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Default Teenager dies 'playing' on hi-speed track out of Paddington

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Undoubtedly it's a tragedy for his friends and family and every other
poster has said something similar. It's the individual's stupidity
that has been commented on, but you seem to be having a struggle
seperating the two.


You have the gift of ability to assess a person's intelligence from a
single piece of data: that he died because of one mistake he made. I can't
make the connection from such limited information. Presumably I'm stupid;
my gruesome demise is undoubtedly imminent.

Rick.

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Rick Hughes wrote:
"Brimstone" wrote in
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Undoubtedly it's a tragedy for his friends and family and every other
poster has said something similar. It's the individual's stupidity
that has been commented on, but you seem to be having a struggle
seperating the two.


You have the gift of ability to assess a person's intelligence from a
single piece of data: that he died because of one mistake he made.


What mistake?

I can't make the connection from such limited information.


Is putting yourself in the path of a fast moving, heavy train that takes a
long time to stop a sensible thing to do?

Presumably I'm stupid; my gruesome demise is undoubtedly imminent.


Who can tell.



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"Brimstone" wrote in
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You have the gift of ability to assess a person's intelligence from a
single piece of data: that he died because of one mistake he made.


What mistake?


Please don't pretend to be obtuse.

Is putting yourself in the path of a fast moving, heavy train that
takes a long time to stop a sensible thing to do?


No, plainly not. Though lots of people do; most of them survive by getting
out of the way in time.

Presumably I'm stupid; my gruesome demise is undoubtedly imminent.


Who can tell.


Can I assume you won't be posting any messages of sympathy?

Rick.

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Rick Hughes wrote:
"Brimstone" wrote in
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You have the gift of ability to assess a person's intelligence from
a single piece of data: that he died because of one mistake he made.


What mistake?


Please don't pretend to be obtuse.


I'm not, I'm trying to clarify your perception.


Is putting yourself in the path of a fast moving, heavy train that
takes a long time to stop a sensible thing to do?


No, plainly not. Though lots of people do; most of them survive by
getting out of the way in time.


Exactly and to fail to move in time is what?
..

Presumably I'm stupid; my gruesome demise is undoubtedly imminent.


Who can tell.


Can I assume you won't be posting any messages of sympathy?


That depends.


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