I've heard it mentioned in multiple threads about a joke interstate that usually is about "Interstate 366 with the 85 mph speed limit." Was this term coined from Alanland?
It's a running gag that was coined when a young poster named Ethanman{insert-5-digit-number-here} posted about upgrading VA 28 into a spur of Interstate 66. He also specified it would have an 85 MPH speed limit.
Anyone who knows A. the east coast, or B. the mega-metro of Northern Virginia knows that the 85 MPH part is ridiculous, and to an extent so is the I-366 upgrade of VA 28 as well. So now it's custom to refer to any ridiculous proposals as I-366 with an 85 MPH speed limit.
Quote from: Zeffy on July 29, 2015, 06:39:01 PM
It's a running gag that was coined when a young poster named Ethanman{insert-5-digit-number-here} posted about upgrading VA 28 into a spur of Interstate 66. He also specified it would have an 85 MPH speed limit.
Thanks for telling me!
Here (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=5625) are his posts (the ones that haven't been deleted).
Quote from: iBallasticwolf2 on July 29, 2015, 06:03:28 PM
Was this term coined from Alanland?
I-366 came before Alanland, but not by much.
Quote from: 1 on July 29, 2015, 07:30:13 PM
Here (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=5625) are his posts (the ones that haven't been deleted).
Ethanman seemed pretty obsessed with speed limits. I've also heard about some other troll that had the name of sr641 that said some pretty stupid stuff too. Which one was worse ethanman or sr641? They were apparently both on here way before I was and I've seen them mentioned in several posts.
Quote from: US 41 on July 29, 2015, 10:02:22 PM
Quote from: 1 on July 29, 2015, 07:30:13 PM
Here (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=5625) are his posts (the ones that haven't been deleted).
Ethanman seemed pretty obsessed with speed limits. I've also heard about some other troll that had the name of sr641 that said some pretty stupid stuff too. Which one was worse ethanman or sr641? They were apparently both on here way before I was and I've seen them mentioned in several posts.
I saw sr641 on some old threads, but do not remember them. sr641 is probably calrog in disguise. I have no idea what calrog is.
I'm sort of the Northern Virginia troll because of how much I know of Northern Virginia. That amount is probably smaller than the smallest object that you can find in the world.
Quote from: noelbotevera on July 29, 2015, 10:09:53 PMI have no idea what calrog is.
Google "viatology." :bigass:
When I posted my Second Capital Beltway idea, as it took over VA 28 I specified that particular section to have a speed limit of 85 in reference to the running gag. However, as it is a loop it couldn't be I-366, it should have an even first digit. I had it as I-666.
Quote from: Zeffy on July 29, 2015, 06:39:01 PM
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Anyone who knows A. the east coast, or B. the mega-metro of Northern Virginia knows that the 85 MPH part is ridiculous, and to an extent so is the I-366 upgrade of VA 28 as well. So now it's custom to refer to any ridiculous proposals as I-366 with an 85 MPH speed limit.
I've certainly seen people doing 85 mph on the portions of Route 28 north of its interchange with US-50. Not many, mind you, but I wouldn't say it's totally unusual to see it, and a lot of the traffic routinely moves at 70 to 75 mph when I've been on there (I'm never out there during rush hour, though). I try to set my cruise control at 65 because that way there will always be plenty of people going faster than I am.
But as a "Virginia" matter, the notion of that road being posted at 85 even if it were an Interstate is asinine. VDOT doesn't like the idea of even 70-mph zones in urban or suburban areas. Their traffic and engineering study reportedly showed the Beltway HO/T lanes warranted a 70-mph limit, but they posted 65 instead.
Going back to ethanman62187, I think my favorite of his posts on this topic was when he said "I can let you drive 65" on there.
Here is what is left of sr641's posts
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=8029 (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=8029)
I found this post to be humorous and ludicrous at the same time:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5504.msg120865#msg120865 (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5504.msg120865#msg120865)
Quote from: ethanman62187 on October 27, 2011, 03:53:46 PM
For VA 28, 55 MPH and 60 MPH is just too slow to me.
How would he know anyway? When he posted that I believe he was 13 years old so it's not like he could drive it himself...
Even more ridiculous is the fact I believe he was from Florida (Miami?) but he preached about VA 28 like he did.
No, ethanman62187 is from Manassas.
Are these users perma banned? Or did they just stop coming on and posting?
Quote from: SignGeek101 on July 30, 2015, 02:18:29 PM
Are these users perma banned? Or did they just stop coming on and posting?
I believe ethanman got permanently banned and that the last straw was when he started using the purple text the moderators use and making bizarre posts purporting to order people around.
Quote from: sr641 on May 10, 2012, 08:32:47 PM
I just built a city out of wood so I can drive my cars on it.
:-D This comment is by far the best. It's like what are you, 5 years old?
Quote from: US 41 on July 30, 2015, 03:08:16 PM
Quote from: sr641 on May 10, 2012, 08:32:47 PM
I just built a city out of wood so I can drive my cars on it.
:-D This comment is by far the best. It's like what are you, 5 years old?
His best/worst moment was when he created a (now-deleted) poll asking if Louisville has 2 bypasses.
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 30, 2015, 02:41:01 PM
Quote from: SignGeek101 on July 30, 2015, 02:18:29 PM
Are these users perma banned? Or did they just stop coming on and posting?
I believe ethanman got permanently banned and that the last straw was when he started using the purple text the moderators use and making bizarre posts purporting to order people around.
As I recall that he refused to acknowledge that his VA 28 -> I-366 idea was fictional and kept trying to pass it off as something that would actually happen that the mods ordered him to provide proof or be banned.
