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Residents of Hampshire County, Great Britain, thought the new lines painted on a local road looked a bit "wavy.".


Residents of Hampshire County Hampshire County is the name of two counties in the United States:
  • Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  • Hampshire County, West Virginia
See also: Hampshire for the county in England and the Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum.
, Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. , thought the new lines painted on a local road looked a bit "wavy." County officials initially insisted it was a safety feature, but upon further investigation they discovered the wavy lines were the result of painters' following a map that was folded and creased.
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Title Annotation:Brickbats
Author:Oliver, Charles
Publication:Reason
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:4EUUK
Date:Nov 1, 2004
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