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Old April 21st 08, 03:20 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
David Weinshenker
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Default It ain't Smokey "the" Bear and it ain't "the" Earth!!

Edward Erbeck wrote:
"David Weinshenker" wrote:


In Northern California, if you say that you
drive on "the 101", people will think you're
from Southern California.


Yep. 'Cause the entire S.F. Peninsula calls their section of 101 "The
Bay Shore Freeway".


Only on the maps: nobody around here uses that name in practice.

-dave w