Quote from: Scott5114 on May 18, 2025, 08:16:27 PMPotential idea for a spin-off thread: truncate a thread title.
Pre-2011 General Highway Talk edition!
General Highway Talk ►
Historic sig (
from back before HB was forced to change his)
General Highway Talk ►
Jersey Bar (
the horizontal line between the digits on US-1/9 shields)
General Highway Talk ►
Mystery toll (
WTF, I've never even been to Texas!)
General Highway Talk ►
Random HWY (
pic of a nondescript stretch of road, no description, nothing)
General Highway Talk ►
How would you describe this sign to your DO (
same as to my ENT, MD, or RN)
General Highway Talk ►
your favorite highway ph (
a poll, with the most popular being 9.3)
General Highway Talk ►
Old-Fashioned Three (
need help identifying the font on this sign)
General Highway Talk ►
roundabouts/traffic circles and you (
a cute informational video)
General Highway Talk ►
Getting old (
Well, you have to stop and pee more often)
General Highway Talk ►
Worst places to get a tick (
on the glans, especially while driving)
General Highway Talk ►
Where can I get a car (
the forum consensus: at a dealership)
General Highway Talk ►
Roads (
how not to make a thread title)
General Highway Talk ►
Is there still a need for Business (
Scott says capitalism is evil)
General Highway Talk ►
NIMBYS!!!!! (
seriously, I removed four exclamation points)
General Highway Talk ►
Exit, straight (
examples of exit signage with straight up or down arrows)
General Highway Talk ►
A question on ban (
was it about girls licking toilets?)
General Highway Talk ►
Unused Route (
state highway with AADT=0)
General Highway Talk ►
Illinois Designates Chicago (
took long enough...)
General Highway Talk ►
What is your favourite Sound (
the th-thump of driving over a bridge joint)
General Highway Talk ►
Using the internet (
the forum consensus: use a computer, duh!)
General Highway Talk ►
Roadgeeks who changed (
remember when Dan Moraseski was a nice guy?)
General Highway Talk ►
Highways that exist (
list every one you know of)
Truncate a thread. How meta.
Threads you'll never see.
Crazy thin - anorexic?
Inactive mode (happens automatically after 15 minutes)
AARoads Impost ("impost" is an old word for "tax")
Why is isn't Oklahoma in Mid (because it's absolute bottom tier)
Hey from Baja (our first Mexican user)
Greetings from India
Forum functional (the exact opposite of the non-truncated thread)
Hello al (do we have an Al on this forum?)
Road Sign U (where you learn about road signs)
Extension of I-2
My Id (is it a Real Id?)
San Jose tops (spam thread trying to sell the kind that spin)
Inglewood People
Denver's empty
Renaming Oakland
[MERGED] Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge 2 (officially named after Andrew Cuomo but nobody uses the name)
Is anyone here able to convert a person (I assume Transformers-style?)
Do you use the local pub
Humanoid Rob
Weird safety bullet
Quote from: hotdogPi on May 19, 2025, 03:03:42 PMHello al (do we have an Al on this forum?)
https://quindaropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Alan_Dunes-Flamingo
Quote from: hotdogPi on May 19, 2025, 03:03:42 PMMy Id
Post a scan of yours!
Quote from: hotdogPi on May 19, 2025, 03:03:42 PMDenver's empty
Now
that is an oddity that defies conventional wisdom (population edition)!
Quote from: hotdogPi on May 19, 2025, 03:03:42 PMRenaming Oakland
Jade?
Quote from: hotdogPi on May 19, 2025, 03:03:42 PMHumanoid Rob
Like Road Guy Rob, but different.
Quote from: hotdogPi on May 19, 2025, 03:03:42 PMWeird safety bullet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaser_Safety_Slug
Minor things
Is anyone here able - I'm certainly not
Crazy things you've found - hey, look what my dog dug up today!
How many of you - posting the member count every day
This is true? - probably not
NAS - all about Nas, the famous rapper
Rank Your State's Border - well, the VA/WV border can get a little rough
Suggestions and Questions edition!
Suggestions and Questions ► Reduce posts (geez, how rude)
Suggestions and Questions ► AARoads has a Thai (and your suggestion is...?)
Suggestions and Questions ► What are the 'positions' (missionary and doggy are the most popular)
Suggestions and Questions ► Unable to post (a self-contradiction)
Suggestions and Questions ► Parody (the beginnings of Alanland)
Suggestions and Questions ► aaroads (now that's meta!)
