Re: Beltway acronyms and abbreviations

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From: Pat
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 1994 16:45

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In article <2oth6rINN24b@lassie.cs.umbc.edu>,
Richard Chang <chang@cs.umbc.edu> wrote:

>   Try to interpret "NO MERGE AREA" at 50mph on an on-ramp, thinking:

>   It's really dangerous and confusing.  How about:
>
>	DANGEROUS MERGE AHEAD
>	SHORT RAMP

>   or my favorite:

>	YIELD or DIE.

I would suggest a series of signs  with Richards suggestions,
followed by a fourth one.

      BURMA SHAVE.

pat

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