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I Am NOT Frankie Borrelli And I Never Will Be

There have been times throughout my tenure at Barstool where I have been confused with Frankie Borrelli. I understand it to a degree. We both have Italian names. We both are closely associated with Dave. We're both Long Islanders with soft facial features. Hell, when I first got hired there was a time when I thought I was Frankie Borrelli. I got an email from Gaz on September 19, 2016 saying I got the internship. Then later that day on The Rundown Dave said "I hired my guy today. Frankie Borrelli the pizza maker!" And for some reason, my brain took the leap to assuming he was talking about me. "Borrelli. Scibelli. That's close. Just a classic Dave name mix up. I'm not sure what he's talking about with the whole pizza thing but maybe he's just stereotyping Italians?" So, yes. I understand why sometimes Stoolies will stop me and say "Yo Frankie Smokes!" 

But I will not stand for it any longer. I did not get my own Times Square Billboard above the NASDAQ to be confused with Frankie "Moonface" Borrelli. He weights 80 more pounds than me. He has 4 more chins than me. His skin tone is 3 tones paler than mine. I won't stand for this any longer. I can't have the biggest moment of my career get interrupted with people thinking I'm a moonfaced lesbian boy. 

Watch the full Smokes Show where I get my own billboard here.