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Re: Commute between Rosslyn, VA and College Park, MD

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From: Mr Yamamoto
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 00:00
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On Mon, 17 Aug 1998 20:31:24 -0400, Josh Turner <shua@umich.edu>
wrote:

>bentley@access.digex.net.nyetspam wrote:
>> 
>snip
>
>> I realize it's rude to respond to one's own post, but I just checked my
>> ADC Anne Arundel County map, and, sure as shite, om map 12 grid B3, the BW
>> Parkway is numbered as 295. Go figure. Sidebar: The Parkway has two names,
>> but "the Gladys Noon Spellman Parkway" is a mouthful (for those outside
>> the DC area, Ms. Spellman was the congressional representative from the
>> Greenbelt area district for several years until she slipped into a coma in
>> the early 80's. She died about 10 years ago, and there was some uproar
>> when the road was renamed in that she was still (technically) alive at the
>> time.
>
>Hmm, sort of like National Airport...

Well, ya know-Ronnie hasn't been with it since about '86....so what
the hey. Close enough fer gummint work.

I wish to heck someone would get on the stick and name something after
Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon and/or Don Ho!

Mr Yamamoto of Hollywood
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From: mr_yamamoto@hotmail.com (Mr Yamamoto)
Subject: Re: Commute between Rosslyn, VA and College Park, MD
Date: 1998/08/19
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