Irony of all ironies, VDOT actually does intend to upgrade VA 28 to a full freeway. No word yet on whether it will be I-366 or if the speed limit will be 85.
Quote from: US 41 on July 29, 2015, 10:02:22 PM
Quote from: 1 on July 29, 2015, 07:30:13 PM
Here (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=5625) are his posts (the ones that haven't been deleted).
Ethanman seemed pretty obsessed with speed limits. I've also heard about some other troll that had the name of sr641 that said some pretty stupid stuff too. Which one was worse ethanman or sr641? They were apparently both on here way before I was and I've seen them mentioned in several posts.
Then there was roadman66, one number away from mine which got some mad at me for his posts who some believe (especially Jake from San Diego)that ethanman was posting using a second user name.
However, both ethanman and the other roadman both stop posting at the same time. The other roadman was the one that asked How Come there is no interstate 1, 2, 3...31,32, 33, etc. with a curious icon instead of asking the question further which everyone really got into it with him with it. It even included one user responding to his rebuttal of "is this a common joke" with "just as us asking why isn't there a roadman 01, 02, 03, etc." Plus 66 also asked the same dumb questions as ethanman, so we were all to speculate that they were indeed the same person.
Anyway, ethanman gave some of us a laugh or two as some of the responses back like the US 101 not part of US 1 thread where one user showed ethanman how to use Google in a special link while another sent him to another website with questions and answers to roads and TOLD HIM to memorize it from one end to the other. Those two were the best along with him saying to do 65 mph on VA 28 that its okay. However the How Come thread actually had me practically on the floor though.
Responding to vdeane–
They don't plan to upgrade the entire road to a full freeway, just the northern portion (Centreville north to the road's terminus at Route 7). South of there it'd be impractical, especially through the City of Manassas, and it'd be a waste of money because it isn't needed. But most of the work is already done once you're north of I-66. There are still a couple of traffic lights immediately north of the Interstate and another just to its south. Two of those are definitely proposed for elimination as part of the proposed HO/T lane project on I-66, which would see said route's interchange with Route 28 totally rebuilt into a much more complex beast. I'm not sure about the plans for the northernmost of the three lights, which serves a park.
That road is certainly much-improved over the old two-lane road I remember from when I was a kid. I will say I have to agree with ethanman that the 55-mph speed limit is generally too low now that the reconstruction is done and the traffic lights are gone (except for the ones near I-66). I don't necessarily think he fact that he was 13 should disqualify him from having a valid opinion that 55 is too slow. When I was a kid I often felt my mother drove way too slowly when she went 60 mph on roads where my father went 70 (this all back in the days of the national 55-mph limit, of course). Even if you've never driven, I think if you travel a road often enough you do get a sense for the different speeds, and I think certainly the freeway portion of Route 28 is a better road than quite a few Virginia highways that carry higher posted speed limits.
But in terms of his getting banned, I think the "purple text" incident I mentioned was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. The moderators were clearly already tired of him asking stupid questions that he could have answered with simple Google searches or the like. I do recall the incident you mention where one of the moderators told him to put up or shut up on the I-366 thing, but he was definitely around for a while after that happened.
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 30, 2015, 02:41:01 PM
Quote from: SignGeek101 on July 30, 2015, 02:18:29 PM
Are these users perma banned? Or did they just stop coming on and posting?
I believe ethanman got permanently banned and that the last straw was when he started using the purple text the moderators use and making bizarre posts purporting to order people around.
Just reading his history gave me a good chuckle
He was also oddly obsessed with repealing night speed limits in Montana.
Quote from: US 41 on July 30, 2015, 03:08:16 PM
Quote from: sr641 on May 10, 2012, 08:32:47 PM
I just built a city out of wood so I can drive my cars on it.
:-D This comment is by far the best. It's like what are you, 5 years old?
Considering what ethanman did managed to get him banned sr641 was probably banned. Could one of the mods tell me if I'm correct or not?
Quote from: iBallasticwolf2 on July 30, 2015, 06:59:31 PM
Quote from: US 41 on July 30, 2015, 03:08:16 PM
Quote from: sr641 on May 10, 2012, 08:32:47 PM
I just built a city out of wood so I can drive my cars on it.
:-D This comment is by far the best. It's like what are you, 5 years old?
Considering what ethanman did managed to get him banned sr641 was probably banned. Could one of the mods tell me if I'm correct or not?
While on the subject of banned trolls, why is V'Ger banned? What did he do?
Was not one of the guys who got banned also called blawp on MTR, but posted as FederalRoute1 or something? I remember that the federal route guy tried to start a thread, and one of the mods went ballistic and omitting his posts right away.
I later heard from Alex that he was blawp in disguise and that the mod was doing a service to us as he was a big troll on MTR.
Quote from: Takumi on July 30, 2015, 06:58:32 PM
He was also oddly obsessed with repealing night speed limits in Montana.
And everywhere else. And then he didn't understand why anyone might drive slower than the posted speed limit at night.
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 30, 2015, 09:04:25 AM
No, ethanman62187 is from Manassas.
Maybe he just liked the Heat. I remember somehow some way finding his Twitter account and thinking "oh god what have I found".
Quote from: Zeffy on July 30, 2015, 09:22:59 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 30, 2015, 09:04:25 AM
No, ethanman62187 is from Manassas.
Maybe he just liked the Heat. I remember somehow some way finding his Twitter account and thinking "oh god what have I found".
I kind of wonder if I've found his twitter account. https://twitter.com/Ethanmansell?lang=en
I'm tempted to think this is the person.
