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JavedFeroze

Could make a mockumentry on how the journey is very boring. However that could contradict itself coz making a mockumentry would make the journey interesting. But its mockumentry, so...

Abhinav S

Alison P wrote:

A friend is bored on a long train journey, what can he do to entertain himself?

You could discuss the CPFL and how you are at the top of it? You can show-off by saying how in-depth your cricket knowledge is and how you've picked the best players so far.

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OriginalGriff

The only problem with that is when you get the answer "Yes! I've been collecting them for years! I've got some from ..."

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LittleYellowBird

He doesn't like cricket! :rolleyes: ... and he's not on CP ... actually did I say he was a friend? Hmm... thinking!

Ali

OriginalGriff

Not exactly a challenge, from the inside. How about Zebra spotting instead? Ok, it's going to be difficult to read the serial number as the train speeds along, but you could always take a picture and scan the barcode later...

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musefan

Tell your friend to alert the conductor of a strange unattended package... when the conductor tells your friend it is another passenger, your friend should reply with one of the following remarks... 1. I think your job has started to effect your judgement. 2. So if I poke it then it won't blow up? 3. Why are there other people on my train? 4. Why are there other people on my plane???

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V 0

What? Crawl in a shitty toilet :laugh:

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PIEBALDconsult

Become an international man of mystery. (Trench coat required.)

Lost User

There was an April Fools joke in Derby a number of years ago that they were going to replace train numbers with barcodes, and platforms would have readers mounted on their ends, or train spotters could buy their own handheld units. There was concern that it would interfere with the tills in the nearby Asda.

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Single Step Debugger

Last week I went back to Europe for business and then had to travel with a train from Sofia to the sea cost to visit my grandparents (aged 90 and 92). The summary was four airplanes – 20 hours in the air 30 with the connection stops and security and 18 hours with a train. 48 hours on a small seats and I’m 185 sm tall. How I handle to keep my sanity and live through all this? The answer is Kindle!

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OriginalGriff

LOL!

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Henry Minute

I think that Deyan might have hit on the solution. Your 'friend' should convert all the wooden parts of the train into kindling. This has the benefit of potentially filling their spare hours for several months/years to come in addition to the current journey.

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Roger Wright

Invite you to join him. :)

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S Houghtelin

Audio books, that's what I generally use to keep my mind busy. If your friend is like me, I get headaches when reading while in a moving vehicle. People watching is always good, but only for so ling. :zzz:

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Single Step Debugger

If I quote myself from a last week thread: “this one goes with a stripe suit, a lot of free meals and a horny cell mate who is taking Viagra and doesn’t have a serious relationship at the moment.”

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Joe Simes

musefan wrote:

2. So if I poke it then it won't blow up?

I believe you have the order backwards. ;)

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BobJanova

Look out of the window! As long as I have a window seat (and it's not pitch black) I never get bored on a train ...

Joe Simes

Years ago I took a train from Boston MA to Orlando FL. My seat was in the last car with the grandmothers and the screaming babies. 1 bottle of Jack Daniels 1 deck of cards Diner car 24 hours later => me => pissed in Florida! :-D Worked a treat!

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Single Step Debugger

Well we have “one mile high” club, why not also “on the rails” club or “the shaky train” club? Or “My first name is London and my middle name is To my family name is Paris because my parents find the love in the train’s lav…"

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