THE passage of time has not blunted the stiletto wit of Bill Hicks, who died 10 years ago this month from pancreatic cancer at the tender age of 32. Mr Hicks, who hailed from Houston, Texas, was for many years an adornment of the Edinburgh Fringe, endearing himself to audiences with his dedication to smoking and his first night greeting, "Good evening, Glasgow!"
Reflecting on the first Gulf war, when Dubya pere rode gallantly to the rescue of Kuwait's oil reserves before leaving hapless Iraqis to the mercy of Saddam, he observed: "People said, 'Iraq had the fourth-largest army in the world.' Yeah, maybe, but you know what? After the first three largest armies, there's a real big f***in' drop- off. The Hare Krishnas are the fifth-largest army in the world, and they've already got our airports."
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