Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

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GaryV

#4925
Today at 09:05:41 AM  
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 04:27:24 AM2026-07-08:
Why was the circle chosen as the default state route marker?

Because no one consulted Michigan.

I-57/Route 66 Fan

#4926
Today at 09:08:05 AM  
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 04:27:24 AM2026-07-08:
Why was the circle chosen as the default state route marker?
The first state to make them ran out of their previous shape, and it was so well liked they kept it.
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formulanone

#4927
Today at 09:14:09 AM  
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 04:27:24 AM2026-07-08:
Why was the circle chosen as the default state route marker?
It was inspired by the billiard ball.

kphoger

#4928
Today at 09:52:49 AM  
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 04:27:24 AM2026-07-08:
Why was the circle chosen as the default state route marker?

So a pedestrian won't get a head injury if he or she walks into one of them.  No sharp corners, you see.
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Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: PKDIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

Max Rockatansky

#4929
Today at 09:56:26 AM  
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 04:27:24 AM2026-07-08:
Why was the circle chosen as the default state route marker?

Nobody wants to be a square.

1995hoo

#4930
Today at 09:58:53 AM  
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 04:27:24 AM2026-07-08:
Why was the circle chosen as the default state route marker?

They didn't heed Huey Lewis's admonition that it's hip to be square.
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—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

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vdeane

#4931
Today at 12:38:49 PM  
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 04:27:24 AM2026-07-08:
Why was the circle chosen as the default state route marker?
Because circles, having infinite sides, are the elites of shape society of Illinois*, the ones most opposed to those preaching about the third dimension.

*Otherwise known as Flatland.
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position of NYSDOT or its affiliates.

kphoger

#4932
Today at 12:41:11 PM  
Quote from: vdeane on Today at 12:38:49 PMBecause circles, having infinite sides, are the elites of shape society of Illinois*, the ones most opposed to those preaching about the third dimension.

Wow, multiple levels of bad!  Good job, I think...
He Is Already Here! Let's Go, Flamingo!
Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: PKDIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

PColumbus73

#4933
Today at 12:47:02 PM  
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 04:27:24 AM2026-07-08:
Why was the circle chosen as the default state route marker?

With so many square-shaped states, circle route markers are less disorienting.

kphoger

#4934
Today at 12:49:04 PM  
Quote from: PColumbus73 on Today at 12:47:02 PMWith so many square-shaped states, circle route markers are less disorienting.

Funny, then, that neither Wyoming nor Colorado uses a circle shield.

Oklahoma was finally able to switch from a circle to a square once they realized the panhandle exists.
He Is Already Here! Let's Go, Flamingo!
Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: PKDIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

kphoger

#4935
Today at 01:01:30 PM  
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 04:27:24 AM2026-07-08:
Why was the circle chosen as the default state route marker?

Tim already answered this question in a related thread:

Quote from: bandit957 on March 10, 2014, 11:41:28 PMas a tribute to bubbling
He Is Already Here! Let's Go, Flamingo!
Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: PKDIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

GaryV

#4936
Today at 02:42:01 PM  
Quote from: vdeane on Today at 12:38:49 PMFlatland

I wonder how many others got this literary reference.

NE2

#4937
Today at 02:56:26 PM  
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 04:27:24 AM2026-07-08:
Why was the circle chosen as the default state route marker?
To avoid potential confusion of Alabama being a sideways Massachusetts.
pre-1945 Florida route log

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ModernDayWarrior

#4938
Today at 04:11:30 PM  
Quote from: kphoger on July 07, 2026, 09:29:04 AM07 JUL 2026

What does this sign mean?



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kphoger

#4939
Today at 04:18:41 PM  
Quote from: kphoger on July 07, 2026, 09:29:04 AM07 JUL 2026

What does this sign mean?



It's a filling station for biomas-fuelled vehicles.
He Is Already Here! Let's Go, Flamingo!
Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: PKDIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

IowaTraveler

#4940
Today at 07:02:28 PM  
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 04:27:24 AM2026-07-08:
Why was the circle chosen as the default state route marker?

Because it's a well-rounded design.

xonhulu

#4941
Today at 07:10:50 PM  
Quote from: Scott5114 on Today at 04:27:24 AM2026-07-08:
Why was the circle chosen as the default state route marker?

Works better for the shield's secondary objective: redneck target practice.

wanderer2575

#4942
Today at 07:13:43 PM  
Quote from: kphoger on July 07, 2026, 09:29:04 AM07 JUL 2026

What does this sign mean?



Cause -- Effect.

vdeane

#4943
Today at 08:52:58 PM  
Quote from: GaryV on Today at 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: vdeane on Today at 12:38:49 PMFlatland

I wonder how many others got this literary reference.
I remember watching the animated film in high school.

Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position of NYSDOT or its affiliates.
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