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Old 19th Apr 2003, 08:53
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Here is how waypoints and GPS fixes are named, at least this is the alledged procedure here in the US.

Two brain dead management guys sit at a table with an old bag of scrable pieces, they pick a piece out of the bag one at a time and lay it down in order drawn on the table, until they have five letters sitting face up on the table (before you ask the blank pieces screw them up all the time).

Once they have the five pieces layed out they yell down the hall to the next old guy, "hey Marvin, type these letters in and see if we already used them."

They repeat the process until they find a combination of five letters that haven't been used.

And you wonder why no one can pronounce any of the GPS fixes?

Mike
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