Election-Free Zone: the man who wasn’t there

Bob H says:

03:52pm | 26/07/10

RIP Alex Higgins, hearing that he refused the pureed food made sense as it would leave room for more Guinness.

Sheedys' Left Foot says:

04:11pm | 26/07/10

RIP Hurricane Higgins. A man from an era where the occasional headbutt, dope test refusal, drinking 10 pints per game and smoking more B&H than humanly possible was not a barrier to becoming a world champion….it probably helped.

A genius or psycho depending on your perspective or the time of day you met him.

Steve Davis says:

05:06pm | 26/07/10

RIP Hurricane. 
Luckily he found a talent for something that was only a step from the bar which held most of his affections.

DD Ball says:

05:49pm | 26/07/10

I used to work for a bank, and I am aware that they try to do much to avoid letting individuals dig themselves into that hole. Tellers may handle tens of thousands of dollars a day, but they account for it all and if they can’t there is an investigation .. maybe no one leaves the branch until the money is found. Managers do not work alone, they are overseen and accountable. This crime happened in a distant branch, but it clearly indicates a failure of due diligence by management too.

DD Ball says:

05:50pm | 26/07/10

I am dumping my flatmate. He likes mouldy things to form on the shower curtains. I had them for eight years without problem, but nine months with this creature and the mould is forming on the curtains and shower recess.

Julie Coker-Godson says:

06:15pm | 26/07/10

RIP Alex “Hurricane” Higgins.  Trying to eat whilst dealing with cancer is almost impossible.  My late father starved to death because of this.  The treatment a patient receives is enough to put them off food for life, believe me.  I remember, with fondness, the games with Steve Davis and enjoyed watching Alex play.  What a sad day!

Boring quiet guy. says:

05:30pm | 27/07/10

I expect it would be perfectly normal for any reasonably intelligent person who handles millions of dollars per year to think about how easy or hard it would be to steal some.  And if he happens to think of an idea that would probably work, surely the temptation would slowly build over time.  Start with, “ha ha, yes, someone would probably get away with that”.  A year later it’s “hmm, I could probably get away with that”.  Three years later it’s “yeah, if I had done that and that, I’d have X amount by now…”  Thought becomes hypothetical plans which become detailed hypothetical plans, which turn into maneuvering to set up the right background conditions.  One day you wake up and realise that you have complete, well thought out plans and everything is in place ready to go.  No, I don’t find it scary or worrying to think that a normal, quiet person would succumb to constant temptation over several years.  It’s a reminder that everyone’s human no matter how highly we think of them.

Peasant #3167 says:

09:12pm | 27/07/10

The bank tells the media he stole customers money. But in reality he stole the banks money. The banks have been stealing money from people for centuries so good luck to him. I hate banks.