Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[GaryV]

Congress will not allow you on their website if you are a bot

That just sounds like a challenge, not a roadblock.

[kphoger]

I can prove I'm not a bot ... I just had to go on Congress' website

Prove it.

[kphoger]

9/8/2026: What is the best DOT?

The INTERPUNCT.

[Scott5114]

I can prove I'm not a bot

No you can't. You didn't solve my captcha correctly.

[pderocco]

9/8/2026: What is the best DOT?

My late mother's friend, Dot, made incredible cakes and cookies.

But her name gave her a terrible inferiority complex.

[pderocco]

9/8/2026: What is the best DOT?

The one at the end of this sentence.

[Scott5114]

2026-09-09:
Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

[1995hoo]

2026-09-09:
Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

The DOTs want to save money and effort on replacing or patching them when a certain individual in DC renames their states.

[MikeTheActuary]

2026-09-09:
Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

Some states are shy.

[I-57/Route 66 Fan]

2026-09-09:
Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

The factory in China did not know how to spell the states name.

[Big John]

2026-09-09:
Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

Some states want you to get lost.

[PColumbus73]

2026-09-09:
Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

After Cheers aired, it became irrelevant

[Declan127]

2026-09-09:
Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

So they can trade them

[kphoger]

July 30:
The Interstate shield contains the state name because __________.

The people who planned the system foresaw the founding of Alanland and a world in which the Interstate shield both does and does not contain the state name.

2026-09-09:
Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

The people who planned the system foresaw the founding of Alanland and a world in which the Interstate shield both does and does not contain the state name.

[kphoger]

2026-09-09:
Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

Circumcision was covered by health insurance, so why not!

[formulanone]

2026-09-09:
Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

If New York put their name on their I-84, I-86, and I-87 shields, route number duplication would not have occurred in other states. Here's why:

Since there's no duplicates of I-759, I-985, I-238 which solely belong to states which consistently use the state name in the interstate shield, New York needs state-named shields; merely getting Connecticut to do so is not enough. Maine was so worried about route number duplication that it even refused to sign their I-495, despite using the state name on a regular basis. And not just a few weird bubble shields on the LIE, CBE, LL Cool J, and the Schmeckleboro Pike.

And I'm not just picking on New York; Tennessee can't have Interstate 69 because it refuses to use the state on its shields. Ohio doesn't get to build any more of Interstate 74 due to their neutering fiasco just to spite West Virginia's interstate hopes and dreams, and Oregon even took away a piece of its interstate since it felt shame for going devoid of a state name. And don't get me started on all these stray Interstate 110s or  295s, and North Carolina picking all sorts of new numbers just to make sure nobody else tries to grab them, but even they LOST I-42 TO ARKANSAS!!1!!

So do we need any more proof? I mean, besides this weird and pointless rant?

[The_Ginger]

2026-09-09:
Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

If New York put their name on their I-84, I-86, and I-87 shields, route number duplication would not have occurred in other states. Here's why:

Since there's no duplicates of I-759, I-985, I-238 which solely belong to states which consistently use the state name in the interstate shield, New York needs state-named shields; merely getting Connecticut to do so is not enough. Maine was so worried about route number duplication that it even refused to sign their I-495, despite using the state name on a regular basis.

And I'm not just picking on New York; Tennessee can't have Interstate 69 because it refuses to use the state on its shields. Ohio doesn't get to build any more of Interstate 74 due to their neutering fiasco, and Oregon even took away a piece of its interstate since it felt shame for going devoid of a state name. And don't get me started on all these stray Interstate 110s and 295s...

So do we need any more proof? I mean, besides this weird and pointless rant?

What about I-73/I-74 in West Virginia, which is known to use state-name shields on all ground-mounted shields?   

[TheCatalyst31]

2026-09-09:
Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

The DOT put a big sign at the state line to tell you what state you're in, and they assume you're smart enough not to need a reminder. The states that do put the state name on Interstate shields have worse education systems, so they do need the reminder.

[GaryV]

2026-09-09:
Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

They're not concerned with "Mine, Mine, Mine"
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/finding-nemo-seagulls--793548396843595017/

[MikeTheActuary]

Why do some Interstate shields not include the state name?

Defense against identity theft.  It's a real concern these days.

[kphoger]

10 SEP 2026

What two forum members might actually be sock-puppets or alt-accounts of each other?

[JayhawkCO]

10 SEP 2026

What two forum members might actually be sock-puppets or alt-accounts of each other?

You and me.

[hotdogPi]

10 SEP 2026

What two forum members might actually be sock-puppets or alt-accounts of each other?

I-90 and I-94RoadRunner

[I-57/Route 66 Fan]

10 SEP 2026

What two forum members might actually be sock-puppets or alt-accounts of each other?

Me and elsmere241

[Big John]

10 SEP 2026

What two forum members might actually be sock-puppets or alt-accounts of each other?

agentsteel53 and jakeroot.