Quote from: iBallasticwolf2 on July 30, 2015, 09:26:57 PM
I kind of wonder if I've found his twitter account. https://twitter.com/Ethanmansell?lang=en
I'm tempted to think this is the person.
It's not. He would be 16 years old now assuming his forum age was correct, and the kid on that account looks no older than 14. Plus, the locations don't add up. I seriously don't remember how I found it, but I was 99% positive it was him...
Quote from: iBallasticwolf2 on July 30, 2015, 06:59:31 PM
Quote from: US 41 on July 30, 2015, 03:08:16 PM
Quote from: sr641 on May 10, 2012, 08:32:47 PM
I just built a city out of wood so I can drive my cars on it.
:-D This comment is by far the best. It's like what are you, 5 years old?
Considering what ethanman did managed to get him banned sr641 was probably banned. Could one of the mods tell me if I'm correct or not?
I'm not a mod, but yes, he was.
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=6356.100
Quote from: iBallasticwolf2 on July 30, 2015, 09:26:57 PM
Quote from: Zeffy on July 30, 2015, 09:22:59 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 30, 2015, 09:04:25 AM
No, ethanman62187 is from Manassas.
Maybe he just liked the Heat. I remember somehow some way finding his Twitter account and thinking "oh god what have I found".
I kind of wonder if I've found his twitter account. https://twitter.com/Ethanmansell?lang=en
I'm tempted to think this is the person.
It isn't. I think his Twitter was the same username as it was here.
I don't know why I've kept up with all this either :-D
Send him a tweet and ask him if he has driven I-366 yet. By now he is old enough to drive (scary thought) but in Virginia and any other state besides NJ and NYC (as the rest of NY is 16) has the 16 driving age.
If he answers you then he is him.
Quote from: iBallasticwolf2 on July 30, 2015, 09:26:57 PM
Quote from: Zeffy on July 30, 2015, 09:22:59 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 30, 2015, 09:04:25 AM
No, ethanman62187 is from Manassas.
Maybe he just liked the Heat. I remember somehow some way finding his Twitter account and thinking "oh god what have I found".
I kind of wonder if I've found his twitter account. https://twitter.com/Ethanmansell?lang=en
I'm tempted to think this is the person.
It isn't. I think his Twitter was the same username as it was here.
I don't know why I've kept up with all this either :-D
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I'm not trying to stalk but I think I've found his account.
https://twitter.com/search?q=ethanman62187&src=typd&lang=en
It looks like his account is protected or something.
Quote from: roadman65 on July 30, 2015, 07:22:42 PM
Was not one of the guys who got banned also called blawp on MTR, but posted as FederalRoute1 or something? I remember that the federal route guy tried to start a thread, and one of the mods went ballistic and omitting his posts right away.
I later heard from Alex that he was blawp in disguise and that the mod was doing a service to us as he was a big troll on MTR.
He came back another time, as "Nate Here!" and all but one of his posts were deleted.
Quote from: iBallasticwolf2 on July 30, 2015, 09:37:19 PM
Quote from: iBallasticwolf2 on July 30, 2015, 09:26:57 PM
Quote from: Zeffy on July 30, 2015, 09:22:59 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 30, 2015, 09:04:25 AM
No, ethanman62187 is from Manassas.
Maybe he just liked the Heat. I remember somehow some way finding his Twitter account and thinking "oh god what have I found".
I kind of wonder if I've found his twitter account. https://twitter.com/Ethanmansell?lang=en
I'm tempted to think this is the person.
It isn't. I think his Twitter was the same username as it was here.
I don't know why I've kept up with all this either :-D
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I'm not trying to stalk but I think I've found his account.
https://twitter.com/search?q=ethanman62187&src=typd&lang=en
It looks like his account is protected or something.
[/quote] It looks like his MO. Someone thought while on here he was from Miami and he talks about it on that twitter account. [/quote]
He might actually believe he is from Miami for all we know.
Quote from: noelbotevera on July 30, 2015, 07:00:49 PM
While on the subject of banned trolls, why is V'Ger banned? What did he do?
V'Ger is basically the Brian Jones of the AARoads forum. He was part of the original admin group but got kicked out of the band because he had issues and couldn't get along with everyone else.
Quote from: Duke87 on July 30, 2015, 10:10:54 PM
Quote from: noelbotevera on July 30, 2015, 07:00:49 PM
While on the subject of banned trolls, why is V'Ger banned? What did he do?
V'Ger is basically the Brian Jones of the AARoads forum. He was part of the original admin group but got kicked out of the band because he had issues and couldn't get along with everyone else.
I've long wondered about V'Ger but didn't think the question worthy of its own thread. His posts have come up a number of times when searching on various topics, and they've always seemed on-topic and friendly–lots of "Thanks for that pic!" and the like. No snark, no ad hominem attacks on other posters. Unless he had some kind of last-minute meltdown that was subsequently purged from the records, I haven't seen the slightest trace of "couldn't get along" .
He basically had a last-minute meltdown.
The forum was also rebooted after he left (he had more power than any individual admin has now- he was essentially THE admin, with Alex having admin rights too, but not really being active in the forum), so a lot of the random junk (probably 75%? of all his posts) was removed. Since he had nearly unilateral decision making ability, the forum reflected exactly what he wanted and nothing else.
He was an odd dude- insisted that a whole bunch of off-topic shit be posted (Voyager's Cosmic B-bar, anyone?), but didn't think there was a need to have a forum for roadmeets. He wanted to do random things like "Poster of the Month" and made a bunch of random people mods.
