Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[NE2]

You know, I suppose the worst answer to this question would be a song that involves random chance—such as many by John Cage—because how would you incorporate that into the design of the pavement?  For example, Imaginary Landscape No. 4 (March No. 1) would be really hard to pull off.

Have the strips diagonal, or not cutting across the whole lane, so it depends on your lateral position in the lane.

[kphoger]

Have the strips diagonal, or not cutting across the whole lane, so it depends on your lateral position in the lane.

I like the way you're thinking.  But, unfortunately, if you drive it in the exact same way twice, then you'll get the exact same result.  Clearly not random.

[Sapphuby]

11/24/25: If they make another "musical road" that plays a song when you drive over it, what song should it play?

Franz Liszt's "La Campanella"

[ModernDayWarrior]

11/24/25: If they make another "musical road" that plays a song when you drive over it, what song should it play?

"Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne. It's sure to get you pumped up for the rest of your drive.

[Dirt Roads]

11/24/25: If they make another "musical road" that plays a song when you drive over it, what song should it play?

Dirt Road Anthem by Jason Aldean (ahh, I've been waiting for 15 years to get some use out of this joke).

[Henry]

11/24/25: If they make another "musical road" that plays a song when you drive over it, what song should it play?

The Alan Parsons Project's Sirius, which NBA fans know as the Chicago Bulls' theme song.

[TheCatalyst31]

11/24/25: If they make another "musical road" that plays a song when you drive over it, what song should it play?

The best road song, of course

[xonhulu]

Life in the Fast Lane

I'm all for this. It'd be fun to see Don Henley sue a road.

[kphoger]

25 NOV 2025

Why do some forum members always have to click the Cloudflare checkbox to prove they're a human, while other forum member rarely have to do so?

[hotdogPi]

25 NOV 2025

Why do some forum members always have to click the Cloudflare checkbox to prove they're a human, while other forum member rarely have to do so?

We have users that are bears, buffalo, cockroaches, deer, dogs, frogs, hogs, ghosts, goats, jays, owls, silverbacks, trolls, trout, and weasels.

[xonhulu]

25 NOV 2025

Why do some forum members always have to click the Cloudflare checkbox to prove they're a human, while other forum member rarely have to do so?

Those members are too cheap to pony up for a Cloudflare EZPass.

[GaryV]

25 NOV 2025

Why do some forum members always have to click the Cloudflare checkbox to prove they're a human, while other forum member rarely have to do so?

Some of us are obviously more human than others. What are human qualities? Gratitude, empathy, kindness, love, joy ...
AI can obviously pick up on those things.

[kphoger]

We have users that are bears, buffalo, cockroaches, deer, dogs, frogs, hogs, ghosts, goats, jays, owls, silverbacks, trolls, trout, and weasels.

Oooooohhhh!  Very clever!  Let's see...

bear - agentsteel53
buffalo - Buffaboy
cockroach - cockroachking
deer - ??? maybe Buck87 ???
dog - 1
frog - froggie
ghost - ??? can't be The Ghostbuster ???
goat - ??? should be Alex ???
hog - Road Hog
jay - shadyjay
owl - FritzOwl
silverback - silverback1065
troll - MultiMillionMiler
trout - briantroutman
weasel - Ned Weasel

[JayhawkCO]

We have users that are bears, buffalo, cockroaches, deer, dogs, frogs, hogs, ghosts, goats, jays, owls, silverbacks, trolls, trout, and weasels.

Oooooohhhh!  Very clever!  Let's see...

bear - agentsteel53
buffalo - Buffaboy
cockroach - cockroachking
deer - ??? maybe Buck87 ???
dog - 1
frog - froggie
ghost - ??? can't be The Ghostbuster ???
goat - ??? should be Alex ???
hog - Road Hog
jay - shadyjay
owl - FritzOwl
silverback - silverback1065
troll - MultiMillionMiler
trout - briantroutman
weasel - Ned Weasel

Hey! I think I'm the main Jay.

