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:[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 05:34, 27 October 2008 (EDT)
:[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 05:34, 27 October 2008 (EDT)
::If you want to make it even ''more'' murky, there's a scene in the movie where one of the characters is going through detox in his childhood bedroom -- complete with train wallpaper. This might have nothing to do with why they titled the book ''Trainspotting'', but as a viewer of the movie, it's what always stuck in my head :) [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 10:14, 27 October 2008 (EDT)
::If you want to make it even ''more'' murky, there's a scene in the movie where one of the characters is going through detox in his childhood bedroom -- complete with train wallpaper. This might have nothing to do with why they titled the book ''Trainspotting'', but as a viewer of the movie, it's what always stuck in my head :) [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 10:14, 27 October 2008 (EDT)
:::If it helps, the only reference to train spotting is a scene in the novel that was not included in the film, and it is pretty much what Phillip describes above. However, there is an important omission that changes the significance of the scene entirely, the homeless drunkard turns out to be Begbie's father. That doesn't clear up the use of the term for the title entirely, and there is likely still a symbolic meaning, but the reference, in this context, is clearly more significant than the mere passing mention indicated above. Not sure if that's worth adding to the article. [[User:SamJ|SamJ]] 10:44, 27 October 2008 (EDT)