This forum really wasn't geared to attract the mainstream road enthusiast crowd (which was still at MTR, but evidently ready for a new venue) until after he left. People were weary of him for a while, and then he just kind of went off the deep end.
Quote from: Zeffy on July 30, 2015, 09:29:39 PM
Quote from: iBallasticwolf2 on July 30, 2015, 09:26:57 PM
I kind of wonder if I've found his twitter account. https://twitter.com/Ethanmansell?lang=en
I'm tempted to think this is the person.
It's not. He would be 16 years old now assuming his forum age was correct, and the kid on that account looks no older than 14. Plus, the locations don't add up. I seriously don't remember how I found it, but I was 99% positive it was him...
I do not remember how I found this out, but his name is Ethan Cua and he is indeed from Manassas, Virginia. I think I'd seen some of his postings on some other local sites, including something in response to a news article where he said something about making Route 28 an Interstate (which obviously confirmed for me who it was). He surfaced under his real name on Dr. Gridlock's blog at the Washington Post sometime within the past year, but when I asked him if he was ethanman62187 he never answered.
On the other hand, though, in the course of typing this post I got the urge to do a Google search for "Ethan Cua Interstate 366." Look what the first result turned up (scroll down the page). So I guess he has some sort of connection to Miami, but talk about a clueless question:
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-09-22/news/fl-miami-traffic-turnbell-92214-20140922_1_express-lanes-drivers-fume-sunsentinel-com-concreteideas
Quote from: corco on July 30, 2015, 10:44:26 PM
He basically had a last-minute meltdown.
Thanks for the info. The situation makes more sense in that context.
Ethanman8675309 strikes again. Yes 1995 I read his post. That's him no doubt about it!
Quote from: corco on July 30, 2015, 10:44:26 PM
(Voyager's Cosmic B-bar, anyone?)
Why...oh why...did my brain waste space remembering that title?
I remember making a really dumb image macro for a memorable blawp thread: http://www.memes.com/meme/644396
Quote from: Zeffy on July 30, 2015, 08:29:54 AM
Even more ridiculous is the fact I believe he was from Florida (Miami?) but he preached about VA 28 like he did.
You are thinking of another kid, "I95." He did something to piss Jake off and was later banned.
So can anyone explain this? It was started by someone named SF Lights. I'm thinking it might really be V'Ger.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.transport.road/FZsTxDjYMbk
Yes, SF Lights = V'Ger.
Quote from: corco on July 30, 2015, 10:44:26 PM
He basically had a last-minute meltdown.
The forum was also rebooted after he left (he had more power than any individual admin has now- he was essentially THE admin, with Alex having admin rights too, but not really being active in the forum), so a lot of the random junk (probably 75%? of all his posts) was removed. Since he had nearly unilateral decision making ability, the forum reflected exactly what he wanted and nothing else.
He was an odd dude- insisted that a whole bunch of off-topic shit be posted (Voyager's Cosmic B-bar, anyone?), but didn't think there was a need to have a forum for roadmeets. He wanted to do random things like "Poster of the Month" and made a bunch of random people mods.
This forum really wasn't geared to attract the mainstream road enthusiast crowd (which was still at MTR, but evidently ready for a new venue) until after he left. People were weary of him for a while, and then he just kind of went off the deep end.
Yeah, numerous threads got deleted, including entire forums, such as the Forum Games forum (home to such threads as "Guess the Highway", which featured pictures of highways with all identifying features (such as signage text) removed and people would try to guess where it was). It was quite a different time. V'Ger also brought in a few of his friends (who left/were banned after the meltdown); the forum was basically their playground for the first few months until the meltdown (which involved V'Ger and Alex banning each other and database theft/sabotage and a short-lived fork of the forum on V'Ger's own domain name).
I'm still trying to remember what "Voyager's Cosmic B-bar" was about; I remember the title, but not much else.
Quote from: US 41 on July 31, 2015, 10:37:23 AM
So can anyone explain this? It was started by someone named SF Lights. I'm thinking it might really be V'Ger.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.transport.road/FZsTxDjYMbk
Looks like the message was deleted.
Yes it was. For the good of this forum. Plus it served its purpose, let it rest in peace and lets move on.
Quote from: iBallasticwolf2 on July 31, 2015, 01:37:35 PM
Quote from: US 41 on July 31, 2015, 10:37:23 AM
So can anyone explain this? It was started by someone named SF Lights. I'm thinking it might really be V'Ger.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.transport.road/FZsTxDjYMbk
Looks like the message was deleted.
Froggie already answered the question.
Quote from: froggie on July 31, 2015, 11:01:19 AM
Yes, SF Lights = V'Ger.
To further elaborate (again), it was a meltdown by V'ger about the forum. He deleted my account and Jakes then briefly started his own. The forum was subsequently taken offline until the Scotts helped restore it. When it was, Jake was an admin and removed the bulk of what V'ger had previously posted.
What more do you want to know about something that happened six years ago?
Why do I not remember anything blawp ever posted, either here or on MTR?
Also, there's a thread that pops up every now and then that was started by Real Life Guitar Hero, who appears to not be a member anymore. Who was that and what happened to them?
Quote from: hbelkins on July 31, 2015, 10:14:03 PM
Also, there's a thread that pops up every now and then that was started by Real Life Guitar Hero, who appears to not be a member anymore. Who was that and what happened to them?
I've also seen posts by ComputerGuy who just has his username in bold and no other labels. Real Life Guitar Hero might be another case of this.
