Pop up motorways (April fools)

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James
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Pop up motorways (April fools)

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Seemed to miss this one yesterday
https://bikefast.org/2021/04/01/launch- ... way-users/

In true Sabristic fashion the first thing I noticed the lack of Motorway font on the sign!
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New test for visitors to Cornwall. I newspaper 1-4-21

https://roadhog.shutterfly.com/pictures/5185
Roads and holidays in the west, before motorways.
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http://holidayroads.webs.com/
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If I'd have written that article, one of the Cornish phrases would actually have translated as "this is an April fool". (I mean for all I know, one of them might!).
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James wrote: Fri Apr 02, 2021 12:08 Seemed to miss this one yesterday
https://bikefast.org/2021/04/01/launch- ... way-users/

In true Sabristic fashion the first thing I noticed the lack of Motorway font on the sign!
Is that Calibri?!

Shocking attempt, especially when the correct fonts are freely available!

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