Carter cleverly weaves in science at every opportunity, whether it’s inspired by direct observations of birds and animals and plants […] or spinning off from a trig point onto the geometric methods of surveying through history all the way up to GPS. […] All in all, this is probably best described as a great ramble on the moor with an expert guide. […] It’s a wuthering wonder.
—Brian Clegg, popular science author and communicator, Popular Science Books
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So would the police have used a hook and cane to catch him?
"We've finally netted him", said a police spokesperson.
Police say he was battered to death.
Electric eel on battery charge.
The police press release said "He was well gutted but at least he was in the right place".
If this were the USA, he would have fried.
He sounds gill-ty to me.
It's a fair cop, o-FISH-er!
A spokesman from the CoD, Inspector Rod Line, said after following a few red herrings the suspect was in the dock because of their dabs.
What a vicious bastard. Bream.
I can't get the hang of this.
The scales of justice.
Fin.