Paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh and Gauguin stolen in £1m raid on gallery

UK Independent ^ | April 27, 2003 | Cahal Milmo

[Lauratealeaf]

Get over it.

Well, it's obvious that you haven't.

[nicmarlo]

First they state that it was a professional job, then they write that the thieves must be naive because of the art that they chose to steal.

LOL, you can please some of the people, some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time. If only the thieves really were masters, then they'd have gotten better loot. : )

[nicmarlo]

: )

[Lauratealeaf]

LOL, you can please some of the people, some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time. If only the thieves really were masters, then they'd have gotten better loot. : )

I guess what needs to happen is that some really professional art schools for thieves and looters needs to be established. That might at least teach them how to steal only quality work which can be laundered to some really rich galleries or people.

[nicmarlo]

: )

[Theresa]

"Well, it's obvious that you haven't."

Get over it.

[Lauratealeaf]

I know that it must really hurt, knowing that a Picasso, Van Gogh and Gauguin were stolen in England and there were no American troops anywhere close by for you to blame. It must be so hard to keep the images of policemen and firemen out of your brain but you must try.

[fish hawk]

The paintings are not really missing. They are making a movie there with Peter O'Toole and Audry Hepburn.

[Theresa]

Shove it and get over it.

[Lauratealeaf]

Can't take a little criticism now but you sure did dish it out to our troops. I hope the crow tastes very bitter.

[terilyn]

ROFL! I'm sure they were busy guarding the oil wells.

[Lauratealeaf]

LOL! Maybe it is another inside job?

[gcruse]

Hmm. Why do we call it 'loot?'

[gcruse]

Neat

[weegee]

Who had the keys?

[weegee]

Molly Ivans will spin this as a continuation of the Iraq "looting" and demand that the Marines crack down on law and order in Manchester.

Crack down? What, was there associated football/soccer rioting as well?

[FairOpinion]

Why do we call it 'loot?'
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Because that way it's easier to blame the US troops for not stopping it.

[SunkenCiv]

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