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2007-05-18 India-Pakistan

Train breaks down, passengers asked to get out and push

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Posted by John Frum 2007-05-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "Driver, can't you go faster?"
"Oh yes, sahib, I can, but I am not allowed to leave the train."

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-05-18 00:17|| 2007-05-18 00:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Never have so many people all had the same personal trainer.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-18 00:45|| 2007-05-18 00:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Is it not obvious how superior these people are to their muzzy neighbors?

Posted by Mike N. 2007-05-18 09:13|| 2007-05-18 09:13|| Front Page Top

#4 You do what you gotta do to get where you gotta go.A friend of mine broke a leg in a parachute jump on a bush airstrip. The ambulance taking him to hospital broke down and he had to get underneath and fix it with a broken leg, unset, in an inflatable cast.

Posted by Grunter 2007-05-18 12:34|| 2007-05-18 12:34|| Front Page Top

#5 So did they neuter the idiot who pulled the chain, leaving them in the neutral zone to begin with?

Posted by Dar">Dar 2007-05-18 13:32|| 2007-05-18 13:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Nah, they tied him to the front of the train as a cow buffer. Wouldn't want to hurt them precious cowsies.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-18 14:18|| 2007-05-18 14:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Note to our loyal passengers: This tactic is not applicable to in-flight aircraft engine failures.

Posted by USN. Ret. 2007-05-18 14:44|| 2007-05-18 14:44|| Front Page Top

#8 USN,

Now that depends on who is on the bird. Any CAIR, and the spin will keep the engines going!

Posted by bombay">bombay 2007-05-18 15:34|| 2007-05-18 15:34|| Front Page Top

#9 bombay; right you are, and we could add any number of democrats and have the same results.

Posted by USN. Ret. 2007-05-18 16:17|| 2007-05-18 16:17|| Front Page Top

#10 Stick CAIR and Demos on the same bird, and then you have Boeing and AirBus Next-Gen bliss ... no engines required.

Although GE and RR may not be too happy.

Posted by bombay">bombay 2007-05-18 17:48|| 2007-05-18 17:48|| Front Page Top

#11 there would be severe navigational problems; the airplane would develop a fatal descending left turn.....

Posted by USN. Ret. 2007-05-18 18:03|| 2007-05-18 18:03|| Front Page Top

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