Annie's Bar, where hacks and members mixed, was notable for the perpetual presence of one monumentally tedious Labour alcoholic who, in between cadging drinks, spent his time pestering reluctant journalists to take him out to dinner.

ECONOMIST: The golden age of the Commons

With best pal Daniel Stern and cadging kid brother Jon Lovitz, Crystal heads West again, this time to hunt for gold, using a map he finds in the hat of the dead trail boss Curly (Jack Palance).

NEWYORKER: City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly��s Gold

You could probably design rules that would prevent Steve Jobs from cadging an extra four bucks a share from his options, but what's the point if all the savings would be sucked away by lawyers and financial printers?

FORBES: Dollars and Democracy

But this tough and canny product of the East End has, by hitting up family and friends, cadging favors from the trade and putting pals to work for next to nothing, fought his way through the fashion thicket to a rich present and probably richer future as a couture brand name.

FORBES: Fashion's Hard Case