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The New Tunnel

To: <rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net>
Subject: The New Tunnel
From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 18:28:11 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: "BRI" <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
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<<On Wed, 14 May 2003 18:18:36 -0400, "rogerkirk" <rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net> said:

> Does anybody know why WBZ traffic reporters initially referred to
> the new I93 North tunnel as the "Liberty Tunnel" for a few days and
> then just started calling it "The New Tunnel?"

Saves two syllables, probably.  Same reason why they call route 128
``wun-twun-yeet''.

-GAWollman

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