My dad was a fairy," said Zach. "And by that I don't mean he dressed well and enjoyed musical theatre.
Ben AaronovitchThe study of the victim is called victimology because everything sounds better with and ology tacked on the end.
Ben AaronovitchI gave the prescribed Metropolitan Police "first greeting". "Oi!" I said "What do you think you're doing?
Ben AaronovitchIf you just warn people, they often simply ignore you. But if you ask them a question, then they have to think about it. 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.
Ben Aaronovitch