Control Cities

[JayhawkCO]

You guys don't understand BFE.  We don't understand TikTok.  It's a wash.

Chris

[HighwayStar]

Where did you get the impression that post was made seriously? Was it the part where a DOT made reference to a phrase containing the word "fuck"? They do that all the time, don't they?

Yeah it was indeed a joke and I guess anyone under the age of 25 doesn't get it, maybe I'm wrong.

Plenty of people under 25 know it.
My impression however is that the phrase is commonly heard in the military, so someone's proximity to that may be a factor in their familiarity or lack thereof.

[Flint1979]

You guys don't understand BFE.  We don't understand TikTok.  It's a wash.

Chris

I'm wondering if they know how to use a pay phone.

[Flint1979]

Where did you get the impression that post was made seriously? Was it the part where a DOT made reference to a phrase containing the word "fuck"? They do that all the time, don't they?

Yeah it was indeed a joke and I guess anyone under the age of 25 doesn't get it, maybe I'm wrong.

I didn't get it, though it helps that it's one of the first results on Google when you search BFE.

I would have imagined you would have Googled it if you didn't understand it.

[hobsini2]

You guys don't understand BFE.  We don't understand TikTok.  It's a wash.

Chris

I'm wondering if they know how to use a pay phone.

Only from the Superman comics is my guess. Do we sound old and disgruntled? lol

[Flint1979]

You guys don't understand BFE.  We don't understand TikTok.  It's a wash.

Chris

I'm wondering if they know how to use a pay phone.

Only from the Superman comics is my guess. Do we sound old and disgruntled? lol

I know I'm showing my age here lol.

[jakeroot]

Good lord, you guys are in your 40s, not 80s. You're not old enough to complain about youth just yet.

I've only heard the term "bum fuck nowhere"; the term ending with "Egypt" is new to me.

[ilpt4u]

So basically, "Other Desert Cities"  should be replaced as a Control with "BFE"

I'm in my late 30s...been using bum f*#k Egypt as a saying for nowhere, nowhere since at least high school, maybe middle school. Has it fallen in usage the last 20 years that far?

[hbelkins]

The terms "Bum Fudge (only he didn't say fudge) Egypt," "BF Egypt," and "BFE," are ones I've heard all my life.

There is a community called Egypt along KY 30 in Jackson County, and it's definitely out in the middle of nowhere. It's also near a community called Mummie.

[ilpt4u]

The terms "Bum Fudge (only he didn't say fudge) Egypt," "BF Egypt," and "BFE," are ones I've heard all my life.

There is a community called Egypt along KY 30 in Jackson County, and it's definitely out in the middle of nowhere. It's also near a community called Mummie.

Southern Illinois is also called, regionally, Little Egypt. Living down here now for 5+ years, well at least this Suburban Chicago kid growing up, I have wondered if the term was/is a reference to Southern IL

We have the city of Cairo, Lake of Egypt, the Salukis, The Daily Egyptian, Egyptian Electric Coop, Egyptian Telephone Coop, for just a few Southern IL Egypt references

[Roadgeekteen]

Or the term refers to the Egyptian desert

[hobsini2]

Good lord, you guys are in your 40s, not 80s. You're not old enough to complain about youth just yet.

I've only heard the term "bum fuck nowhere"; the term ending with "Egypt" is new to me.

You can complain at any age Jake especially when you get to that point as a music enthusiast where you think the modern music is crap with few exceptions.  Just sayin.

[HighwayStar]

My this thread has taken some interesting turns. 

[jakeroot]

Good lord, you guys are in your 40s, not 80s. You're not old enough to complain about youth just yet.

You can complain at any age Jake especially when you get to that point as a music enthusiast where you think the modern music is crap with few exceptions.  Just sayin.

If there's one bit of advice I got growing up, it's to not grow up too quickly. When you're 95, laying on your death-bed, you'll probably wish you grew up a little bit slower.

[hobsini2]

Good lord, you guys are in your 40s, not 80s. You're not old enough to complain about youth just yet.

You can complain at any age Jake especially when you get to that point as a music enthusiast where you think the modern music is crap with few exceptions.  Just sayin.

If there's one bit of advice I got growing up, it's to not grow up too quickly. When you're 95, laying on your death-bed, you'll probably wish you grew up a little bit slower.

Absolutely correct. Doesn't mean you can't complain.

[Roadgeekteen]

My this thread has taken some interesting turns. 

Let's go back to talking about control cities.

[thspfc]

My this thread has taken some interesting turns. 

Let's go back to talking about control cities.

I-10 West in San Antonio: El Paso, Tucson, Los Angeles, Fort Stockton, or Egypt? (based on a true story)

[sprjus4]

^ El Paso. It's what is currently used out of San Antonio.

[Roadgeekteen]

My this thread has taken some interesting turns. 

Let's go back to talking about control cities.

I-10 West in San Antonio: El Paso, Tucson, Los Angeles, Fort Stockton, or Egypt? (based on a true story)

El Paso. Use Tucson west of it, no Lordsburg or Deming.

[SkyPesos]

My this thread has taken some interesting turns. 

Let's go back to talking about control cities.

I-10 West in San Antonio: El Paso, Tucson, Los Angeles, Fort Stockton, or Egypt? (based on a true story)

El Paso. Use Tucson west of it, no Lordsburg or Deming.

I would keep Las Cruces, then use Tucson west of there.

[Roadgeekteen]

My this thread has taken some interesting turns. 

Let's go back to talking about control cities.

I-10 West in San Antonio: El Paso, Tucson, Los Angeles, Fort Stockton, or Egypt? (based on a true story)

El Paso. Use Tucson west of it, no Lordsburg or Deming.

I would keep Las Cruces, then use Tucson west of there.

I would use Las Cruces in El Paso but not Tucson.

[kkt]

I'm with Roadgeekteen. I've never heard the expression before. Signing BFE would be a very bad idea. If I saw it, I would have assumed it was an airport code.

Bielefeld Airport, Germany.

[interstate73]

I'm with Roadgeekteen. I've never heard the expression before. Signing BFE would be a very bad idea. If I saw it, I would have assumed it was an airport code.

Bielefeld Airport, Germany.

Ironically enough that place also doesn't exist

[Roadgeekteen]

I'm with Roadgeekteen. I've never heard the expression before. Signing BFE would be a very bad idea. If I saw it, I would have assumed it was an airport code.

Bielefeld Airport, Germany.

Ironically enough that place also doesn't exist

It does exist?

[jakeroot]

I'm with Roadgeekteen. I've never heard the expression before. Signing BFE would be a very bad idea. If I saw it, I would have assumed it was an airport code.

Bielefeld Airport, Germany.

Ironically enough that place also doesn't exist

It does exist?

Google...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bielefeld_conspiracy