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Old 03-29-2012, 05:12 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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For advanced courses in insane traffic I recommend Rt 128 beltway around Boston. This road is nerely 60 years old and the enterance/exit ramps are frequent and short. The road is flooded with disgruntled cubsters trying to text while talking on the cell and googling on their blackberrys at the same time.

A while ago I watched a set of action flicks from ABU red light cameras. The dumb stunts are world class.
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Old 03-29-2012, 08:18 AM
 
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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...or the roundabout at the arc de triumph in paris.
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Old 03-30-2012, 10:00 AM
 
Location: Albuquerque
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... I would say that most people ... would not come to the conclusion
that Washington Street was named for our first president.
Oh puh-leeeze!

Most people would come to the conclusion that any street ( or city or state )
that was named "Washington" was named for our first president.

Maybe there is a "Washington Street" somewhere named after Wally Washington, but I doubt it.

Just for fun, I googled "washington." There are three pages of nothing but things
named for old George or links to the actual guy. Wally is nowhere to be found.

( We could have the same argument about Larry Lincoln, BTW. )

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Old 03-30-2012, 10:11 AM
 
Location: Abu Al-Qurq
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While we're on this tangent, according to Wikipedia, Washington County, Georgia, is the only county to be named after General George Washington (prior to his presidency).

There is at least a slight possibility that "Washington Ave" and "Washington St" in Fredericksburg VA is named eponymously with the nearby "University of Mary Washington". It's extremely likely that "Mary Washington Blvd" near their hospital is not named after the president, though.. well, I digress.
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Old 03-30-2012, 11:14 AM
 
Location: Albuquerque
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It's extremely likely that "Mary Washington Blvd"...
is not named after the president, ...
Likely?
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Old 04-01-2012, 06:09 PM
 
Location: ABQ, NM
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Oh puh-leeeze!

Most people would come to the conclusion that any street ( or city or state )
that was named "Washington" was named for our first president.

Maybe there is a "Washington Street" somewhere named after Wally Washington, but I doubt it.

Just for fun, I googled "washington." There are three pages of nothing but things
named for old George or links to the actual guy. Wally is nowhere to be found.

( We could have the same argument about Larry Lincoln, BTW. )
Your sarcasm notwithstanding, our first president is not the only person with the name of Washington that is of historical significance...
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