1900 Worst natural disaster in US history as massive hurricane kills 8,000 in Galveston, Texas
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The Architeuthis, or giant squid, is the world's largest invertebrate at 6-12m.
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Fuck I forgot to add anything in today. Must have been productive because I've been here all goddamn day.
17:52
Just heard about a friend of mine who is pregnant. The chance you take when you ring!
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So I'll hit the road heading west into the red grasp of dusk to loll in the pastoral elegance of my own people.
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Late, Late Land and the special right-wing guest, I guess – because they always are, is a man from the Liberties, born and reared, leaving Dublin for the USA in 1961, who is now billed as the "world's toughest cop". Ends up as the (biggest prick with ears) 4-star Chief of New York police. Cleans up NYC. Wins back Times Square for the kids. He says 1990 had the all-time record for crime. Things were out of control. No quality of life for the poor. Text studio and your comment to 53799.
PAT PUBIC-ORDER (for it is He): Underage drinking. How do you deal with it?
COP: Middle-class drinkers. Fist fights by 10/11pm. Windows broken. Gay bashing. Don't wait for trouble. It's gonna happen. Deal with it early on by interventions. It works.
PAT AS-IN DAY: How do you get Paddy's Day back? It's out of control. Irish passed out?
COP: Confiscate the beer. West Indians get out of control too. Confiscate the booze. Give a two word reply. Deal with it. Use teams. Show of force. Not aggressive. Five police officers. One drunk. Civil liberties? Philadelphia was out of control when we went in there. At the end of the day, you're there to serve the public. Make sure you go and do your work. Keep out of trouble while you do it. I'll make sure.
PAT PAP: Message here from Colin Farrell, says hello. Miami Vice. You were his hair designer?
COP: Headlines like 'Fears of a bloodbath'. Gang wars. Tied, beaten, left to die. Killer in a wig. Dr. Death gets life. Kids see mum battered to death. Slaying in broad daylight.
PAT-ATAT-TAT-TAT: Ingrams. Glocks. Uzis. No-go areas. For cops, ordinary decent citizens. What do we do? Drug dealers rub each other out. Innocent bystanders get it too.
COP: A killing is a killing. Go in aggressively with lots of cops. Huge commitment by the political establishment. Political will. Get the nod from the Dail. City hall.
PAT PEACE-PIPE: Drugs as recreation?
COP: It feeds crime. Turf battles. Can't break the law and get away with it.
PAT PRISON-MILE: Little kids come to visit their dad in jail. They know they'll be back in 10 years on the inside.
COP: Excuses. If there's nothing you can do, there's nothing you can think about crime.
PAT PETRIFIED: Jim Timothy, should we be afraid of terrorism?
COP: It's a real cause for concern. We're too tolerant. They should shut down the mosque where they all go.
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"There would be no more lunches at the orphanage."
