Imagine, if you will, that by the strangest twist of highly unlikely circumstances, you find yourself in the following situation;
The 8:46 am train is inbound to a major city somewhere in India. It is fully laden with working gentlemen, who occupy the seats, aisles, outer steps and roof. The train is on a collision course with a similarly occupied stationary train being boarded prior to departure. Both drivers and the 1000 or so passengers will undoubtedly be lost in the forthcoming disaster. Your favourite family pet which, for the sake of our delightful story is a large cow named Buttercup, stands yards from the line between both trains. She is the only object to hand and the collision is imminent. You realise that by pushing Buttercup into the path of the moving train you can cause it to derail, saving many lives. So, do you fall for Buttercups sad eyes and walk into the sunset together, or does she get kebabed?
2006-08-22
09:24:59
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