Quote from: iBallasticwolf2 on July 31, 2015, 10:15:53 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on July 31, 2015, 10:14:03 PM
Also, there's a thread that pops up every now and then that was started by Real Life Guitar Hero, who appears to not be a member anymore. Who was that and what happened to them?
I've also seen posts by ComputerGuy who just has his username in bold and no other labels. Real Life Guitar Hero might be another case of this.
Both were brought on by V'ger in early 2009. ComputerGuy came back a couple of years later under the username Bruce (his photography is fantastic BTW). Cannot remember much about Real Life Guitar Hero, only that I deleted his account when the forum was offline in May 2009.
What happened to I-666? ;-)
Quote from: cpzilliacus on August 03, 2015, 01:37:44 PM
What happened to I-666? ;-)
Ultimately canceled: http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/i491.html
Quote from: kurumi on August 03, 2015, 11:55:58 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on August 03, 2015, 01:37:44 PM
What happened to I-666? ;-)
Ultimately canceled: http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/i491.html
And it's just a coincidence that it became I-491 like US 666 and US 491, right?
Quote from: tidecat on August 06, 2015, 07:36:39 PM
Quote from: kurumi on August 03, 2015, 11:55:58 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on August 03, 2015, 01:37:44 PM
What happened to I-666? ;-)
Ultimately canceled: http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/i491.html
And it's just a coincidence that it became I-491 like US 666 and US 491, right?
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthatsthejoke.net%2Fthatsthejoke.jpg&hash=37b7ead9f21e92a765bd57363755b40bc665b454)
Yes :-)
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 30, 2015, 10:45:03 PM
Quote from: Zeffy on July 30, 2015, 09:29:39 PM
Quote from: iBallasticwolf2 on July 30, 2015, 09:26:57 PM
I kind of wonder if I've found his twitter account. https://twitter.com/Ethanmansell?lang=en
I'm tempted to think this is the person.
It's not. He would be 16 years old now assuming his forum age was correct, and the kid on that account looks no older than 14. Plus, the locations don't add up. I seriously don't remember how I found it, but I was 99% positive it was him...
I do not remember how I found this out, but his name is Ethan Cua and he is indeed from Manassas, Virginia. I think I'd seen some of his postings on some other local sites, including something in response to a news article where he said something about making Route 28 an Interstate (which obviously confirmed for me who it was). He surfaced under his real name on Dr. Gridlock's blog at the Washington Post sometime within the past year, but when I asked him if he was ethanman62187 he never answered.
On the other hand, though, in the course of typing this post I got the urge to do a Google search for "Ethan Cua Interstate 366." Look what the first result turned up (scroll down the page). So I guess he has some sort of connection to Miami, but talk about a clueless question:
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-09-22/news/fl-miami-traffic-turnbell-92214-20140922_1_express-lanes-drivers-fume-sunsentinel-com-concreteideas
Mega threadbump because this showed up in my Twitter feed today (I follow VDOT's Northern Virginia account). An AARoads alumnus resurfaces!
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170831/5ae5789eb5dc6f32895470515ca5dbb6.jpg)
Does Alan have a Twitter account? Would be hilarious if we saw #Alanland trending on Twitter.
this is all interesting to read, I became a member a few years ago after stumbling across the site. didn't know this site was so old. i typically only hang out in the midwest part of the forums, so it's interesting to hear about these things. why was alanland permanently stopped? did the topic just get out of hand? i've never heard of v'ger or this infamous meltdown everyone's talking about. when was this forum started?
Quote from: silverback1065 on August 30, 2017, 09:42:54 PM
this is all interesting to read, I became a member a few years ago after stumbling across the site. didn't know this site was so old. i typically only hang out in the midwest part of the forums, so it's interesting to hear about these things. why was alanland permanently stopped? did the topic just get out of hand? i've never heard of v'ger or this infamous meltdown everyone's talking about. when was this forum started?
Alanland reached a natural stopping point. It had exactly 2000 replies (one has since been deleted), and it was finally back on topic again.
This forum was started in January 2009; Alanland didn't start until 2012.
interesting, i joined in 2012, don't remember ever seeing that thread.
Quote from: silverback1065 on August 30, 2017, 09:58:44 PM
interesting, i joined in 2012, don't remember ever seeing that thread.
It was in Fictional Highways. If you didn't check Fictional Highways or Recent Unread Topics, you might not have seen it.
I was a little sad Alanland got canned, I still had material for it :spin: But, alas, I was outvoted.
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 31, 2017, 02:23:42 AM
I was a little sad Alanland got canned, I still had material for it :spin: But, alas, I was outvoted.
So you didn't have material for it? ;-)
so to be clear, alanland was killed because it got out of hand, or that it hit 2000 posts?
Quote from: silverback1065 on August 30, 2017, 09:58:44 PM
interesting, i joined in 2012, don't remember ever seeing that thread.
Alanland: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=7720.0
Enjoy!
Quote from: Brandon on August 31, 2017, 10:07:00 AM
Quote from: silverback1065 on August 30, 2017, 09:58:44 PM
interesting, i joined in 2012, don't remember ever seeing that thread.
Alanland: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=7720.0
Enjoy!
:-D thanks, i'll look it over. was the creator of this thread banned? he has just 7 posts
Quote from: silverback1065 on August 31, 2017, 10:09:05 AM
Quote from: Brandon on August 31, 2017, 10:07:00 AM
Quote from: silverback1065 on August 30, 2017, 09:58:44 PM
interesting, i joined in 2012, don't remember ever seeing that thread.
Alanland: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=7720.0
Enjoy!
:-D thanks, i'll look it over. was the creator of this thread banned? he has just 7 posts
Yes. He's not in the list of members here (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=mlist).
