Foreign News: End of the Line

For more than a decade, Britons have been patiently queuing up for virtually all of life's luxuries and necessities. Last week, Britain's nationalized railways announced a plan to relieve the lot of passengers forced to stand in line for trains. On the principle that a queue by any other name is easier to bear, British station signs reading, "Queue here" will be changed to "Assemble here."

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