Suggestions and Questions ► How to make this forum (taking the 'meta' idea to the extreme)
Suggestions and Questions ► Virus (a creative solution to obnoxious forum members)
Suggestions and Questions ► Pay me (hey, it was worth a shot)
Suggestions and Questions ► Why, pray (ambiguous, hard to tell if it's a question or a suggestion)
Suggestions and Questions ► How do you change (it's important to set realistic goals for yourself)
Suggestions and Questions ► How about a comp (hey, it was worth a shot)
Suggestions and Questions ► I get ignored (the real thread is exactly this)
Suggestions and Questions ► Another argument (self-fulfilling prophecy)
Suggestions and Questions ► Jesus (should we ban him?)
Suggestions and Questions ► Why are people here (because we don't have a life, OK?)
Suggestions and Questions ► This is not the forum to talk about (shhhhhhhh!)
Suggestions and Questions ► How to change back (it's important to set realistic goals for yourself)
Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on May 19, 2025, 03:33:31 PMNAS - all about Nas, the famous rapper
Alternatively, a thread about North American Signal Company products:
https://nasig.com/
What Do You Call It -- (Yeah, I forgot another word)
Dead Ma - sorry for your loss.
"Oddities that defy convent", weirdos just don't respect nuns the way they used to
Mass Transit has some good candidates too. Here are a few:
Mass Transit ► Do you consider flights with layovers (sometimes you have to)
Mass Transit ► Transit-Related Ill (it's like a plague on your city)
Mass Transit ► Is Los Angeles Making Progress on Transit for Al (Al? Al who?)
Mass Transit ► CTA to close (and Pace bus expands east of Cicero)
Mass Transit ► Favorite, most interesting, app (Transit or Moovit?)
Mass Transit ► Transit Leg (that cramp you get from sitting on the metal bus stop bench in February)
Mass Transit ► Transit smart (cars stoopid)
Quote from: kphoger on May 19, 2025, 04:45:12 PMMass Transit ► Is Los Angeles Making Progress on Transit for Al (Al? Al who?)
Obviously:
Quote from: kphoger on May 19, 2025, 03:13:59 PMhttps://quindaropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Alan_Dunes-Flamingo
:bigass:
Is anyone here? (asking why there haven't been any posts)
You are too old (rude)
__________ is/are (describing random things)
Your Favorite Forum (hopefully this one)
Amazon takes control (this country now under control of Jeff Bezos)
Video Game Cons - Too expensive, hard to learn, not enough fun....
Let's do my thread titles.
Drastic Differences - The difference between the I-69 form of entry and the I-94 form of entry in Alanland is pretty drastic, for one.
CoreySamson's Great Fall - A thread where I document my trip down the stairs, breaking both my femurs, my tailbone, and my collarbone. Alternatively, a thread about how my autumn was pretty great.
Concept for New Hurricane - Poiponen makes a new idea for the hurricane season of 2039 on the Hypothetical Hurricanes Wiki (https://hypotheticalhurricanes.fandom.com/wiki/Hypothetical_Hurricanes_Wiki).
Corpus Christi Day - Poiponen is enamored with a Catholic feast day.
Your "Signature" - A thread about document forgery?
A Couple Questions From A Noob - Pretty accurate description of my early forum behavior.
A Better Way to Number - Base 10 is out. Base 32 is in.
Fun Facts - Did you know that Camargo Oblast has the highest concentration of grammar in Alanland?
65 - The ideal temperature in Fahrenheit. A movie starring Adam Driver. The age at which someone can apply for Medicare. Just four less than the "funny number." 65. What a number.
Google Maps just fucking - no.
Quote from: LilianaUwU on May 19, 2025, 11:13:01 PMGoogle Maps just fucking - no.
exists (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sheri's+Ranch+Brothel/@36.0706591,-115.9585642,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x80c63e73b7f22383:0x86e6dbef648f16bc!8m2!3d36.0706548!4d-115.9559893!16s%2Fm%2F02pmt2h?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 20, 2025, 12:04:40 AMQuote from: LilianaUwU on May 19, 2025, 11:13:01 PMGoogle Maps just fucking - no.
exists (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sheri's+Ranch+Brothel/@36.0706591,-115.9585642,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x80c63e73b7f22383:0x86e6dbef648f16bc!8m2!3d36.0706548!4d-115.9559893!16s%2Fm%2F02pmt2h?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)
The pictures of that in Google are... interesting? Especially the fake classroom.
