Comment author:icr
26 May 2008 01:44:35AM
2 points
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In the late 19th Century a baboon was employed as a (proved competent) railway signalman. I wouldn't trust the "village idiot" to be a competent signalman. source: http://www.earthfoot.org/lit_zone/signalmn.htm
The "earthfoot" name sets off alarm bells, but the article seems legit.
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In the late 19th Century a baboon was employed as a (proved competent) railway signalman. I wouldn't trust the "village idiot" to be a competent signalman. source: http://www.earthfoot.org/lit_zone/signalmn.htm
The "earthfoot" name sets off alarm bells, but the article seems legit.