Lord Noel's New Moons

What ho! Bored people.......

When I have a few moments to spare in my already overcrowded schedule......
One of the things I NEVER think to do.......
.....is to expose my posterior to passing trains.
Apparently a yearly event named 'Amtrax Day' takes place in the USofA......
....where everyone involved.... lines up beside the track......
....and flash their rears to the unsuspecting train driver.....
...as he - in turn - 'flashes' past......
....at 100 mph.

It's long been recognised as a sign of disdain.....
....even in the animal kingdom......
....one does this to show utter contempt for the person (or creature) watching on in amazement.
A 22-year-old German journalism student was recently upset......
......when staff on a double-decker train forced him off in a place called Lauenbrueck......
.....for travelling without a ticket.
"The yound man was so incensed by the way he'd been treated..........
....that he instinctively shoved his backside against the window of the departing train" - a spokesman for police in the northern city of Bremen told reporters.

While the young man, who was not named, was showing railway staff his best side.......
.....his trousers got caught in the carriage door of the departing train.........
......and he ended up being dragged half naked along the platform for about 200 metres..........
..... out of the station and onto the tracks....
.....all the while managing to keep his legs away from the wheels of the train.
His ordeal ended when a passenger pulled the emergency brake.
Rescues services were called in, causing rail services between Bremen and Hamburg to be suspended for over an hour, delaying 23 trains.

The man -- unharmed except for cuts and bruises -- now faces charges of dangerous interference in rail transport, insulting the train staff, and may face sizeable a compensation claim for the delays he caused, said police.

"It's a miracle he wasn't badly hurt," said the police spokesman. "This sort of thing can end up killing you."
"He was full of remorse when I talked to him," the spokesman said. "And he advised others not to try the same thing."


Tallyho!
Best Wishes - Lord Noel & Lady Jacqueline
Dress With Finesse