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 20, 2025, 12:04:40 AMQuote from: LilianaUwU on May 19, 2025, 11:13:01 PMGoogle Maps just fucking - no.
exists (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sheri's+Ranch+Brothel/@36.0706591,-115.9585642,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x80c63e73b7f22383:0x86e6dbef648f16bc!8m2!3d36.0706548!4d-115.9559893!16s%2Fm%2F02pmt2h?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)
Priceless. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/vskRKD54wBSWyGrJ7)
Your Favorite Forum - because it's obviously not this one ;)
U.S. Census Bureau population - just how many people work for them, anyway?
You are too old - hey now...
Amazon takes control - I, for one, welcome our new billionaire overlords
Dollar Tree to explore sale - back to $1
Best day of the week - it's obviously Friday
America's most notorious jewel - who will save your soul?
2026 Rand - discussing new South African money issues
WTF is going on - good question
Quote from: SectorZ on May 20, 2025, 07:51:20 AMThe pictures of that in Google are... interesting? Especially the fake classroom.
Where else are you going to live out the fantasy of the hot cheerleader not rejecting you like she did 30 years ago?
Quote from: kphoger on May 20, 2025, 08:52:03 AMPriceless. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/vskRKD54wBSWyGrJ7)
You should see the one-star reviews.
Road Trips edition!
Road Trips ► Seeking routing advice: Grant (hopefully Grant sees the reqeust)
Road Trips ► Best Midwest Road (an argument develops about the definition of 'Midwest')
Road Trips ► Down south and back in 5 (shortest road trip ever)
Road Trips ► My cross-country road (it goes coat to cost, which I think is necessary)
Road Trips ► OKC to Nash (less than 250 miles, round trip)
Road Trips ► Road Trip Advice>>DFW (because everything>>DFW)
Road Trips ► Colorado to South (not into New Mexico, but US-385 all the way to Big Bend NP)
Road Trips ► German Auto (specifically the Mercedes-Benz C240 4MATIC station wagon)
Road Trips ► us 39 (but I'm having trouble finding a mile log)
Road Trips ► New England mean (they do have that reputation, don't they)
Road Trips ► US 285: photos from end (but none from the rest of the trip)
Road Trips ► Going off (I don't care if this gets me banned)
Road Trips ► Need advice on a good bud (because I only ever drive stoned)
Road Trips ► Funnest way to drive (naked, obviously)
Road Trips ► Moon (because I just bought a new Rover)
Road Trips ► Busch (because I only ever drive drunk)
Bridges edition!
Bridges ► "Flipper" (a show about a dolphin in Florida, but the bridge is really in Queensland)
Bridges ► What exactly is the qualification for a twin (offspring of the same pregnancy, but so what?)
Bridges ► Moving (because there just aren't enough dope bridges around here)
Bridges ► Phil (Phil Bridges (https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-bridges-50b537ba), that is)
Bridges ► New pony (advice for leading it across a truss bridge?)
Bridges ► Bridge Real (despite widespread reports to the contrary)
Bridges ► 1980s proposal to replace NY (the whole state, bridges and all)
Bridges ► How deficient are you (you should see the poll options)
Bridges ► Bridges with room (definitely not the Chester Bridge)
Bridges ► Delaware Memorial Bridge gets $35 (as part of a transportation omnibus bill)
Bridges ► Standard Overpasses without a central pie (but cheesecake doesn't count)
Bridges ► Bridge dam (an interesting read (https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2019/10/bridge-dams-on-the-mohawk-river/))
Bridges ► NTSB recommends risk (because safety is overrated)
Bridges ► Las Vegas 'temporary'
(travel) Most difficult count
Quote from: Big John on May 20, 2025, 02:23:14 PMMost difficult count
Count from
e to π using skip counting.
Quote from: kphoger on May 20, 2025, 02:27:24 PMQuote from: Big John on May 20, 2025, 02:23:14 PMMost difficult count
Count from e to π using skip counting.
You're being irrational. 3 is the only integer between them.
that's what makes it so difficult
But it is a magic number. :bigass:
Anyways...
Bridges ►
Dating
Canada edition!
Canada ► Al (Al? Al who?)
