I don't make prophecies.......and never will! (thanks Gazza!)
when Gazza sued and lost for privacy the Judge commented ( inter alia) - Gazza, gazza ladra! - that is the name of an opera - the Silken Ladder
altho counsel is reputed to have said - "indeed there may be M'lud" - there wasnt - Gazza Ladra is the Thieving Magpie, and the Silken Ladder is La scala di sete
If you read the OP - this is more in the style of the posting ( vice versa is used wrongly)
Hopkirk, many years ago my now late aunt drove all the way from Hereford to Wrexham with her Handbag on top of the car. How she never lost it was a miracle. :-)