Roadgeek Memes

[MNHighwayMan]

It is also really neat how, in the picture, the emoji looks like it fits perfectly inside the traffic signal right there - not to mention it is also the same color as the actual yellow light.

Whew, I wasn't going to get it without that brilliant explanation.

[adventurernumber1]

It is also really neat how, in the picture, the emoji looks like it fits perfectly inside the traffic signal right there - not to mention it is also the same color as the actual yellow light.

Whew, I wasn't going to get it without that brilliant explanation.

Well, I wasn't expecting people not to get it, so that's not why I said that.

I elaborated on it because I was going into detail about the specific reasons why I found the meme especially impressive.

I tend to do this often in my speech and writing - it's just how I speak sometimes. I could be standing there staring at a brown driveway, and randomly say something like "I love this exposed aggregate concrete" or "I love how this driveway facilitates transportation from the road to the house the way that it does." Yeah, I'm stating the obvious - it doesn't mean I think other people don't know it - I just tend to ramble on and state things everyone already knows, just because I get excited and say more than is really necessary. I apologize if you interpreted that the wrong way.

[MNHighwayMan]

And most people find that the humor of a joke is sucked out of it when it gets explained (if there was any to begin with!)

[adventurernumber1]

And most people find that the humor of a joke is sucked out of it when it gets explained (if there was any to begin with!)

Well, I do highly value humor and comedy, so I will try my best next time to abstain from over-explaining a joke or a meme in the future. What you have to realize is that this is just the way I naturally operate many times, and also that my intention in that section of my post was not to "ruin the joke" but to get into some of the specific reasons why I loved the meme so much, since I was excited about it and rambling on, as I often do.

I am rather poor at social interaction and communication, and I do not operate like a normal person, so you must understand that my intentions are not malignant, but that I am just rather strange.

[formulanone]

And most people find that the humor of a joke is sucked out of it when it gets explained (if there was any to begin with!)

Some memes don't lend themselves to explaining the joke; either you know the underpinnings of the joke, or it's incomprehensible. It's my feeling that many memes aren't funny after the third or fourth time; it's the same punchline again and again. But some persist, and some are evergreen. Like slang or jargon, it's become a in-group language in and of itself.

Humor usually derives from distilling Emotion from the combination of the Absurd and the Well-Known, while assuming a little Ignorance to bridge the two. If the audience doesn't wish to apply the Ignorance, or hasn't experienced the Absurd, the joke is likely to fail. If there's a limited body of Well-Known experience to draw on, then nobody knows there's a joke in the first place. The idea of "the joke isn't funny if I explain it" is a failure to comprehend the audience. Yeah, there's a chance you'll still be the only one laughing after explaining it, but such is life...at least they're still listening and appreciating what you have to say. In the worst case scenario, you've removed some ignorance, which isn't really a bad thing.

I have no idea why I'm talking so much about this.

[plain]

In that case...

Pretty much lmao

[kphoger]

I am just rather strange.

I would say Join the club, but, well, you're already a member of this forum.

[hbelkins]

[kevinb1994]

Haha, that meme was a long time coming, especially from the current POTUS.

[kphoger]

Does that mean the White House will issue a formal public apology for not having declared it a national emergency already?

[hbelkins]

To be honest, I first saw this for the Blue Route, but changed it to Breezewood, and posted it to Facebook with the notation that it might cause some liberal roadgeeks to start liking him more.

[hotdogPi]

cause some liberal roadgeeks to start liking him more

Just the photo won't do anything. If he actually proposed a fix, he'll probably gain a small but significant number of voters in Pennsylvania.

[formulanone]

To be honest, I first saw this for the Blue Route, but changed it to Breezewood, and posted it to Facebook with the notation that it might cause some liberal roadgeeks to start liking him more.

...Then he'd throw away any goodwill by pardoning Bud Schuster.

A few dozen road geeks, a few hundred truckers, a few thousand Pennsylvanians would notice, but then pushed back by a few thousand locals who would like it to stay as it is. The rest of the country wouldn't care. No political net gain.

[kphoger]

pushed back by a few thousand locals who would like it to stay as it is.

Current population of Breezewood is less than 1500.

[webny99]

pushed back by a few thousand locals who would like it to stay as it is.

Current population of Breezewood is less than 1500.

... but it is somewhat of an employment center.
I can easily see a few thousand people wanting to keep it as-is.

[hbelkins]

pushed back by a few thousand locals who would like it to stay as it is.

Current population of Breezewood is less than 1500.

... but it is somewhat of an employment center.
I can easily see a few thousand people wanting to keep it as-is.

It's not as big of an employment center as it once was. There's a bunch of closed businesses, abandoned buildings and a few vacant lots.

[formulanone]

pushed back by a few thousand locals who would like it to stay as it is.

Current population of Breezewood is less than 1500.

... but it is somewhat of an employment center.
I can easily see a few thousand people wanting to keep it as-is.

It's not as big of an employment center as it once was. There's a bunch of closed businesses, abandoned buildings and a few vacant lots.

There have to be a few people in nearby towns / cities / hamlets / townships / whateverPENNpeopleCallit that would probably be annoyed by the headline of QUIET SMALL TOWN DESTROYED BY INTERSTATE or "Breezewood is getting an exit, here's what we know so far" (which isn't real journalism). They'll be roused to some sort of action. Push the right buttons, and someone's going to care.

And few that probably muttered "it's about time".

[Roadgeekteen]

pushed back by a few thousand locals who would like it to stay as it is.

Current population of Breezewood is less than 1500.

Where do people actually live in Breezewood? I thought it was just a street with businesses.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

To be honest, I first saw this for the Blue Route, but changed it to Breezewood, and posted it to Facebook with the notation that it might cause some liberal roadgeeks to start liking him more.

But lose the 'Lincoln Highway Association' vote.

[hbelkins]

pushed back by a few thousand locals who would like it to stay as it is.

Current population of Breezewood is less than 1500.

Where do people actually live in Breezewood? I thought it was just a street with businesses.

I'm not sure how Pennsylvania political/municipal subdivisions go, so I'm not sure what the official boundaries of Breezewood are, but there's a small residential area located just to the south of US 30 and west of South Breezewood Road. There are also some residences on US 30 east of the turnpike connector.

[kphoger]

A good friend of mine just posted this on Facebook.
My fellow Kansas will appreciate it.

[Ian]

I regret making this...

[hbelkins]

This is making the rounds in my part of the world:

[Mr_Northside]

I'm not sure what the official boundaries of Breezewood are,

Since Breezewood isn't a municipality, it doesn't really have official boundaries. 
Without doing any searching, I don't even know if it has a post office or anything either.

[SSOWorld]

I'm not sure what the official boundaries of Breezewood are,

Since Breezewood isn't a municipality, it doesn't really have official boundaries. 
Without doing any searching, I don't even know if it has a post office or anything either.

Probably under the freeway.