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Celebrity autobiographies are filled to the brim with self-righteous tales of smug oneupmanship. So, forget you had any shame, grab a coffee and a croissant, and tell us your smug tales of when you got one over somebody.

Thanks to Ring of Fire for the suggestion

(, Thu 3 Feb 2011, 12:55)
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From the comments in the linked article you can also see that this is an embellished story (Shock! perhaps it was written up for the QOTW?) - the original article is here:

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Soldier-takes-on-dacoits-on-trainGang-Of-30/articleshow/6488820.cms

It seems he felt obliged to intervene, but did not manage to stop the looting. There was no intended rape, just robbery, and no deaths are reported. Still, I wouldn't mess with a Ghurka!
(, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 3:35, Reply)

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