Interesting. I wonder what for.
I think Alanland should get reopened. It was basically the page you could post bull**** on and no one would care. I mean why lock it once it got up to 80 pages? If they were going to lock it they should have done it within the first the few days of it being a topic. But to be fair I almost forgot about Alanland altogether. :sombrero:
Quote from: silverback1065 on August 31, 2017, 10:16:16 AM
Interesting. I wonder what for.
My guess is that he probably got banned for this. This was also post #2 for him.
Quote from: TheAlan360 on November 21, 2012, 04:42:16 PM
NE2 STFU and go to school you dumazz, get out of my site.
And here is post #3.
Quote from: TheAlan360 on November 21, 2012, 04:39:59 PM
Eureka is not a small coastal town, ok, it's not a big, urbanzed, or a small city either, it's a medium-sized city, i live in Eureka, so shut up, Eureka has a population of 55,989 (if you include the surrounding areas)
And this is his first post. LOL I'm so confused now.
Quote from: TheAlan360 on November 21, 2012, 04:51:34 PM
I Just saw that Alanland topic once again in this website, and that was offensive, insulting, and inappropriate, i might report this to EPD, and to your local police departments, and EPD is the police department for The City of Eureka, watch out and be careful, because you will be arrested, this is against the law, be careful, and don't say anything, go mess around another person's topic, or go mess around some other website.
All 7 of his posts can be seen here --> https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=8762
Quote from: US 41 on August 31, 2017, 12:05:18 PM
I think Alanland should get reopened. It was basically the page you could post bull**** on and no one would care. I mean why lock it once it got up to 80 pages? If they were going to lock it they should have done it within the first the few days of it being a topic. But to be fair I almost forgot about Alanland altogether. :sombrero:
Quote from: silverback1065 on August 31, 2017, 10:16:16 AM
Interesting. I wonder what for.
My guess is that he probably got banned for this. This was also post #2 for him.
Quote from: TheAlan360 on November 21, 2012, 04:42:16 PM
NE2 STFU and go to school you dumazz, get out of my site.
And here is post #3.
Quote from: TheAlan360 on November 21, 2012, 04:39:59 PM
Eureka is not a small coastal town, ok, it's not a big, urbanzed, or a small city either, it's a medium-sized city, i live in Eureka, so shut up, Eureka has a population of 55,989 (if you include the surrounding areas)
And this is his first post. LOL I'm so confused now.
Quote from: TheAlan360 on November 21, 2012, 04:51:34 PM
I Just saw that Alanland topic once again in this website, and that was offensive, insulting, and inappropriate, i might report this to EPD, and to your local police departments, and EPD is the police department for The City of Eureka, watch out and be careful, because you will be arrested, this is against the law, be careful, and don't say anything, go mess around another person's topic, or go mess around some other website.
All 7 of his posts can be seen here --> https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=8762
#1 is most recent, #2 is second most recent, etc.
This is the post from August 31, 2012 (hey, 5 years ago today!!) from TheAlan 360 that started it all:
How About having the North American Interstate Highway System, in all 15 North American countries, the countries will be, the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Terrtiories, Nunavut, Quebec, Greenland, Iceland, Alanland, Hawaii, Bermuda, Belize, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon, not central america, caribbean, or south america because i considered them other continents, and i would also like to have to have the interstate highway system in Europe and Australia, in Europe will have them in every country, like the UK, France or Spain, and in Australia will have them also in every country, like in Australia (Nation), or New Zealand, and this interstates can also be in Antarctica, and maybe South Africa, because in Antarctica theres only 1 or 2 countries, and about 5 or 6 Territories, and in South Africa because it looks like Europe, Australia, or North America, and those continents like North America, Europe, and Australia do look alike along with Antarctica and South Africa, theres my plan
Here's the I-366 thread --> https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5504.0
Some quotes that made me laugh.
Quote from: Ian on October 25, 2011, 06:44:00 PM
Quote from: Takumi on October 25, 2011, 06:42:29 PM
85 of course :sombrero:
That's good. Because if it were any lower, I wouldn't be able sleep at night.
Quote from: corco on October 27, 2011, 03:57:25 PM
QuoteFor VA 28, 55 MPH and 60 MPH is just too slow to me.
I'll give you $20 right now to get in a car and drive 60 MPH. You'll be scared shitless.
Quote from: kaothinterceptor on October 28, 2011, 03:40:21 PM
Quote from: Takumi on October 28, 2011, 03:38:10 PM
"No, no, officer, it's ok! Ethanman62187 told me I could go 65!" :coffee: :happy:
Something tells me there's at least one policeman that would buy that excuse in that area...
Quote from: TheAlan360 on November 21, 2012, 04:51:34 PM
I Just saw that Alanland topic once again in this website, and that was offensive, insulting, and inappropriate, i might report this to EPD, and to your local police departments, and EPD is the police department for The City of Eureka, watch out and be careful, because you will be arrested, this is against the law, be careful, and don't say anything, go mess around another person's topic, or go mess around some other website.
I missed this — I thought he just fell off after posting his fantasy.
Holy crap, I think he really meant to call the cops over a harmless internet thread about a non-existent mega-nation getting ridiculous at worst, hilarious at best.
I had no idea that Alanland was
that important, because now it's even funnier.
