The term "Woodies" is gaining traction as a potential moniker for followers of the "Column 8" segment. Les Shearman of Darlington has proposed "the Granary" as an alternative, citing the "silo effect" associated with the column. This naming discussion, originally about roundabouts, has circled back to the capital, Canberra.
An engineer in Canberra once suggested that the design for State Circle was a pre-fabricated plan, originally intended for a nation where traffic flows on the opposite side of the road. This anecdote resurfaced amidst ongoing debate about roundabout design and nomenclature.
The proposal to call "Column 8" fans "Granites," suggested by Murray Hutton, is gaining some traction. Shearman's "Granary" adds another layer to this developing vernacular, hinting at a shared, perhaps enclosed, intellectual space among the readership. The origin of the State Circle design, a seemingly mundane detail, now serves as a peculiar focal point for these discussions.
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