[kphoger]

I think I'm the main Jay.

Google AI says no.

[JayhawkCO]

I think I'm the main Jay.

Google AI says no.

And that's the reason I don't trust AI.

[kphoger]

And that's the reason I don't trust AI.

I asked Google if you should trust Google AI (even specified your name), and Google AI told me that you should not blindly trust Google AI, as AI models are prone to errors.  But now I don't know if I should believe it.

[JayhawkCO]

And that's the reason I don't trust AI.

I asked Google if you should trust Google AI (even specified your name), and Google AI told me that you should not blindly trust Google AI, as AI models are prone to errors.  But now I don't know if I should believe it.

I am lying.

[hotdogPi]

We have users that are bears, buffalo, cockroaches, deer, dogs, frogs, hogs, ghosts, goats, jays, owls, silverbacks, trolls, trout, and weasels.

Oooooohhhh!  Very clever!  Let's see...

deer - ??? maybe Buck87 ??? yes
dog - 1 I was actually thinking of texaskdog here, but both work
ghost - ??? can't be The Ghostbuster ??? I was thinking of The Ghostbuster. Even if it isn't himself, where are the ghosts that he busts?
goat - ??? should be Alex ??? I was thinking of NE2's former avatar, although now that I think about it, I think that was a multicolored sheep, not a goat.

[Mapmikey]

We have users that are bears, buffalo, cockroaches, deer, dogs, frogs, hogs, ghosts, goats, jays, owls, silverbacks, trolls, trout, and weasels.

Oooooohhhh!  Very clever!  Let's see...

bear - agentsteel53
buffalo - Buffaboy
cockroach - cockroachking
deer - ??? maybe Buck87 ???
dog - 1
frog - froggie
ghost - ??? can't be The Ghostbuster ???
goat - ??? should be Alex ???
hog - Road Hog
jay - shadyjay
owl - FritzOwl
silverback - silverback1065
troll - MultiMillionMiler
trout - briantroutman
weasel - Ned Weasel

Mapmikey is a proud member of the inset kingdom. Too bad I don't drive a Beetle...

[wanderer2575]

Some days the rest of the human race wants me to prove I'm a human.

[kphoger]

I was thinking of The Ghostbuster. Even if it isn't himself, where are the ghosts that he busts?

Not on the forum, apparently.  I'd ask him, but he'd probably just ghost me.

I was thinking of NE2's former avatar, although now that I think about it, I think that was a multicolored sheep, not a goat.

Correct, it was a sheep.

Mapmikey is a proud member of the inset kingdom.

Is that like the Kingdom of Prussia, which existed within the Kingdom of Germany, which existed within the Holy Roman Empire?

[formulanone]

25 NOV 2025

Why do some forum members always have to click the Cloudflare checkbox to prove they're a human, while other forum member rarely have to do so?

Those members are too cheap to pony up for a Cloudflare EZPass.

I was unable to Like this post until I re-checked with Cloudflare. It's like the TSA of AARoads

Could be worse, I guess.

[Scott5114]

25 NOV 2025

Why do some forum members always have to click the Cloudflare checkbox to prove they're a human, while other forum member rarely have to do so?

I assume I have to check the box because, in D&D, I usually play an elf, orc, or tiefling. (And my Discord avatar is a triton.)

We have users that are bears, buffalo, cockroaches, deer, dogs, frogs, hogs, ghosts, goats, jays, owls, silverbacks, trolls, trout, and weasels.

We also have a user named Joe the Dragon.

[kphoger]

We also have a user named Joe the Dragon.

These each have more than 200 posts on the forum:
bugo
Plutonic Panda
jwolfer
golden eagle
bassoon1986
Roadrunner75
njroadhorse
bulldog1979
Tomahawkin
zzcarp
tidecat
sbeaver44
VTGoose
longhorn
mariethefoxy
wolfiefrick
CometTheMountainLion
I94RoadRunner
Sctvhound
AcE_Wolf_287
Greybear

Also:
Thing 342

Edge case:
apeman33