This date in history...

[hbelkins]

On this date six years ago (6/22/14), the Alanland thread got locked.

Let us lament and not lament its passing.

[renegade]

It can stay locked.  This thread should be, too.   

[kphoger]

Let us lament and not lament its passing.

Is that legally permitted?

[Max Rockatansky]

Did someone say Goat Jesus? 

[hotdogPi]

[kphoger]

This ... just ... keeps making me smile.  It takes religion, politics, non-traffic VMS notices, and Ala.nland–and rolls it all up into one nice little inoffensive package.

A part of me wants to call it sacrilegious, but then I remember how everyone always says "God has a sense of humor".  Well, if that's true, then there's NO WAY wouldn't be laughing at that sign.

[Brandon]

On this date six years ago (6/22/14), the Alanland thread got locked.

Let us lament and not lament its passing.

Has it been and not been that long already?

[kphoger]

Has it been and not been that long already?

Yes but, on the other hand, it has officially been that long already.

[US71]

On this date six years ago (6/22/14), the Alanland thread got locked.

Let us lament and not lament its passing.

[Max Rockatansky]

Has it been and not been that long already?

Yes but, on the other hand, it has officially been that long already.

Don't forget, it has also been unofficially that long as well. 

[Roadgeekteen]

On this date six years ago (6/22/14), the Alanland thread got locked.

Let us lament and not lament its passing.

We should unlock it, as there was no harm in keeping it around. I will say that we are better about not bringing up Alanland too much than a couple of years ago.

[Max Rockatansky]

This ... just ... keeps making me smile.  It takes religion, politics, non-traffic VMS notices, and Ala.nland–and rolls it all up into one nice little inoffensive package.

A part of me wants to call it sacrilegious, but then I remember how everyone always says "God has a sense of humor".  Well, if that's true, then there's NO WAY wouldn't be laughing at that sign.

I just wonder what the Grand Alan ordered for lockdown restrictions?   Maybe can someone can enlighten us?

[Roadgeekteen]

It can stay locked.  This thread should be, too.   

Why do I always imagine you has some grumpy old man? (no offense)

[webny99]

  It takes religion, politics, non-traffic VMS notices, and Ala.nland–and rolls it all up ...

Not to mention history and current events.

A part of me wants to call it sacrilegious, but then I remember how everyone always says "God has a sense of humor".  Well, if that's true, then there's NO WAY wouldn't be laughing at that sign.

I respectfully disagree. That particular aspect of Ala.nland has always been one that I have tremendous disdain for, and if I ever were to stop coming to this forum, that would certainly be among the reasons why.

[Hwy 61 Revisited]

There are 1,999 posts in the thread, but #1998 and #1999 claim to be the 2,000th.

[webny99]

There are 1,999 posts in the thread, but #1998 and #1999 claim to be the 2,000th.

Somebody must have deleted a post. Probably the person that claimed it the second time deleted one of their own posts to bring it back down to 1999, and then someone has deleted a post since. You can delete posts even from locked threads.

[hotdogPi]

Reply #1998 was post #2000 at the time. Reply #1999 was reply #2000 at the time. (Note the difference between post and reply.) The deletion came later.

[Hwy 61 Revisited]

Reply #1998 was post #2000 at the time. Reply #1999 was reply #2000 at the time. (Note the difference between post and reply.) The deletion came later.

Ah, I see.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

19 years ago today...
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.transport.road/rQMW_gTyHkU

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I prefer to remember 2014/6/22 as the date I was able to [redacted due to inappropiatedness, so don't ask].

[Roadgeekteen]

19 years ago today...
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.transport.road/rQMW_gTyHkU

What is the meaning of that?

[Ned Weasel]

Let us lament and not lament its passing.

Is that legally permitted?

Is it legally permitted to be in the left lane when you are and are not passing? 

[hbelkins]

On this date six years ago (6/22/14), the Alanland thread got locked.

Let us lament and not lament its passing.

Has it been and not been that long already?

I was reminded in a Facebook memory. It honestly doesn't seem like it's been that long.

[formulanone]

Let us lament and not lament its passing.

Is that legally permitted?

Is it legally permitted to be in the left lane when you are and are not passing? 

Yes, it was proclaimed by the Eighth Grand Alan. However, there was no 8th Grand Alan.

[kphoger]

A part of me wants to call it sacrilegious, but then I remember how everyone always says "God has a sense of humor".  Well, if that's true, then there's NO WAY wouldn't be laughing at that sign.

I respectfully disagree. That particular aspect of Ala.nland has always been one that I have tremendous disdain for, and if I ever were to stop coming to this forum, that would certainly be among the reasons why.

Yeah, as soon as I typed that, I realized it might not be true.  OTOH, I do think we religious people can take the little things in life way too seriously sometimes.

Let us lament and not lament its passing.

Is that legally permitted?

Is it legally permitted to be in the left lane when you are and are not passing? 

Yes, it was proclaimed by the Eighth Grand Alan. However, there was no 8th Grand Alan.

Umm.  No.  It was proclaimed by the 8th Grand Alan.  There was no Eighth Grand Alan.  This was discussed in quite some detail in Bachrach's seminal history^[1] of the Alans.

The short explanation is that the 7rd Grand Alan was given a manuscript of a text originally written by Cardinal Alan Banastre^[2] in the late 12th Century (13th Alanary), in which was found the following statement:

Septem numere, si au numerele i eget velit congue vandenilis.^[3]

Due to dialectical differences^[4] between medieval and modern Alantin, the 7rd Grand Alan misinterpreted the text to be a dogmatic interdict barring the use of ordinal numbers, spelled out in full, for civil titles unless specifically approved by the Council of Alans^[5].  He subsequently issued the Dukes and Alans Edict^[6] (also known as the Alan Dukes Edict), which included an amendment declaring his successor to be known only as the 8th Grand Alan and not as the Eighth Grand Alan.