“What is this, a handsome contest?”

“What is this, a handsome contest?”

Barber chairs

Ralph Cifaretto in The Sopranos: Ralph enters the group’s banter with a mock compliment about a handsome contest. The surrounding exchanges turn social joking into insults and rough behavior. The line is a casual competitive greeting, not an actual beauty competition. Three empty red barber chairs, a striped pole and tiled floor sit beneath slanted cream and red serif lettering.