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on August 31, 2017, 12:21:30 PM
This is the post from August 31, 2012 (hey, 5 years ago today!!) from TheAlan 360 that started it all:
How About having the North American Interstate Highway System, in all 15 North American countries, the countries will be, the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Terrtiories, Nunavut, Quebec, Greenland, Iceland, Alanland, Hawaii, Bermuda, Belize, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon, not central america, caribbean, or south america because i considered them other continents, and i would also like to have to have the interstate highway system in Europe and Australia, in Europe will have them in every country, like the UK, France or Spain, and in Australia will have them also in every country, like in Australia (Nation), or New Zealand, and this interstates can also be in Antarctica, and maybe South Africa, because in Antarctica theres only 1 or 2 countries, and about 5 or 6 Territories, and in South Africa because it looks like Europe, Australia, or North America, and those continents like North America, Europe, and Australia do look alike along with Antarctica and South Africa, theres my plan
Dear God, I just did and did not get a rush of nostalgia reading that.
Quote from: US 41 on August 31, 2017, 12:26:54 PM
Here's the I-366 thread --> https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5504.0
Some quotes that made me laugh.
Quote from: Ian on October 25, 2011, 06:44:00 PM
Quote from: Takumi on October 25, 2011, 06:42:29 PM
85 of course :sombrero:
That's good. Because if it were any lower, I wouldn't be able sleep at night.
Quote from: corco on October 27, 2011, 03:57:25 PM
QuoteFor VA 28, 55 MPH and 60 MPH is just too slow to me.
I'll give you $20 right now to get in a car and drive 60 MPH. You'll be scared shitless.
Quote from: kaothinterceptor on October 28, 2011, 03:40:21 PM
Quote from: Takumi on October 28, 2011, 03:38:10 PM
"No, no, officer, it's ok! Ethanman62187 told me I could go 65!" :coffee: :happy:
Something tells me there's at least one policeman that would buy that excuse in that area...
My personal favorite(s) from that thread:
Quote from: Scott5114 on November 01, 2011, 09:52:19 AM
Is it pronounced six-twenty-one-eighty-seven, or sixty-two-eighteen-seven? I have to know so that the cop will know that I actually know Ethanman personally.
Quote from: Takumi on November 01, 2011, 06:58:26 PM
I don't know. I always figured it was Six-Two-One-Eight-Seven.
Quote from: Quillz on November 01, 2011, 07:05:47 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on November 01, 2011, 09:52:19 AM
Is it pronounced six-twenty-one-eighty-seven, or sixty-two-eighteen-seven? I have to know so that the cop will know that I actually know Ethanman personally.
I always assumed it was June 22, 1987.
Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on November 01, 2011, 07:43:49 PM
Quote from: Takumi on November 01, 2011, 07:16:33 PM
It could be the screen name and/or email address he uses and 62187 was the first Ethanman available. (The thought that there could be 62,186 more Ethanmen out there scares me a bit...)
Perish the thought!
Maybe it's the badge number of the cop that let him drive 65 on VA 28...while underage.
Thankfully those 62,186 other Ethanmen haven't surfaced.
Quote from: 1 on August 31, 2017, 10:15:04 AM
Yes. He's not in the list of members here (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=mlist).
Neither is dlzsabe :sombrero:.
Anyway, I'm not using I-366 in my grand plan that I have on hold, as I make that section part of a Second Capital beltway numbered I-666 :evilgrin:. That same section now is also part of my I-85 extension to Canada.
Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on August 31, 2017, 07:36:49 PM
Thankfully those 62,186 other Ethanmen haven't surfaced.
However there is dzlabe. Him and his hypotenuse as as bad as the I-366 the former used to talk about.
Quote from: roadman65 on September 02, 2017, 10:01:14 AM
Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on August 31, 2017, 07:36:49 PM
Thankfully those 62,186 other Ethanmen haven't surfaced.
However there is dzlabe. Him and his hypotenuse as as bad as the I-366 the former used to talk about.
Eh, honestly I think FritzOwl is worse than the Hypotenuse, but not as bad as I-366 or Alanland. Thankfully FritzOwl has generally confined himself within the Fictional Highways forum.
Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on September 02, 2017, 12:24:48 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on September 02, 2017, 10:01:14 AM
Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on August 31, 2017, 07:36:49 PM
Thankfully those 62,186 other Ethanmen haven't surfaced.
However there is dzlabe. Him and his hypotenuse as as bad as the I-366 the former used to talk about.
Eh, honestly I think FritzOwl is worse than the Hypotenuse, but not as bad as I-366 or Alanland. Thankfully FritzOwl has generally confined himself within the Fictional Highways forum.
FritzOwl is not as bad as dzlsabe. If dzlsabe disagreed with someone, he would make a long rant, sometimes with personal attacks. If FritzOwl replied at all, he would generally reply once, calmly, and then just continue with what he normally does.
Fritzowl found himself someone who shares in his ideas. I believe that is why.
Speaking of people who are on the annoyance list what about that one troll (I cannot say his name as he is granted moderator protection at all costs by one of them who went to a school with him) who insults new users right off the bat. He even acts like he is God and in reality is not even is the ward of his family and does not even own or drive a vehicle, yet he cannot wait to point out a misspelled word or incorrect use of a word. I think he is in another way worse than ethan, and has even been banned multiple times for bringing politics into this forum.
I think some may know who I am talking about.
Quote from: roadman65 on September 02, 2017, 07:17:38 PM
Fritzowl found himself someone who shares in his ideas. I believe that is why.
Speaking of people who are on the annoyance list what about that one troll (I cannot say his name as he is granted moderator protection at all costs by one of them who went to a school with him) who insults new users right off the bat. He even acts like he is God and in reality is not even is the ward of his family and does not even own or drive a vehicle, yet he cannot wait to point out a misspelled word or incorrect use of a word. I think he is in another way worse than ethan, and has even been banned multiple times for bringing politics into this forum.
