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wnylib

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17. Although she is Puerto Rican, that almost looks like

Reply to canetoad (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:26 AM

17 hrs ago

an Italian hand gesture, the one that starts under the chin and goes outward.

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

Don't know canetoad 21 hrs ago #1

Although she is Puerto Rican, that almost looks like wnylib 17 hrs ago #17

That's exactly evolves 3 hrs ago #36

Universally recognized communications tool! displacedvermoter 57 min ago #44

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

Yep canetoad 17 hrs ago #19

Looks like she's enjoying the show! calimary 2 hrs ago #37

That is a thing of beauty Wild blueberry 21 hrs ago #3

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

I just posted the same thing before seeing your post. wnylib 17 hrs ago #18

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

I went to school with some Italian kids, and I can tell you that particular gesture is not polite. flashman13 20 hrs ago #7

lol I'm Sicilian and I knew right away what it was lol nt Javaman 20 hrs ago #9

Same Here ProfessorGAC 6 hrs ago #28

My Italian teacher in the 60s was from Messina. He had a wonderful story about when the GI's came through. erronis 4 hrs ago #33

Great Story ProfessorGAC 3 hrs ago #35

My dad flew photo recon. calimary 2 hrs ago #38

The War Was Over Around 4 Years When My Dad Got There ProfessorGAC 2 hrs ago #40

I'd never heard my dad speak with that kind of seriousness before calimary 1 hr ago #41

Yup, In my old neighborhood the nona's would say "Che cosa fai?" or Che cosa stupido? mitch96 4 hrs ago #32

As a guy with a New York attitude, I absolutely love this woman's style. NNadir 20 hrs ago #6

I'm not a New Yorker but I love AOC's style. Prof. Toru Tanaka 8 hrs ago #22

I totally agree. RFK Jr. Is the worst if the worst. NNadir 7 hrs ago #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Renew Deal 20 hrs ago #8

One of our many Hero's chouchou 20 hrs ago #10

AOC is always awesome 😎 MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #11

Even back then the Kennedy family knew... sop 20 hrs ago #12

I think the dorsal side of AOC's fingers rolled off of her chin. John1956PA 19 hrs ago #13

If the GIF doesn't exist, I'm sure someone can create it. (A rare benefit of this technology.) erronis 4 hrs ago #34

Love this! yardwork 19 hrs ago #14

I watched the questioning mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #15

I believe AOC is Puerto Rican and can be very animated with her gestures. She could chew him up Deuxcents 17 hrs ago #16

I grew up in an Italian-American Staten Island family r�is�n_dubh 10 hrs ago #20

The same with my wife. My father in law was 1st generation. NNadir 7 hrs ago #25

I wish we had more just like her. Emile 10 hrs ago #21

That pic will be my new desktop screen background Blue Owl 7 hrs ago #23

A thing of beauty user name taken 7 hrs ago #26

Our strength as a nation is our immigrants... FailureToCommunicate 7 hrs ago #27

Oh, I know that gesture! ChazInAz 5 hrs ago #29

Hey Bobby you want your face smacked? Botany 5 hrs ago #30

Puerto Rican women know how to tell you off Jilly_in_VA 5 hrs ago #31

Hey, that's the VERY LEAST he deserves. calimary 1 hr ago #42

Have you seen her eviscerate this unfortunate white boy? griloco 2 hrs ago #39

Thank you. Well worth the watch again. The boy's voice was quivering while reading his "apology". erronis 1 hr ago #43