VASCAR

VASCAR
 n.— «The Connecticut State Police are patrolling in traditional and non-traditional cruisers, using all forms of speed enforcement (including radar, laser and the stopwatch-assisted method known as VASCAR) as well as patrolling from the air using small planes.» —“On The Road: State cracks down on unsafe driving” Ridgefield Press (Ridgefield, Connecticut) Dec. 22, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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When People Geehaw, or Don’t

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