On Jan 31, 1:29*pm, Giles wrote:

[snip of interesting observations on the power of names]

But here in Monroe county, somewhere, at some time or other, someone
operating at the level of countywide or higher authority took it upon
him or herself to name the township roads (or most of them, anyway)
according to scheme unique in my experience or that of anyone else
I've talked to about the matter. *In doing so, he or she has
implicitly recognized (and more or less bowed to) the power in
names.....and simultaneously robbed those here in Monroe of any power
that would naturally have adhered to them, leaving only a modicum of
organizational value in its stead.

Anyone interested can find the rest of the puzzle he

http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/...ies/monroe.pdf

giles
remember, we read from left to right, top to bottom. * *

Speaking as someone who has more than once been accused of being
anal-retentive and obsessive-compulsive, and whose entire professional
career (cataloging) could be considered to be founded on those two
traits:

That's just insane. What sort of twisted mind came up with that
scheme, and even worse, who agreed and said that it was a good idea?


Chuck Vance (and worst of all, who was given the task of
actually choosing and assigning those names?)