# Gangsters and mobsters and teamsters, oh my! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [October 18, 2002, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gangsters-and-mobsters-and-teamsters-oh-my/132766 "2002-10-18T01:57:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gangsters-and-mobsters-and-teamsters-oh-my/132766/1 "2002-10-18T01:57:30Z")
In next week’s (!) Staff Report on the Baker’s Dozen, at [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbakersdozen.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbakersdozen.html), Dex says: > [@](#): > > But those acquainted with many gangsters, mobsters, or teamsters (not saying these three terms are in any way related) Aha! **You’re** the one who’s been hiding Jimmy Hoffa’s body all these years! ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gangsters-and-mobsters-and-teamsters-oh-my/132766/2 "2002-10-18T01:59:36Z")
Huh? What are you quoting? … and that staff report is today’s entry, not next week’s. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gangsters-and-mobsters-and-teamsters-oh-my/132766/3 "2002-10-18T21:07:26Z")
Ah, sorry. I see that my report has been edited somewhere along the line to include that “-ster” stuff.