# Sure & Begorrah! Now give me all the money in the till, or I'll blow yer head off! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 10, 2007, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-begorrah-now-give-me-all-the-money-in-the-till-or-ill-blow-yer-head-off/407430 "2007-06-10T03:11:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-begorrah-now-give-me-all-the-money-in-the-till-or-ill-blow-yer-head-off/407430/1 "2007-06-10T03:11:28Z")
Western outlaws ain’t enough. Fort Worth now has a Leprechaun robbing banks. [http://www.newsdaily.com/Quirks/UPI-1-20070609-19195400-bc-us-leprechaun.xml](http://www.newsdaily.com/Quirks/UPI-1-20070609-19195400-bc-us-leprechaun.xml) > [@](#): > > ‘Leprechaun Bandit’ a one-man crime wave > > FORT WORTH, Texas, June 9 (UPI) – Investigators say a bank robber dubbed “the Leprechaun Bandit” is responsible for a spike in the number of heists this year in Fort Worth, Texas.There were 22 bank jobs in the city in 2006. With the year only half over, there have been 16 in 2007. > > Six robberies in Fort Worth and one in nearby Hurst were the work of a small red-haired man wearing a shamrock hat, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. The F&%K?!?–sez I. :eek: :eek: I thought “themed” criminals confined themselves to Gotham City! ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-begorrah-now-give-me-all-the-money-in-the-till-or-ill-blow-yer-head-off/407430/2 "2007-06-10T03:50:49Z")
I bet he’s got quite a pot of gold 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-begorrah-now-give-me-all-the-money-in-the-till-or-ill-blow-yer-head-off/407430/3 "2007-06-10T05:54:55Z")
“Alright, just you be puttin’ the dosh in the bag now or I’ll bop yer fat noggin with me shillelagh. Go on! Wot, ye think me pot o’ gold fills itself? Quickly, now! It’ll be rainin’ soon, and I needs to get me to t’other side o’ the rainbow when it’s done! And no, I’m not the fookin’ Lucky Charms fellow, alright? Just you shut yer gob and fill the bag.” ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-begorrah-now-give-me-all-the-money-in-the-till-or-ill-blow-yer-head-off/407430/4 "2007-06-11T03:29:08Z")
Wow, bank robbery is so hands on and high risk. I’d go for a bogus charity for incurable skin diseases. What? Not that sort of Leper-Con? Carry on, then. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-begorrah-now-give-me-all-the-money-in-the-till-or-ill-blow-yer-head-off/407430/5 "2007-06-11T03:47:13Z")
[QUOTE=The Sonoran Lizard King] Wow, bank robbery is so hands on and high risk. I’d go for a bogus charity for incurable skin diseases. What? Not that sort of Leper-Con? Carry on, then. [/QUOTE] Boo! Hiss! Can I have your autograph? ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-begorrah-now-give-me-all-the-money-in-the-till-or-ill-blow-yer-head-off/407430/6 "2007-06-11T13:18:46Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Can I have your autograph? [/QUOTE] Sure, don’t let the bodyguards scare you. [http://clixim.com/redmeat/1slk\_x.gif](http://clixim.com/redmeat/1slk_x.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-begorrah-now-give-me-all-the-money-in-the-till-or-ill-blow-yer-head-off/407430/7 "2007-06-11T14:58:23Z")
Does he have a cute Banshee as his sidekick? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-begorrah-now-give-me-all-the-money-in-the-till-or-ill-blow-yer-head-off/407430/8 "2007-06-13T22:08:01Z")
And, on the subject of Costumed Villains…BEHOLD! The Mad Hatter is raiding banks in Jersey! [http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1181624035270570.xml&coll=1](http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1181624035270570.xml&coll=1) > [@](#): > > Florham Park police say that’s the new rule they hope will trip up the Hat Bandit – the notorious bank robber also known as the Mad Hatter – who has hit at least 16 banks in northern New Jersey since September. A hat for every heist, the bandit with bright white teeth and Paul-Newman-blue eyes has made off with $75,000 in total, authorities said.