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On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, John Rowland wrote:
"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message ... Tom Anderson wrote: what about Seven Sisters? i know that's a road, a roundabout and a station, but where does the name come from (the Pleiades, i guess, but how?). No, I think it was after a line of seven trees (The Seven Sisters) that once upon a time lined the street. Er... where's the roundabout at Seven Sisters? Oops. Obviously, when i said 'roundabout', i meant 'junction'. Sorry, not been up there in rather a while. tom -- the themes of time-travel, dreams, madness, and destiny are inextricably confused |
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"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
... On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, John Rowland wrote: Er... where's the roundabout at Seven Sisters? Oops. Obviously, when i said 'roundabout', i meant 'junction'. Is that junction called Seven Sisters? I've always known it as Wards' Corner. -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, John Rowland wrote:
"Tom Anderson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, John Rowland wrote: Er... where's the roundabout at Seven Sisters? Oops. Obviously, when i said 'roundabout', i meant 'junction'. Is that junction called Seven Sisters? I've always known it as Wards' Corner. Well, that's what it says in my A-Z, although that doesn't mean that's what locals actually call it. tom -- The ``is'' keyword binds with the same precedence as ``.'', even when it's not actually there. -- Larry Wall, Apocalypse 2 |
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