Construction workers in Seattle, Washington located in the United States are nearing completion of a new light-rail trolley, but it's not the trolleys that are making the residents of the city laugh, its the abbreviation that city officials designated for the new transit system.
The new transit system, South Lake Union Streetcar (SLUS) has had an unofficial change in its abbreviation to "S.L.U.T." by local residents. Some have even designed and sold more than 100 t-shirts saying "Ride the S.L.U.T.".
City officials admit that they were aware of the notion before they named the system, but didn't care enough to rename it and didn't give the acronym 'streetcar' to avoid the outcome. Officials say that streetcar sounded more modern than trolley.
The project, built by Vulcan Development, is costing US$50.5 million to build.
