Re: CHAT: silly names, prepositions

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nik Taylor" <fortytwo@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: 21 March 2001 23:57
Subject: Re: CHAT: silly names, prepositions


> Dan Seriff wrote:
> > AFAIK, the only interstate that isn't is I-66, running from I-81 to just
> > this side of DC, never leaving the state of Virginia.
>
> There's quite a few Interstates that simply circle cities, like the one
> around Atlanta, don't remember the number.  Also, there are Interstates
> in Hawai'i.  :-)  I was once on I-666, which does not leave the state of
> Florida ... Amusingly, once when a friend of mine was on that highway,
> the song on the radio was "Highway to Hell" :-)
In England, we have the A666, going from Manchester to Bolton. Near my home,
we also have the "Magic ROundabout". This probably needs some explanation
for you Americans.

A roundabout is a junction between 3 or more roads, where teh cars must
drive around a circle (normally with a grass verge in the centre), before
taking the exit of their choice. All traffic goes clockwise, and cars
entering *seem* to have priority over cars leaving. You can get quite dizzy
if you miss your exit.

The magic roundabout is a particularly large roundabout with 7 roads leading
into it. What makes this one magical is that each exit is actually a
roundabout in its own right.

--
Fabian
The gods have a way of blowing off mistakes of that kind as some sort of
grand scheme.

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