This week, we discuss Elmer McCurdy. He may have been an alcoholic, and he may have been the worst robber in the West, but his story proves that sometimes success is in the eye, or cadaver, of the beholder.

We also recount the tales of Bjorn Ironside and his viking mentor Hastein. While their track-record was more hit than miss, their greatest hit was also their biggest miss. Fortunately for them, viking culture was less about who you killed and more about how many.