Several articles of interest

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Train narrowly misses sleeping drunk teen

Train narrowly misses sleeping drunk teen

Grease stains on jacket only evidence of nap on tracks, French police say

Reuters

updated 9:31 a.m. CT, Mon., Sept . 14, 2009

A drunk French teenager narrowly escaped death on Sunday after falling asleep on a railway track and slumbering undisturbed as a high-speed train roared over him, police said.

The 19-year old, whose name was not released, remained fast asleep face down on a stretch of track near Saint Nolff in southern Brittany, as the Quimper-to-Paris train passed, leaving only a few grease stains on the back of his jacket.

The driver saw the body lying on the tracks and slammed on the brakes, but was only able to stop a few hundred meters further on.

"It was his unconscious state that saved him really, as he lay there completely still like a dead body," said a spokesman for the local police force, adding that the clearance under the train is only around 20 centimeters.

According to the spokesman, the teenager was making his way back from the Saint Nolff music festival when he stopped to take a nap on the railway line.

Roused by police and fire fighters who attended the scene, the young man gave a one-fingered salute before rolling over and going back to sleep.

He was subsequently transferred to a nearby hospital where police say he is still recovering from his alcohol binge.

"He's not really aware of what happened," said the police spokesman.

Copyright 2009 Reuters. Click for restrictions.

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I have to say this teen is very lucky he didn't get injured while sleeping between the tracks!! If he had shifted just a little he could have knocked his head in some way under it...

Kansas couple's trash bin tryst takes wrong turn

Couple's trash bin tryst takes wrong turn

The couple wanted to be alone but were held up at knifepoint instead

The Associated Press

updated 3:44 p.m. CT, Tues., Sept . 15, 2009

WICHITA, Kan. - A tender moment in a trash bin went all wrong for a couple who found themselves being held up at pocket knifepoint.

Police said two 44-year-olds had climbed into a dumpster to be alone just after 6 p.m. Saturday when two men interrupted them and demanded their belongings. Officers said the man and woman were engaged in "an intimate moment" when they were robbed of their shoes, jewelry and the man's wallet.

Police said one of the robbers was a 64-year-old man who egged his 59-year-old companion on during the robbery.

The suspects were found a short time later and the stolen property was returned.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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I have to wonder... Why a Dumpster? I mean, okay, it's outdoors, it's public-ish, but the smell!!! I have yet to meet a Dumpster that smells nice. I wonder if it's a Dumpster for recycle-ables, but even then...the alley smell...

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[hana-ginkawa.livejournal.com]

The second story....WHY.

But then I guess some people just don't care where they are. And perhaps one of them has a fetish for that, or something. NO IDEA.But I would not be amenable to that sort of tryst.

EW. Just ew.

First story. LOL. They tried to wake him up and he flipped them off and rolled over. ROFL.

[hani.livejournal.com]

Yes, I suppose if it was a fetish or something... But I agree, I would not be amenable to that kind of tryst.

That was a funny part of the article!!