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11:11 July 7th, 2006

Oh yeah, what could possibly go wrong here?

Posted by: Robert Basler
Tags: Oddly Enough

Have these people never seen a movie, or what? There’s this Mafia boss serving a life sentence for murder, and a judge in Italy has ruled that he should be allowed to father a baby through artificial insemination.

And by the way, the judge says public health service should even pay for it.  Yessir, Mister Soprano, give me that cup of semen and we’ll help get you an heir… You need a magazine, Mister Soprano?

It turns out this particular boss comes from a family of renowned Mafia bosses, but who’s to say what line of work his offspring will grow up to pursue? Here’s the story:

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Actor James Gandolfini, best known as Tony Soprano in the TV series “The Sopranos”, in Pasadena, California January 13, 2006. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

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