Public Transport TraumaCompletely Underwhelmed writes, "I was on a bus the other day when a man got on wearing shorts, over what looked like greeny grey leggings. Then the stench hit me. The 'leggings' were a mass of open wounds, crusted with greenish solidified pus that flaked off in bits as he moved."
What's the worst public transport experience you've ever had?
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chthonic, Thu 29 May 2008, 15:13)
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CaptainCB reminds me...This story is possibly apocryphal. It concerns a reputable philosopher in the Oxford tradition who had been invited to the States to give a series of lectures.
At immigration, the standard question at the time was something along the lines of "Do you intend the overthrow of the United States government through violence or sedition?"
Professor Reputable looked at the ceiling for a moment and replied, "Sedition, I think."
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 3 Jun 2008, 16:26,
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*makes note*(is going to 'Merica in October...)
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 3 Jun 2008, 16:37,
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I think they've changed the question.If this story happened at all, it was at least a yonk ago. Probably in the days when you had to pedal the plane yourself.
Oxford doesn't turn out pedants like that any more...
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 3 Jun 2008, 16:44,
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They still ask the questionabout having committed crimes of moral turpitude though. And the one about smuggling guns or intending to engage in terrorism.
I like the word 'turpitude'. It should get more use.
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 3 Jun 2008, 16:46,
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It's only a matter of time before they start asking"Have you stopped beating your wife yet?"
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le brian, Tue 3 Jun 2008, 17:52,
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