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Re: One of the Mindfest pics
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Thu, 28 Oct 1999 14:40:39 GMT
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James Brown wrote:
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> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Eric Kingsley writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Frank Filz writes:
> > One of the more interesting events in Massachusetts sign history happend about
> > 15 to 18 years ago when they decided to reverse all the signs in Rotaries (For
> > those that don't know what a Rotaries is. Rotaries are the same Round-Abouts
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> Up here in Canada, we quite sensibly call them traffic circles. :)
I have also heard them called "Massachusetts Death Circles" (MA is the
only state in the US I am aware of which has a significant number of
traffic circles, though I think DC has a bunch, and down south there is
probably one for every other county or so - with county courthouse in
the center).
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Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) Yup, DC does have a bunch. Most of them are at large intersections, IIRC. I don't usually drive in DC (Gotta love the Metro!). :) Jeff P.S. Actually, my neighborhood has one: the Woodmoor Circle. It has a really big pine tree in the center. (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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