Best Reads on the Forum

[webny99]

Since I've been reading through a number of old threads recently, I thought I'd ask - which are your favorites?

I'll probably read them - they can have good discussion, valuable information, or just be outright hilarious. I'm looking for responses mainly from users who have been here for a few years, if not since the origins of the forum. Have at it - I'll look forward to it

[hotdogPi]

Dam jokes (5 pages): https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=1633

This one was from before my time.

[NE2]

Historic official state maps online
historic look at numbering patterns

[webny99]

Historic official state maps online
historic look at numbering patterns

You should have given a disclaimer that you were the OP 

I will read them, I promise.

[TheArkansasRoadgeek]

I like this:

I will now make this the #1 result when you search "dam quetzal religious underthinking."

He was right, sure enough!

[US71]

Since I've been reading through a number of old threads recently, I thought I'd ask - which are your favorites?

I'll probably read them - they can have good discussion, valuable information, or just be outright hilarious. I'm looking for responses mainly from users who have been here for a few years, if not since the origins of the forum. Have at it - I'll look forward to it

Wouldn't it be easier to see which ones have the most posts?

[MNHighwayMan]

Since I've been reading through a number of old threads recently, I thought I'd ask - which are your favorites?

I'll probably read them - they can have good discussion, valuable information, or just be outright hilarious. I'm looking for responses mainly from users who have been here for a few years, if not since the origins of the forum. Have at it - I'll look forward to it

Wouldn't it be easier to see which ones have the most posts?

Post count does not always positively correlate to thread quality; see the "crash-prone modern roundabouts" thread for an example (IMO) of a terrible thread with a lot of posts.

[webny99]

Wouldn't it be easier to see which ones have the most posts?

Yes - but doing it this way is much more interesting. Forum originals may remember stuff that I'd never happen to stumble upon.

Also, many of the longest threads on the forum are sign threads and picture challenges; not my primary interest. As MNHighwayMan says, quantity and quality aren't always directly related.

[Max Rockatansky]

Geographical Oddities, Funny Street Names, Worst Signs, Odd/Interesting/Unique Signs, etc.  I do like talking shop and seeing what gets posted on the 60s, 70s, 80s cars thread.

[freebrickproductions]

I'd say the first few/several pages of Alanland.

[Beltway]

Wouldn't it be easier to see which ones have the most posts?

Post count does not always positively correlate to thread quality; see the "crash-prone modern roundabouts" thread for an example (IMO) of a terrible thread with a lot of posts.

Would the Breezewood, PA threads qualify as the proverbial "beating a dead horse"?

In that case also filling it full of bullets and buckshot?

[Max Rockatansky]

Wouldn't it be easier to see which ones have the most posts?

Post count does not always positively correlate to thread quality; see the "crash-prone modern roundabouts" thread for an example (IMO) of a terrible thread with a lot of posts.

Would the Breezewood, PA threads qualify as the proverbial "beating a dead horse"?

In that case also filling it full of bullets and buckshot?

I've kind of found that to be the case with a lot of the I-11 threads, really all the regional boards have at least a couple threads like that.  Usually there is so much conjecture about where the route should go that gets repeated over and over again.  The real meat is when someone posts actual project updates or visits a new section.  There are other topics like that too such as the CA 58 Centential Corridor thread.  I lose interest talking about the same thing without anything new after awhile. 

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Signs you'll never see in the road (Too bad some pictures are gone, thanks to Photofuckit)
Street/Highway names that will never exist (I said several times any street named directly after a disease, but there is now a Dravet Trail (Spanish: Senda Dravet, Basque: Dravet Bidea) near Pamplona, Spain, named directly after the epilepsy!)
What is the highest classification of road beside which you have urinated? (One of the best threads ever!)

And on the NE2's research threads category I like his work about indirect US Routes.

[LM117]

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=21239.0

[Roadgeekteen]

I like reading through some of the sign challenge threads.

[webny99]

I like links   

[Scott5114]

"Adventures in Utah Signage" is a favorite. Not only are there tons of great old pictures of '50s/'60s era signs when they were new, but it's also the thread where state name interstate shields returning to Utah was triumphantly announced, leading to hilarious reactions from the forumgoers.

I like links   

[formulanone]

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=21239.0

The things I miss when I'm on vacation...

I look around on The Worst of and Best of threads, just to see if any of them are still standing or worth finding.

[webny99]

I like links   

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Pretty sure you know I meant links to the threads you're referring to. They're not always easy finds.

[Scott5114]

I like links   

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Pretty sure you know I meant links to the threads you're referring to. They're not always easy finds.

Go to Google and type in "site:aaroads.com [thread title]"

[webny99]

I like links   

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Pretty sure you know I meant links to the threads you're referring to. They're not always easy finds.

Go to Google and type in "site:aaroads.com [thread title]"

Success! Someday, the forum search function will be more effective than the Google search function 

[Scott5114]

Doubtful. Google has money and programmers, we don't.

[webny99]

Doubtful. Google has money and programmers, we don't.

Hence [].

Alternatively, I could have used [/s]

[TheArkansasRoadgeek]

Doubtful. Google has money and programmers, we don't.

We do have programmers! Just not anyone who has the time. I could though. I would love the opportunity to contribute more to this community I have grown to enjoy!

[Henry]

Any sign challenge threads, plus any fictional highways that are not created by FritzOwl.