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  1. Newsgroups: alt.callahans
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  3. From: /G=Rhodri/S=James/O=SJ-Research/ADMD=INTERSPAN/C=GB/@mhs-relay.ac.uk
  4. Subject: The ultimate in traffic calming
  5. Message-ID: <ARM200-921121170155-8E5BA28*@MHS>
  6. Sender: /G=Rhodri/S=James/O=SJ-Research/ADMD=INTERSPAN/C=GB/@mhs-relay.ac.uk
  7. Organization: Yale CS Mail/News Gateway
  8. Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 17:01:55 GMT
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  10.  
  11. Here's part of an official city council notice in the local paper that I
  12. though might amuse you.  In accordance with various unintelligable
  13. regulations they intend to "...construct road humps in Hazelwood close and
  14. Molewood close as detailed below:
  15.  
  16.   Road hump design:                     Round topped, chamfered.
  17.   Road hump construction material:      Tarmac.
  18.   Road hump dimensions:                 3.7 meters wide, 100m high."
  19.                                                          ^^^^^^^^^
  20.  
  21. That ought to slow the traffic down....
  22.  
  23. ---
  24. Windsinger  -  Rhodri James    *  "If music be the food of love,
  25.                                *   play me a tune on your jam buttie."
  26. Rhodri.James%gb.INTERSPAN.sj   *
  27.             @mhs-relay.ac.uk   *           -- Ken Dodd
  28.    or                          *
  29. rmj10@phx.cam.ac.uk            *
  30.