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- From: simpsong@dns0.bham.ac.uk (Glyn Simpson)
- Subject: Re: Coventry vs. London/etc (was Re: humor in England)
- Sender: usenet@rs6000.bham.ac.uk (USENET News Service)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.160151.30303@rs6000.bham.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:01:51 GMT
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- James W Bottomley (apj003@cck.coventry.ac.uk) wrote:
- >
- > Well it works pretty well in places. I suppose the comparison with Coventry
- > is something like Birmingham with the tight curvy inner ring road with
- > thousands of half-crazed drivers hurtling around it with total precision
- > weaving around newcomers wetting themselves with fear...
- >
- Well, theres a bit (not actually on the Bham ring road) which *everyone*
- wants to cross from one side of the road to the other. There is always
- total mayhem as you accelerate to beat the person coming into the road
- system on your left.
-
- For those who know Bham, its the road under the library which goes into
- New Street and around the Conservatoire.
-
- --
- Glyn Simpson, Systems Officer, // Voice: +44 (0) 21 414 6575
- University of Birmingham // Fax: +44 (0) 21 414 3952
- Email: G.Simpson@bham.ac.uk // NIC Handle: GS56
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