It's now estimated that, since they found infamy in the past decade, 200-220 loosely affiliated people have pulled off more than 350 armed robberies in 27 countries, dressed as golfers for one job, Hawaiian tourists for another – before making their way back to Serbia, where corrupt police have turned a blind eye.
All this propaganda against Athens fails to acknowledge one fact: Within the last two centuries, the Germans, or more precisely the Prussians, have pulled off more bankruptcies than the Greeks.
If his clarity about his chances seems questionable, Mr. Astorino, who was called "Robbie Rebound" by his childhood friends for having a knack for basketball despite his short stature, can at least nourish his optimism with the memories of having pulled off more than one upset.
She could have pulled off a more dramatic style".
It features genuine CCTV footage and interviews with members of the Pink Panthers, who are estimated to have pulled off heists worth more than $500m in Dubai, Switzerland, Japan, France, Liechtenstein, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain and Monaco.
The filmmakers have pulled off a stunning paradox: Caesar is much more human than an entirely digitized creation, and much more apish than an actual ape — faster, stronger, more exuberant in his knuckle-dragging, chin-thrusting, lunging glory.
In the eyes of an increasing number of people, those who define our politics - led, of course, by two more public schoolboys - have pulled off a remarkable trick: scything the working class out of mainstream politics, and using them as an embodiment of all the fear and failure that our politicians claim to hold at bay.
The theft of the famous pink pearl necklace took place that summer in London, and when all was said and done, what Grizzard had pulled off was more like to a magic trick than a robbery.
This not only makes the feat the BBC has pulled off all the more impressive, making a properly captivating drama out of it, but it also fits nicely into the heavily patriotic context under which the series comes about: to celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare with adaptations, live readings, bard-inspired rap ensembles and quill emojis.
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation has pulled off its Chinese shakedown more effectively – $134.6m so far – but remains a tantalising $15m short of Ghost Protocol's $694.7m worldwide haul with no more countries left.
