General Discussion - 'Prohibition' and 'Boardwalk Empire' wdz123 - Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:31 pm Post subject: 'Prohibition' and 'Boardwalk Empire'
'Prohibition' and 'Boardwalk Empire'
"Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits," is the sly Twain quote from "Pudd'nhead Wilson" that opens PBS' "boardwalk empire dvd," which begins at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, on WVIZ Channel 25 and WEAO Channel 49. Burns and Novick then follow this up with another line by Twain: "Fanatics will never learn that, though it be written in letters of gold across the sky. It is the prohibition that makes anything precious."
Boardwalk Empire and Nucky Thompson Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), as the treasurer of Atlantic City, New Jersey, runs the city. As a politician, Nucky depends on votes to keep his power and is a master glad-hander, adept at telling people what they want to hear in order to keep their support. He also consorts with the gangsters of the era, profiting in the illegal bootlegging operations, forbidden during the Prohibition that he publicly endorsed.boardwalk empire dvd
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But Margaret still believes in fairy tales—especially the modern ones that sell newspapers. Episode 4 of “Boardwalk Empire” is named for one such object of fascination: “Anastasia,”as in Anastasia Nikolaevna, the Russian duchess murdered by Bolshevik secret police in 1918. Anastasia’s burial place remained a mystery until 1991, and in the intervening years, a cult sprang up around her. boardwalk empire season 1 dvdwts30286 - Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:09 pm Post subject: 首都酒店 台中金錢豹酒店 奧斯卡酒店 八方酒店 金億酒店 高雄酒店經紀 艷陽會館 艾瑪仕酒店 大台北KTV酒店 林書豪 linsanity 高雄醫美中心 星座運勢2012 星座配對2012 牡羊座2012年星座運勢 金牛座2012年星座運勢 雙子座2012年星座運勢 巨蟹座2012年星座運勢 獅子座2012年星座運勢 處女座2012年星座運勢 天秤座2012年星座運勢 天蠍座2012年星座運勢 射手座2012年星座運勢 魔羯座2012年星座運勢 水瓶座2012年星座運勢 雙魚座2012年星座運勢 高雄酒店經紀 台湾高雄夜总会 酒店工作知識庫 酒店上班 寒假打工 暑期打工 便服酒店 高雄酒店經紀 12星座個性分析 高雄酒店經紀 蛇夫座 高雄酒店經紀 13星座蛇夫座 高雄酒店經紀 13星座日期 高雄酒店經紀 12星座日期 高雄酒店經紀