Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[kphoger]

... and slightly reflective.

Nice one!

[The_Ginger]

But of course, this is a roads forum, so the conversation starter should be road-related.

A ruling from the OP:  if it has to do with this forum, then it automatically qualifies as road-related.

Noted.

* kphoger cringes a little bit.

Me too, man.

[The_Ginger]

And to that end...

4/13/26

What is the appropriate number of hobbies for a road enthusiast to have before graduating high school?

They do and don't have a number of hobbies which are and aren't counted.

[GaryV]

4/13/26

What is the appropriate number of hobbies for a road enthusiast to have before graduating high school?

Including or excluding creating spreadsheets to track the number of people dated?   

[Max Rockatansky]

4/13/26

What is the appropriate number of hobbies for a road enthusiast to have before graduating high school?

Including or excluding creating spreadsheets to track the number of people dated?   

Well I just assumed you folks were already doing that...

[PNWRoadgeek]

April 12, 2026

Why does this topic take weekends off?

Besides we are too busy driving.

[kphoger]

Including or excluding creating spreadsheets to track the number of people dated?

Well I just assumed you folks were already doing that...

Of course.  It's completely normal.  Nothing weird about that at all.

You're extra cool if you've built pivot tables that you can filter by various attributes.

[Scott5114]

And to that end...

4/13/26

What is the appropriate number of hobbies for a road enthusiast to have before graduating high school?

Either 99 or 238. Some of the younger folk are trying for 343, but we're not sure if that's going to actually happen or not.

[kphoger]

Some of the younger folk are trying for 343, but we're not sure if that's going to actually happen or not.

And then there are the old farts who won't stop talking about how good the old days were, back when they had 66.

[freebrickproductions]

And to that end...

4/13/26

What is the appropriate number of hobbies for a road enthusiast to have before graduating high school?

All of them.

4/14/26:
What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

[The_Ginger]

4/14/26:
What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

Anything but a road enthusiast.

[Big John]

And to that end...

4/13/26

What is the appropriate number of hobbies for a road enthusiast to have before graduating high school?

All of them.

4/14/26:
What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

Secondary Houston airport enthusiast.

[I-55]

4/14/26:
What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

Tallying the exit and route numbers one's been on.

[kphoger]

4/14/26:
What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

Public transit.

[Scott5114]

4/14/26:
What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

Dating.

[Max Rockatansky]

And to that end...

4/13/26

What is the appropriate number of hobbies for a road enthusiast to have before graduating high school?

All of them.

4/14/26:
What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

Tallying ONSs

[1995hoo]

4/14/26:
What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

Collecting maps and drawing fictional maps that would improve on the road layout the actual maps show.

[kurumi]

4/14/26:
What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

Public transit.

removing the L makes it even worse

[kphoger]

Public transit.

removing the L makes it even worse

Seriously.  What would CTA be without the green line?

[CoreySamson]

4/14/26:
What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

Secondary Houston airport enthusiast.

What?! You mean my unrequited, overzealous love of Hobby Airport... is for naught?


As for my answer to this thread, I would say calendars, soccer schedules, and licking toilet seats.

[kphoger]

As for my answer to this thread, I would say calendars, soccer schedules, and licking toilet seats.

Fortunately for me, I only keep track of ladies whom I have dated who lick toilet seats.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

Taking photos of poop-covered stalls and sharing them with others.

[TheCatalyst31]

4/14/26:
What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

Training dolphins for combat.

[PNWRoadgeek]

And to that end...

4/13/26

What is the appropriate number of hobbies for a road enthusiast to have before graduating high school?

All of them.

4/14/26:
What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

Driving

[pderocco]

4/14/26:
What's the least appropriate hobby for a road enthusiast to have before or after graduating high school?

Flogging the dolphin while driving.