Once the area is ready to shoot, the seismic crew places geophones and cables along the line of the profile to be recorded.

Ever since the phenomenon of hate-watching emerged – watching a detestable television show and sharing observations about its epic awfulness on social media – I have wondered if there were network execs cynical enough to create a show so bad that the only people who tuned in were hate-watchers.

God’s curse down on you, Burke; may you never lie quiet in bed; may your children wither and die; may your rooftree fall; may your seed and breed in every generation from this day forward bring forth a thief or a murderer of his own kind; may brother rise against brother in every generation; may you never see the face of God; may you live to see the ruin of your family; may you die roaring for the priest and him far away—

Since then, he's been a suedehead and a soul-boy. I used to go down the discos, wear pegs and American bowling shirts.