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Hey, Joe, I want an electric train for Christmas

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Tue Dec 2nd, 2008 at 06:21:53 PM EST
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Re: Now up at Agent Orange (4.00 / 2)

I find it hard to believe, though i can justify it, that i watched a video of an Alstom TGV hitting 574+ kmh on my birthday evening.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Tue Dec 2nd, 2008 at 06:49:04 PM EST
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Re: Now up at Agent Orange (4.00 / 2)

Personally, i've only hit 318 on Köln-Frankfurt, but i'd bet we were a bit faster Brussels-Paris, though i was busy using the internetz.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Tue Dec 2nd, 2008 at 06:52:00 PM EST
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I'm pretty sure I once hit ... (none / 1)

31.8 km/h on a Newcastle Bus Service Bus, and beat 57.4km/h on the Newcastle Flyer to Sydney, so I can say I've been within an order of magnitude of both.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Tue Dec 2nd, 2008 at 07:29:49 PM EST
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