Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[kphoger]

Find a R4-21 somewhere and swap them yourself.

Aaaghh!  Brain hurts!  Then the other one would be wrong!  Aagghh!

[webny99]

Brain hurts!

I think that means it was a good entry for the thread. 

[CoreySamson]

03 MAR 2026

When I see that the wrong type of sign has been posted for the situation (for example, if a W4-2 sign is erroneously posted instead of R4-21), what should I do?

Brain hurts!

Hurt the brain of whoever posted the wrong sign, via trepanning.

[Sapphuby]

03 MAR 2026

When I see that the wrong type of sign has been posted for the situation (for example, if a W4-2 sign is erroneously posted instead of R4-21), what should I do?

Mount a second W4-2 up. Two wrongs make a right, and I'll make my left turn.

[Big John]

03 MAR 2026

When I see that the wrong type of sign has been posted for the situation (for example, if a W4-2 sign is erroneously posted instead of R4-21), what should I do?

Mount a second W4-2 up. Two wrongs make a right, and I'll make my left turn.

3 right turns make a left turn.

[kphoger]

Two wrongs make a right, and I'll make my left turn.

3 right turns make a left turn.

Depends on the streets.

[formulanone]

Two wrongs make a right, and I'll make my left turn.

3 right turns make a left turn.

Depends on the streets.

Avenue of the Hypotenuse

[The_Ginger]

03 MAR 2026

When I see that the wrong type of sign has been posted for the situation (for example, if a W4-2 sign is erroneously posted instead of R4-21), what should I do?

(Argh! I've got to start memorizing these MUTCD figures!!)

Find two other signs (like an M1-5 and an M7-3) and add them all to the same assembly. Get some paint and draw random stuff on it for an artistic touch.

[kphoger]

Avenue of the Hypotenuse

Funny thing is, that's actually a map of Chicago.  Just the wrong part of town for the Hypotenuse.  North of Diversey, between Ashland and Racine.

(Argh! I've got to start memorizing these MUTCD figures!!)

Nah.  I had to look up those references.  I don't have any of them memorized.  Besides which, they were only examples.

Get some paint and draw random stuff on it for an artistic touch.

That last bit was perfect.

[1995hoo]

Find a R4-21 somewhere and swap them yourself.

Aaaghh!  Brain hurts!  Then the other one would be wrong!  Aagghh!

The other sign can just "identify" as an R4-21.

[TheCatalyst31]

03 MAR 2026

When I see that the wrong type of sign has been posted for the situation (for example, if a W4-2 sign is erroneously posted instead of R4-21), what should I do?

Email DOGE and explain how funding a signage crew that can't do their job right is government waste that needs to be cut. This is the answer regardless of whether the sign was posted by the federal government, the state, the city, a local business, or your neighbor in their garage.

[kphoger]

Am I the only one who sees the car brand 'DODGE' every time I read 'DOGE'?  Every single time.

[pderocco]

Am I the only one who sees the car brand 'DODGE' every time I read 'DOGE'?  Every single time.

That's not as serious as thinking 'DOGE' every time a Dodge drives by.

[Max Rockatansky]

Am I the only one who sees the car brand 'DODGE' every time I read 'DOGE'?  Every single time.

It looks a lot like the capitalized "DODGE" logo on the back of my Challenger at a glance.

[Scott5114]

Order the correct one through Signs by Jake.  As long as the sign is replacing an error in the field, they'll fabricate it and ship it for free.

I asked about that and there's an important caveat. Check out what this jerk said:

Hello Kyle,
We unfortunately cannot make reflective signs—modern reflective sheeting melts too easily to be used in our production process.

Regards,
Scott Nazelrod
Designer – Webmaster
Signs by Jake

(no guarantees on the free manufacturing part, but if the error were heinous enough you could probably do an oh, I'd say, a DC 16 charisma check to convince Jake to go for it.)

[kphoger]

04 MAR 2026

Why does green mean 'go' and red, 'stop'?

[GaryV]

04 MAR 2026

Why does green mean 'go' and red, 'stop'?

Because port and starboard were already taken.

[Sapphuby]

04 MAR 2026

Why does green mean 'go' and red, 'stop'?

One of the people on the lights committee was colorblind, so they made this rule just to mess with him and it became the standard.

[1995hoo]

04 MAR 2026

Why does green mean 'go' and red, 'stop'?

The people who made the rule knew that Russians are known as "reds," so they decided to use red to stop people from rushin' just to mess with their minds.

[Big John]

04 MAR 2026

Why does green mean 'go' and red, 'stop'?

The people who made the rule knew that Russians are known as "reds," so they decided to use red to stop people from rushin' just to mess with their minds.

How do you know they are Russian solders? Because they are rushin'.

[wanderer2575]

04 MAR 2026

Why does green mean 'go' and red, 'stop'?

It's a mnemonic.  "Green" and "go" both begin with a "g," and "red" and "run it" both begin with an "r."

[kphoger]

It's a mnemonic.  "Green" and "go" both begin with a "g," and "red" and "run it" both begin with an "r."

Arrest your forward movement.

[Big John]

04 MAR 2026

Why does green mean 'go' and red, 'stop'?

Green vegetables have fiber which make you "go" and red meat is low in fiber, making constipation and "no go".

[xonhulu]

04 MAR 2026

Why does green mean 'go' and red, 'stop'?

Both are acronyms. R.E.D. means "Requires Engine Disengagement," while G.R.E.E.N. stands for "Gas Resumption Engagement Enabled Now."

[hotdogPi]

It was originally going to be the other way around, but it was quickly realized that a partially blueshifted red for a moving vehicle could easily appear green, causing confusion.