RIP RONNIE BIGGS

[Dell Boy]

He tried, apparently. He worked odd jobs in Australia before being identified. When he got to Brazil (which was a few years after the escape) he basically lived off his infamy as a sort of tourist attraction and after dinner speaker.

Old man dies: it's as sad as you want to make it, I suppose. He had a really weird life, but one where he was never truly accountable for his actions.

He did an interview with the BBC around 2000 where he said he had no regret and was actually quite proud of it. He reckoned it gave him a place in history........

 

[Dell Boy]

RIP my ar$e.

Rip your arse?

Er I'll pass all the same there thanks......!

 

[The-Golden-Vision]

Rip your arse?

Er I'll pass all the same there thanks......!

Damnit, where's Barrymore when you need him!

 

[Dell Boy]

Damnit, where's Barrymore when you need him!

Or Joanna Lumley. allegedly.

 

[FTY]

My mate done a lot of work for the news of the world, made about 100k from stories in total. He's given evidence at the old bailey because one of the phone hacking allegations is untrue as it was him who broke a certain story about Paul McCartney. He reckons he's gonna get Rebecca Brookes and co off with this. If there's one discrepancy the whole case falls apart.

He's only a local lad from Kirkby as well and he has all that power.

I doubt one of the allegations being untrue will affect the other 100 odd.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

what happened to all that coal that was stolen from a train coming out of Newcastle, you know the Grate Train Robbery.

*winces

 

[Bungle]

Damnit, where's Barrymore when you need him!

Spends most of his time by the pool, I can put in a good word if you like?

 

[BlueLlama]

Him and his accomplices beat the driver within an inch of his life with an iron bar stealing from the state.

Gets no last respects from me.

This. A career criminal who was glamourised. A violent thief deserves no respect or mourning.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

He had a very interesting life story, it's not as black & white as some are making out on here.

It could be argued that he served his sentence in exile anyway, as he lost what was most precious to him.

The sentence handed out was a nonsense at the time. Biggs was never a top end criminal, he was a petty crook, who'd gone straight before being tempted by the train job

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

He lived a life of Champagne, Lapdancers & being a celeb over there.

I'm sure many would trade any sentence given to them on a 3/1 basis if they had that option.

 

[MickM86]

That train robbery must've been one of the easiest in history. I don't care how people make money as long as they make it. It's having it what counts. I'm gonna watch this documentary tonight and I think the main man who has never been found is the real hero.

 

[bluejock]

That train robbery must've been one of the easiest in history. I don't care how people make money as long as they make it. It's having it what counts. I'm gonna watch this documentary tonight and I think the main man who has never been found is the real hero.

And you wonder why people neg you?

 

[Bungle]

That train robbery must've been one of the easiest in history. I don't care how people make money as long as they make it. It's having it what counts. I'm gonna watch this documentary tonight and I think the main man who has never been found is the real hero.

And you wonder why you get negged to high heaven.

 

[bluejock]

KOFF BUNGLE

 

[Groucho]

That train robbery must've been one of the easiest in history. I don't care how people make money as long as they make it. It's having it what counts. I'm gonna watch this documentary tonight and I think the main man who has never been found is the real hero.

I'm sorry, that's just wrong.

What about the fella whose life was ruined through being heavily assaulted, and died not long after?

Hero? Nonsense.