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Mafia Training School

INT. DAY. CLASSROOM

A MAFIA GUY IS AT THE FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM BESIDE A FLIP CHART.

GUY: Good morning class. Today at mafia training school we learn how to speak like a mafioso. The mafia language is an integral part of you becoming a truly functional stand up guy. But first we must go back to basics, back to basics. I will now teach you the mafia alphabet.

MAFIA GUY TURNS FIRST PAGE OF FLIP CHART. WE SEE LETTER ‘A.'

GUY: A.

MAFIA GUY TURNS SECOND PAGE OF FLIP CHART. WE SEE LETTER ‘A.'

GUY: (gesturing with hands) Aaaaaaaa.

MAFIA GUY TURNS THIRD PAGE OF FLIP CHART BUT THERE IS A PICTURE OF A HORSE'S HEAD.

GUY: (angry) Mother f**ker.

ENDS.

Eh?

Its hard to write but its more to do with mafia guys saying 'Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' when they greet each other. The twist being the horse's head rather than the final long 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa'.

Sorry, but it doesn't work for me.

Perhaps have the guy preempting another A, going "aaaaa," then he realises the slide's changed and it goes "aaaa..eugh"

Or a sneeze joke (aaaa....aaaaa....tchoo) - the mafioso thinks he's doing well but it turns out he's sneezing and gesturing for a tissue.

It is a bit confusing but it's a great concept. Rather than the alphabet i envisage pictorial representations of mafioso slang, so: Hoooo! is accompanied by a WAG (Jodie Marsh). Hey cocksucker! - by a barrel of hay and Elton John.
And so on and so forth...

This line...

GUY: (gesturing with hands) Aaaaaaaa.

... makes me think of The Fonz.

Bo.

I believe he was Italian as well (In Happy Days that is). Capiche? But Beezlebozo made some interesting ideas. Cheers for taking time for feedback.

I think the link isn't clear enough, if you made it all Mafia sounds followed by appropriate images maybe.

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