The Kray twins. Did they deserve their fearsome reputation?

[carmonk]

Oakey said:

Seriously, what are you talking about? The current top London families have been in power longer than the Krays were. It's bks, Reggie supposedly liked to rape young men did he not?

Ronnie was the psychotic homosexual, Reggie was just a common-or-garden thug.

[tim2100]

Cock Womble 7 said:

Bill Murray? "Caddyshack" and "Stripes" Bill Murray?

He was "in" with the Krays? Really?

Same name, different actor. Its the guy pretending to be the east end hard man in the ambulance chaser adverts.

According to an interview he did years ago, the Kray's paid for his acting school lessons.

[carmonk]

tim2100 said:

Cock Womble 7 said:

Bill Murray? "Caddyshack" and "Stripes" Bill Murray?

He was "in" with the Krays? Really?

Same name, different actor. Its the guy pretending to be the east end hard man in the ambulance chaser adverts.

According to an interview he did years ago, the Kray's paid for his acting school lessons.

If they weren't dead they'd be asking for their money back.

[shalmaneser]

eskidavies said:

at least they were proper crims not drug dealing,burgling,anti social asshole scum buckets like we got today,they only give st to they own type.in their days you could leave your house/car unlocked,no old ladies getting mugged or bullying or nonces when they were around.

I assume this is irony, but it's kind of hard to tell...

[robsco]

carmonk said:

If they weren't dead they'd be asking for their money back.

[otolith]

shakotan said:

Speak softly? Why would you carry a stick when speaking?

With which to hit people who do not respond to being spoken softly to.

See also;

“Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock.”

[Silver Smudger]

otolith said:

“Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock.”

I like that one, whose is it?

[otolith]

Wynn Catlin, often misattributed to Will Rogers.

[Ari]

I know a chap who's apparently from the East End originally who's proud boast is that he once knew the Kray twins, as though that gives him some sort of personal kudos.

Very odd.