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Subject: how much to ride the S.L.U.T.?
Written By: Tia on 09/25/07 at 7:52 am
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/09/19/seattle.train.ap/index.html?imw=Y&iref=mpst
Seattle's 'S.L.U.T.' just a trolley rideStory Highlights
The Cascade community in Seattle, Washington, asked developers for a trolley
The trolley's official name is the South Lake Union Streetcar
Locals call the trolley the SLUT -- South Lake Union Trolley
T-shirts saying 'Ride the SLUT' sold out in days, and another 100 are on order
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SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- Officially, it's the South Lake Union Streetcar. But in the neighborhood where the new line runs, it's called the South Lake Union Trolley -- or, the SLUT.
At Kapow! Coffee, a shop in the old Cascade neighborhood, 100 T-shirts bearing the words "Ride the SLUT" sold out in days, and another 100 are on order.
"We're welcoming the SLUT into the neighborhood," said Jerry Johnson, 29, a part-time barista.
Some claim -- incorrectly, according to representatives of Vulcan Inc., the company that is developing the area -- that South Lake Union Trolley was the original name and that it was changed when officials belatedly realized the acronym. Watch how popular S.L.U.T. T-shirts have become »
The $50.5 million project should be completed with streetcars running in December. Underlying the lighthearted opposition, however, is resentment over changes in the old working-class neighborhood.
"There was a meeting with representatives from the city several years ago," Johnson recalled.
Subject: Re: how much to ride the S.L.U.T.?
Written By: AL-B Mk. III on 10/01/07 at 8:08 pm
Get on craigslist, I'm sure you can find one to ride for free. ::)
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