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He was calling it an atonic seizure because, even if he didn’t know why it had happened, it was important to give it a cool name.

Ben Aaronovitch

Every male in the world thinks he’s an excellent driver. Every copper who’s ever had to pick an eyeball out of a puddle knows that most of them are kidding themselves.
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Males Puddles Thinking
The media are doing this, not because they have a sinister motive, but because they love to feel that they are influencing events. That’s why they hate politicians so much, because politicians have direct power and they do not.
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Events Hate Media
The worst part is staying in the room after you’ve broken the news, so that you’re forced to be there when someone’s life disintegrates around them. Some people say it doesn’t bother them – such people are not to be trusted.
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Broken Disintegrate News People Stay Worst
My dad was a fairy,” said Zach. “And by that I don’t mean he dressed well and enjoyed musical theatre.
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Dad Mean Musical
The fact that it was entirely possible for someone to be all three simultaneously is why good-Samaritanism in London is considered an extreme sport – like BASE jumping or crocodile wrestling.
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Country Jumping Possible Sport Wrestling
And once they start to think about the consequences, they almost always calm down. Unless they’re drunk, of course. Or stoned. Or aged between fourteen and twenty-one. Or Glaswegian.
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Almost Always Between Consequences Start Unless
…don’t ask me why I know what an Edwardian smoking jacket looks like: let’s just say it has something to do with Doctor Who and leave it at that.
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Doctors Looks Smoking
Somebody doesn’t know they’re not in Kansas anymore,’ said Stephanopoulos.
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Kansas Knows Said
If you just warn people, they often simply ignore you. But if you ask them a question, then they have to think about it.
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Drunk People Thinking
Despite my mum being from a small village in the middle of a forest, I’m not a country person. I don’t like my bacon sandwich to be curiously snuffling at my fingers. But sometimes being police means holding your breath and fondling a pig.
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Country Mean Pig
…good-Samaritanism in London is considered an extreme sport – like base-jumping or crocodile-wrestling.
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Jumping Sports Wrestling
On the plus side, there were no rioters in sight but on the minus side this was probably because everywhere I looked was on fire.
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Fire Side Sight
Conflict resolution,’ said Nightingale. ‘Is this what they teach at Hendon these days?’ ‘Yes, sir,’ I said. ‘But don’t worry, they also teach us how to beat people with phone books and the ten best ways to plant evidence.
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Books People Phones
Questions would be asked. Answers would be ignored.
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Answers Ignored Question
Holy paranormal activity, Nightingale – to the Jag mobile.
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Holy Nightingale Paranormal
The Metropolitan Police Service is still, despite what people think, a working-class organisation and as such rejects totally the notion of an officer class.
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Character Educational Thinking

He was calling it an atonic seizure because, even if he didn’t know why it had happened, it was important to give it a cool name.

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He was calling it an atonic seizure because, even if he didn’t know why it had happened, it was important to give it a cool name.

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