I think some may know who I am talking about.
I know exactly who you're talking about. I'm a bit surprised he didn't attack me when I was new (or really at all); he seems to go after certain people.
I think the following may still be my favorite ethanman62187 post just because it's so damn unintelligible (the thread is locked, so I had to copy the post manually and that's why it doesn't look right):
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5440.msg119984#msg119984
QuoteQuote from: roadman65 on October 15, 2011, 13:35:11
Quote70 is good for I-95 in SC. As far as NC being 70 it is only in two places along I-95 in NC. Only from Kenly to the VA Border, and the Fayetteville Bypass while most of the rest of I-95 in NC is still 65. GA did raise it from the 55 mph that was implimented from the SC Line to I-16 now to 70 about the time SC did when Clinton signed that bill allowing states to make their own limits.
Wow, nice knowing of things about those things.
:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:
Quote from: roadman65 on September 02, 2017, 07:17:38 PM
Fritzowl found himself someone who shares in his ideas. I believe that is why.
Speaking of people who are on the annoyance list what about that one troll (I cannot say his name as he is granted moderator protection at all costs by one of them who went to a school with him) who insults new users right off the bat. He even acts like he is God and in reality is not even is the ward of his family and does not even own or drive a vehicle, yet he cannot wait to point out a misspelled word or incorrect use of a word. I think he is in another way worse than ethan, and has even been banned multiple times for bringing politics into this forum.
I think some may know who I am talking about.
I'm having trouble thinking of any two posters who might fit that description.
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 02, 2017, 09:57:47 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on September 02, 2017, 07:17:38 PM
Fritzowl found himself someone who shares in his ideas. I believe that is why.
Speaking of people who are on the annoyance list what about that one troll (I cannot say his name as he is granted moderator protection at all costs by one of them who went to a school with him) who insults new users right off the bat. He even acts like he is God and in reality is not even is the ward of his family and does not even own or drive a vehicle, yet he cannot wait to point out a misspelled word or incorrect use of a word. I think he is in another way worse than ethan, and has even been banned multiple times for bringing politics into this forum.
I think some may know who I am talking about.
I'm having trouble thinking of any two posters who might fit that description.
I know exactly who he's talking about as well. Comments about a certain prior President regarding race ring a bell?
Speaking of I-366 and DC area plans, didn't FritzOwl once suggest routing an interstate highway through the National Mall or am I just imagining that?
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 02, 2017, 09:57:47 PM
I'm having trouble thinking of any two posters who might fit that description.
Private message of explanation sent.
Quote from: hbelkins on September 03, 2017, 02:28:42 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 02, 2017, 09:57:47 PM
I'm having trouble thinking of any two posters who might fit that description.
Private message of explanation sent.
Reply sent explaining that you didn't need to explain anything!
Quote from: The Nature Boy on September 02, 2017, 10:37:30 PM
Speaking of I-366 and DC area plans, didn't FritzOwl once suggest routing an interstate highway through the National Mall or am I just imagining that?
:-D i'd like to see that
Personally, I find Fritz to be useful -- as a benchmark for speculative excess -- sort of the "far field" of what can be expected from Fictional posts -- i.e., if one's proposals are not nearly as far-fetched as those of Mr. Owl, they may be in the realm of reality (if not probability). And his refusal to engage in any confrontation regarding his ideas -- blithely offering his own explanations and continuing on unabated from there -- is, even if out of the norm for posters to this forum, to be bemused by if not commended for at least avoiding contribution to ill will among us all.
Besides, we all need a good chuckle -- even if accompanied by a grimace or two -- every once in a while!
Quote from: sparker on September 03, 2017, 07:45:10 PM
... i.e., if one's proposals are not nearly as far-fetched as those of Mr. Owl....
The next words in my mind after reading this were, "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. The world may never know."
I am showing my age.
They still had those commercials when I was young.
Quote from: vdeane on September 04, 2017, 07:46:43 PM
They still had those commercials when I was young.
You mean they still air them??? :bigass:
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 04, 2017, 08:42:18 PM
Quote from: vdeane on September 04, 2017, 07:46:43 PM
They still had those commercials when I was young.
You mean they still air them??? :bigass:
They still air them to this day. The last time I saw that commercial was maybe 2011-2013.
Quote from: noelbotevera on September 04, 2017, 08:55:41 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 04, 2017, 08:42:18 PM
Quote from: vdeane on September 04, 2017, 07:46:43 PM
They still had those commercials when I was young.
You mean they still air them??? :bigass:
They still air them to this day. The last time I saw that commercial was maybe 2011-2013.
I couldn't tell you either way because they don't advertise that sort of thing during the types of programming I watch (Nats—Marlins game is on as I type this). I was just busting vdeane's chops for saying "when I was young" with a profile that says "Age: 26."
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 04, 2017, 09:01:36 PM
Quote from: noelbotevera on September 04, 2017, 08:55:41 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 04, 2017, 08:42:18 PM
Quote from: vdeane on September 04, 2017, 07:46:43 PM
They still had those commercials when I was young.
You mean they still air them??? :bigass:
They still air them to this day. The last time I saw that commercial was maybe 2011-2013.
I couldn't tell you either way because they don't advertise that sort of thing during the types of programming I watch (Nats—Marlins game is on as I type this). I was just busting vdeane's chops for saying "when I was young" with a profile that says "Age: 26."
Oh to be 26 again! Who knew then that 26 was such an awesome age? But then again, I was the father of a 2 year old then.