Canada ► New border (with Mexico)
Canada ► Ontario: Diagram (except the OP is actually a chart instead)
Canada ► Bilingual Sig (should this be required for Canadian forum members?)
Canada ► Does Canada need a comprehensive limit (yes: the value of your car)
Canada ► Westbound Ho (last seen hitchhiking from the ONroute at km-762 on the 401)
Canada ► Signs Honouring Cult (specifically, the Ant Hill Kids)
Canada ► Trans Lab (gender affirming care for my retriever)
Canada ► Overhead Sign Blowing (like glass blowing, but even more difficult)
Canada ► 401 doesn't begin (nor does it end: it simply is)
Canada ► Quebec's exit (the separatists win)
Canada ► Blacks (so, so racist...)
Canada ► Finally...a Car (it took long enough)
Canada ► 'Hidden' Trunk (best way to transport... stuff... across the border)
Canada ► A 'Gulf' (the Gulf of America is renamed the Gulf of Canada)
"Iowa DOT shuts down". Damn, these government cutbacks are getting rough.
Quote from: kphoger on May 20, 2025, 06:30:44 PMCanada ► Signs Honouring Cult (specifically, the Ant Hill Kids)
Sorry, I missed an opportunity there. It should have said this:
Canada ►
Signs Honouring Cult (
Buc-ee's billboards spotted north of the border)
"How many (and which) airports have you passed", just wave as you drive by
"What is the largest city", depends on how you count it but most people would say Tokyo
"No more new pen", lost it right after I bought it
Anyone want these?
In Off Topic > Pooing etc. is Cool:
► Farthest latitude and longitude you've been to
"New book covering", remember when your parents would make book covers out of paper grocery sacks for hardback books that didn't come with them?
Quote from: Scott5114 on June 30, 2025, 09:49:01 PM"New book covering", remember when your parents would make book covers out of paper grocery sacks for hardback books that didn't come with them?
My sister did that for her high school textbooks, then she'd color them artistically with markers.
Quote from: Scott5114 on June 30, 2025, 09:49:01 PM"New book covering", remember when your parents would make book covers out of paper grocery sacks for hardback books that didn't come with them?
Had to do that for school textbooks.
Quote from: kphoger on July 01, 2025, 09:14:25 AMQuote from: Scott5114 on June 30, 2025, 09:49:01 PM"New book covering", remember when your parents would make book covers out of paper grocery sacks for hardback books that didn't come with them?
My sister did that for her high school textbooks, then she'd color them artistically with markers.
I remember one time a teacher made us do that for our textbooks as a homework assignment. I thought the whole thing was stupid.
END signs - You completed the internet.
Quote from: Big John on July 01, 2025, 10:37:34 AMQuote from: Scott5114 on June 30, 2025, 09:49:01 PM"New book covering", remember when your parents would make book covers out of paper grocery sacks for hardback books that didn't come with them?
Had to do that for school textbooks.
I had a teacher that required that in high school, but it was far into my school career that neither I nor my parents were in any mood to be artsy, so we just bought some made out of spandex that we found at the store.
Quote from: Scott5114 on July 01, 2025, 11:53:48 PMQuote from: Big John on July 01, 2025, 10:37:34 AMQuote from: Scott5114 on June 30, 2025, 09:49:01 PM"New book covering", remember when your parents would make book covers out of paper grocery sacks for hardback books that didn't come with them?
Had to do that for school textbooks.
I had a teacher that required that in high school, but it was far into my school career that neither I nor my parents were in any mood to be artsy, so we just bought some made out of spandex that we found at the store.
I recall that the use of paper bags was taboo among the student populace. It was taken as an indication that your family was poor if they didn't give you vinyl.
a thread title
Hey, nothing says the truncation has to come from the end. :pan:
Quote from: Scott5114 on June 30, 2025, 09:49:01 PM"New book covering", remember when your parents would make book covers out of paper grocery sacks for hardback books that didn't come with them?
Quote from: kphoger on July 01, 2025, 09:14:25 AMMy sister did that for her high school textbooks, then she'd color them artistically with markers.
FWIW, I don't think any of my sister's teachers required that she do this. Granted, she's six years older than me, but it was a small town, and I don't remember seeing anyone else in town with textbooks covered in brown paper, nor did any of the teachers require it when I got to high school. I think she just did it to be different.
Truncate a thread tit
Minor things - This works from three different threads.
Happy New Year - Generic title for my "time traveling" threads in which I say hi from the next year.