What’s in a Name?
Our Department of Transport has decided to rename the E.B. Cloete traffic interchange the Dallah Omar Junction. ‘Where’ you may ask ‘is the E.B. Cloete interchange?’
‘..............Oh! You mean Spaghetti Junction!!’**
Nobody, but nobody, calls it anything but Spaghetti Junction much as nobody calls Shongweni Dam the Vernon Hooper Dam. Popular names have a habit of sticking and be certain that despite valiant efforts by political agencies including the SABC Spaghetti will remain on the menu.
The people have spoken.
(** A four level traffic interchange here in Durban where the N3 crosses the Outer Ring Road)
Our Department of Transport has decided to rename the E.B. Cloete traffic interchange the Dallah Omar Junction. ‘Where’ you may ask ‘is the E.B. Cloete interchange?’
‘..............Oh! You mean Spaghetti Junction!!’**
Nobody, but nobody, calls it anything but Spaghetti Junction much as nobody calls Shongweni Dam the Vernon Hooper Dam. Popular names have a habit of sticking and be certain that despite valiant efforts by political agencies including the SABC Spaghetti will remain on the menu.
The people have spoken.
(** A four level traffic interchange here in Durban where the N3 crosses the Outer Ring Road)
posted by Malcolm @ 8:16 pm
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