REVS Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 One of Australia's most famous criminals, Mark 'Chopper' Read, is back in the news: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/chopper-read-slightly-bewildered-by-arrest/2008/08/25/1219516329148.html What I like about this guy is: 1. He lives 1000km from me. 2. He's been out of trouble for years, so he's probably safe-ish for society. 3. They even made a movie about him (go to IMDB and check out Eric Bana's filmography) that was an excellent film (provided you don't mind realistic stabbing scenes). 4. Both his ears are chopped off and his body is covered in weird-sh*t tattoos. They just don't have many crims like that left in the locker any more. 5. He has a good name for sub-editors love to write good headings about him. 6. Somehow he's out and about, despite having killed 19 people. Isn't justice compassionate? I hereby submit Mark 'Chopper' Read to the GF as one of Australia's worst (there's no way he's best at anything, except surviving). Well, rest of world? Whatcha got to match our Chopper? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Very well made movie that makes me squeamish whenever I see a biro Here in the UK we have this charming 'emissary of Beelzebub' Nicholas van Hoogstraten He has spoken warmly of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, whom he once described as "100% decent and incorruptible". Last heard that he'd been arrested in Zimbabwe for not planting enough trees to get into heaven.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2006/jan/15/features.magazine97 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REVS Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 He seems nice, Wicky. How many kilometres do you live away from him? Hopefully a zillion. And you don't own any old Zimbo farms, copper mines or hotels, do you? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 What's a standover man? Sorry I can't add to what Wicky says, we don't allow criminals in Liverpool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REVS Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 Standover man? The poms invented standovers, surely, and all our standovers are merely copies! A standover man is a paid criminal bully. He stands over you while you weep on the ground as he collects payments for this or that. You're probably weeping on the ground because said standover-person belted you over the ear-hole about twenty seconds earlier for your lack of promptness in payment, etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easy-v Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 By no means as colorful as your 'painter, public speaker and charity worker', a former high-school classmate, and former little-league baeball team mate who is quite a piece of work himself: http://www.skcentral.com/news_by_cat.php?cat_id=75 I believe he still has an upcoming date with the hangman 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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