Author Topic: Fluke Accident  (Read 2867 times)

Roger Cole

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Re: Fluke Accident
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2020, 12:36:49 PM »
I have heard several tall tale stories, but he has a whale of a story to tell (and I wonder how much of it is tall)..
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Re: Fluke Accident
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2020, 03:14:51 PM »
Given the time and the fact that he was alone in the car, I wonder if the operator fell asleep?

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Re: Fluke Accident
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2020, 07:21:47 PM »
OK, here is another story for you all to create even more puns...!!!

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Re: Fluke Accident
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2020, 07:41:29 PM »
I don't know, the whole story sounds a little fishy to me  ::)
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Re: Fluke Accident
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2020, 09:17:46 PM »
Still trying to make head or tail out of it..
« Last Edit: November 02, 2020, 09:43:08 PM by Ed Lecuyer »
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Re: Fluke Accident
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2020, 09:45:51 PM »
Ugh. Time for moderation again?

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Re: Fluke Accident
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2020, 12:40:20 PM »
This time I don't care I've got an other fish to fry.

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Re: Fluke Accident
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2020, 12:44:32 PM »
So is this a reverse of the "I once caught a fish THIS BIG" story?
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Re: Fluke Accident
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2020, 08:46:11 PM »
I have heard several tall tale stories, but he has a whale of a story to tell (and I wonder how much of it is tall)..

Mike,

Wouldn't it be a tall TAIL story?

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Re: Fluke Accident
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2020, 05:41:53 PM »
A short video of the metro car being lifted off the whale's tail.


https://www.wane.com/dont-miss/watch-derailed-train-removed-from-statue/

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Re: Fluke Accident
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2020, 11:25:16 PM »
it didn't occur to me until I watched the second video that the front truck wheel set must have ended up in the water.
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