Date: Sat, 3 Jun 1995 23:24:44 -0700

From: Anton Sherwood dasher[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NETCOM.COM

Subject: Russ hour



Bob Wachal asks:

Why is it called 'rush hour' when it is so slow?



It's "Russian hour" -- an hour during which traffic advances as rapidly

as the queue at a Russian butcher shop.