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Two Rail Passengers Killed After Complaining of Humming
Sly News ^ | Monday, August 03, 2009 | Sky News Staff

Posted on 08/03/2009 8:50:48 AM PDT by Wardenclyffe

Two passengers have been stabbed to death after they complained about a man humming on a train, say reports in China.

The knifeman was humming along to his CD player when three people in the carriage complained about the noise.

A fight began and the trio wrestled the man to the floor and began beating him, said the state-run Xinhua news agency.

The man — identified only by his surname Yan — then pulled out a blade and stabbed all three of them.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; humming; passengers; railroad; train
I seem to remember a similar story about a guy in Singapore who was stabbed for singing a John Denver song badly in a karaoke bar.
1 posted on 08/03/2009 8:50:48 AM PDT by Wardenclyffe
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To: Wardenclyffe

Never bring a complaint to a knife fight.


2 posted on 08/03/2009 8:52:55 AM PDT by DogBarkTree (Support The American Tea Party)
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To: Wardenclyffe

Sounds like self defense to me. Attacked by multiple assailants for humming.


3 posted on 08/03/2009 8:58:51 AM PDT by Hacklehead (Liberalism is the art of taking what works, breaking it, and then blaming conservatives.)
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To: Wardenclyffe

Runshine on my shoulders make me rappy
Runshine in my rise make me cry

And I thought everyone knew it was risky trying to get a hummer on a train.


4 posted on 08/03/2009 9:04:13 AM PDT by kinghorse
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To: kinghorse

I'm so ronery...

5 posted on 08/03/2009 9:10:27 AM PDT by Wardenclyffe
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To: Wardenclyffe

Another idiotic headline.

Should read: REPROBATES KILLED IN RETALIATION FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER


6 posted on 08/03/2009 9:11:20 AM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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I seem to remember a similar story about a guy in Singapore who was stabbed for singing a John Denver song badly in a karaoke bar.

Justifiable homicide.

7 posted on 08/03/2009 9:11:35 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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Justifiable homicide.

LOL!

8 posted on 08/03/2009 9:17:36 AM PDT by Wardenclyffe
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To: Wardenclyffe

Stabbed, shot, cut to pieces, and then they killed him just to be sure.


9 posted on 08/03/2009 9:19:28 AM PDT by Pistolshot (Brevity: Saying a lot, while saying very little.)
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Max Cady?


10 posted on 08/03/2009 9:20:52 AM PDT by Pajama Blogger (Pajama Power)
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I seem to remember a similar story about a guy in Singapore who was stabbed for singing a John Denver song badly in a karaoke bar.

Not guilty.

11 posted on 08/03/2009 9:36:29 AM PDT by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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Oh lord nothing in the worlkd worse than someone singing humming with headphones/earplugs on! 99% of the time they are also tone deaf and it sounds worse than fingernails on a chalkboard


12 posted on 08/03/2009 9:53:03 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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Never bring a complaint to a knife fight.

Never bring a fist to a knife fight.

13 posted on 08/03/2009 12:20:23 PM PDT by Zhang Fei
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