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Was this in Scotland? Doctor_J Jun 2012 #1
they just hack phones -- they don't where these people are talking from or about KurtNYC Jun 2012 #2
Montana - the "Highline" mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2012 #3
I figured a random drive-by was unlikely anywhere except the US Doctor_J Jun 2012 #5
No "routes" used for road desgnations anywhere in the UK muriel_volestrangler Jun 2012 #28
Thanks! Doctor_J Jun 2012 #32
nice looking ABBA set of F -3's n/t oldhippydude Jun 2012 #10
I rode on that when I was 6 years old. AtheistCrusader Jun 2012 #11
You needed to have tickets for the dome cars? No one told us. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #38
They did when I rode it. Or so they told us. AtheistCrusader Jun 2012 #42
i think they have one of these at the green bay WI, national railway museum. pansypoo53219 Jun 2012 #14
I am a train rider and this one is on my list! also heard north in Canada is good rides too lunasun Jun 2012 #17
I so want to ride xxqqqzme Jun 2012 #26
Glasgow, Montana haele Jun 2012 #4
I'm not surprised there was confusion - people don't realize that most major European petronius Jun 2012 #8
"most major European cities are actually named after smaller towns somewhere in the U.S." dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #23
LOL That's funny. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #24
That's true. The original Moscow is actually in Kansas, and old Paris is in Texas. slackmaster Jun 2012 #25
Ancient seat of the Pharaohs: Cairo, Illinois AngryAmish Jun 2012 #29
The Pharaohs themselves were named after a 1960s youth group in the San Fernando Valley slackmaster Jun 2012 #34
Or maybe Cairo (pronounced like the corn syrup), Georgia csziggy Jun 2012 #44
Paris should be obvious. That whole City of Light moniker petronius Jun 2012 #30
But the pronunciations often get mangled starroute Jun 2012 #31
KAY- roh. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2012 #36
Like Paris Illinois and Cairo Illinois. damn furriners stole them names from us. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2012 #35
Actually, they're all named after Virginia towns. sofa king Jun 2012 #69
My greatest pet peeve here jberryhill Jun 2012 #6
LOL! And I just noticed the second header on the story: petronius Jun 2012 #9
No clue at all ashling Jun 2012 #15
The subheading on the article says West Virginia Chorophyll Jun 2012 #27
A Huffington Post story describes Dolin as being from W. Virginia, himself. Judi Lynn Jun 2012 #41
A map of where this is, can be found at this link...in post Stuart G Jun 2012 #46
Ah. The original story was unclear. Chorophyll Jun 2012 #50
well, at least they made an arrest... Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #7
Poor guy. Framed. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2012 #59
He'd have a sweet lawsuit if this author had a penny... Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #62
Title change! Renew Deal Jun 2012 #12
This is not a laughing matter flamingdem Jun 2012 #13
Yeah, it is not a laughing matter... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2012 #16
Like the murdered "peace bride" trying to prove the goodness of people mainer Jun 2012 #18
i'd never heard of that story... Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #48
Article says this happened in West Virginia mainer Jun 2012 #19
The article is very confused: the county, highway, hospital, and sheriff all correspond petronius Jun 2012 #21
"Only in America" grantcart Jun 2012 #20
if that ain't ironic. barbtries Jun 2012 #22
maybe he didn't like the book Enrique Jun 2012 #33
It's like rainnnnnn on your wedding day Freddie Stubbs Jun 2012 #37
The religion of the gun strikes again. onehandle Jun 2012 #39
So since the idiot shot himself you going to change that tune? snooper2 Jun 2012 #52
No, he won't bother slackmaster Jun 2012 #57
It's still an idiot with a gun. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2012 #60
Indeed. I thought that was quite obvious. LanternWaste Jun 2012 #63
Blaming the victim, either of a careless accident or something worse like mental illness slackmaster Jun 2012 #64
Gun be with you, Amen. onehandle Jun 2012 #67
People like to argue that it's next to impossible to use a gun in self defense, that most likely 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #70
Don't worry. you aren't the only one with egg on your face. Zax2me Jun 2012 #66
It's good to see that they caught the shooter. Someone needs to get the Australian staff writer AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #40
Helluva way to find out you're writing fiction. n/t RoseMead Jun 2012 #43
I found out that the Orignal Post...was taken from the Melborne Australia Hearld Sun Stuart G Jun 2012 #45
Well, he was only wounded. rug Jun 2012 #47
He was shot in the arm..the shooter has a record.. Stuart G Jun 2012 #49
The hitchhiker shot himself! Ptah Jun 2012 #56
No wonder it was only a wound. rug Jun 2012 #68
Mont. Authorities Say Hitchhiker Shot Himself Ptah Jun 2012 #51
Curiouser and curiouser slackmaster Jun 2012 #54
Most polite society on earth, indeed. LanternWaste Jun 2012 #53
The hitchhiker shot himself! Ptah Jun 2012 #55
That then means it's polite? LanternWaste Jun 2012 #61
And sadly, the kindness of America was to feel sorry for this guy after he told his story. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2012 #58
And someone else was arrested too! kirby Jun 2012 #65
I feel sorry for him because I suspect that he is mentally ill slackmaster Jun 2012 #71
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