PESHAWAR: The Peshawar district government has decided to implement a resolution passed by the previous administration to rename roads and chowks in the city after companions of the Prophet Muhammad (| Submit your comments on this article |
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| Peshawar roads to be named after caliphs |
| 2006-02-27 |
| PESHAWAR: The Peshawar district government has decided to implement a resolution passed by the previous administration to rename roads and chowks in the city after companions of the Prophet Muhammad ( |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 Then again, I had a car like that once too. |
| Posted by: Hupomoger Clans9827 2006-02-27 20:20 |
| #11 Yup. Lived on the prairies for a while. Could see the dust kicked up by nmy guests coming down the road by 10:30 a.m. And they didn't swing into the driveway until an hour an a half past our dinner invite of 6:30. |
| Posted by: Hupomoger Clans9827 2006-02-27 20:18 |
| #10 Same thing goes for Australians. My sister tells stories about running right out of New Zealand. They would map out a days drive, and be finished and wondering what to do by 10.30. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2006-02-27 19:59 |
| #9 LOL Trailing Wife! I had a similar experience living in Scotland. Objects on the map are much closer than they appear for anyone with American or Canadian driving experience! Vague directions from a friend as to where they lived, "Och hen, it's a fair drive. Dinnae fash yerself if youwr no up tae it. It's more than an 'oor and a hae, hen." Map in hand, off I went and hit the opposite coast before realizing the "wee village" 40 klicks down the road I spotted setting out was the one I wanted. Telling me she lived in "Shootmapig" wasn't funny. Took the breeze of the Altantic coast to clear my head and spotted on the map "Killmahog", near where I'd started. It did explain the strange looks I got asking for "Shootmapig" directions. Very funny people, the Scots. |
| Posted by: Hupomoger Clans9827 2006-02-27 19:46 |
| #8 lotp, my chief remaining ambition in life is to have a $5,000 car and a chauffeur. Or failing that, two trailing daughters with driver's licences. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-02-27 19:41 |
| #7 Heh, 6. The MOB (Marching Owl Band). This could be them, I dunno...  |
| Posted by: .com 2006-02-27 19:35 |
| #6 Don't ever drive in LA, tw, unless you want to get really confused. Freeways are usually labeled (on the overhead signs) by names, which can change depending on where in the LA basin you are at the moment. Took me weeks to be certain that I was still on I-10 when the sign said the Santa Monica Freeway ... ;-) |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-02-27 19:34 |
| #5 They name roads and intersections? I have trouble enough navigating with American maps -- over there I would get lost just standing still! (Not actually a joke -- once when lost in Germany, I asked someone to show me where I was on the map, and it was gently pointed out to me that I hadn't been on the map for over half an hour... I'd actually gone two maps over. I ended up being quite late to the wives' coffee.) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-02-27 19:31 |
| #4 Now that's Texas. One of my favorites ends with... Rice! Rice! Rice! |
| Posted by: 6 2006-02-27 17:51 |
| #3 Heh, RBU... Rah rah ree - kick 'em in the knee! Rah rah rass - kick 'em in the other knee! |
| Posted by: .com 2006-02-27 16:56 |
| #2 Chowk=crossroads |
| Posted by: Fred 2006-02-27 16:33 |
| #1 OK I'll bite: What's a chowk? |
| Posted by: Grunter 2006-02-27 12:09 |