The anal road enthusiast

[DaBigE]

The anal road enthusiast probably wouldn't be fun at parties

I picture the anal road enthusiast as being someone like Sheldon from Big Bang Theory

At the very least, Sheldon's got to be an honorary member, (despite lacking a drivers license), given how he hacked a GPS unit to provide fun highway trivia during roadtrips.

[vdeane]

Notice the name of the street running south at the center of this Google Maps view.

I passed through there Saturday and noticed the street name and immediately made a mental note never to drive on that street because of its name. I suppose that may be a sign of an anal road enthusiast.

At least it's not "Viatology Lane".

[mgk920]

Notice the name of the street running south at the center of this Google Maps view.

I passed through there Saturday and noticed the street name and immediately made a mental note never to drive on that street because of its name. I suppose that may be a sign of an anal road enthusiast.

You're not alone with this one

http://goo.gl/maps/bEMGU

It even appears on some BGSes, but, alas (or 'thankfully'), the ones that are shown in the current Streetview images are blanked out due to the then underway US(I)-41 upgrade construction.

However, a somewhat fuzzy view of one of the interchange's BGSes is on a 45 degree aerial view:

http://goo.gl/maps/OKzTN



Mike

[Molandfreak]

You're an anal road enthusiast if you insist that 3di specifically means 3-digit interstate, and ignore all uses of the term (generically meaning three digits) by non-road enthusiasts.

[NE2]

You're an anal road enthusiast if you insist that 3di specifically means 3-digit interstate, and ignore all uses of the term (generically meaning three digits) by non-road enthusiasts.

Since when do non-roadgeeks use the abbreviation 3di? Kettle's an awesome person.

[hbelkins]

You're an anal road enthusiast if you insist that 3di specifically means 3-digit interstate, and ignore all uses of the term (generically meaning three digits) by non-road enthusiasts.

Never heard the term "3di" used by anyone other than a roadgeek.

There is a difference between "3di" and "3dus."

At least I've never seen a certain viatologist use the term "3dfr." 

[1995hoo]

You're an anal road enthusiast if you insist that 3di specifically means 3-digit interstate, and ignore all uses of the term (generically meaning three digits) by non-road enthusiasts.

Never heard the term "3di" used by anyone other than a roadgeek.

....

Me either. The closest I ever heard was the terminology used for rolling dice when you played D&D. The particular die was referred to by "d" followed by a number denoting how many sides it had (so, for example, the eight-sided die was the "d8") and the number of times you rolled it was indicated by a number before the "d" (so, for example, "3d8" told you to roll the eight-sided die three times). But since a die cannot have a number of sides using an imaginary number, "di" would not have been used.

[agentsteel53]

Kettle's an awesome person.

fuck the heck?

[jeffandnicole]

You're an anal road enthusiast if you insist that 3di specifically means 3-digit interstate, and ignore all uses of the term (generically meaning three digits) by non-road enthusiasts.

Since when do non-roadgeeks use the abbreviation 3di?

All the time.  Some examples:

This winter sucks.  Shame summer is still 3di's away.

I ain't telling you how much I weigh, but I'll give you a hint: It's in the 3di range.

Awesome party!  There must've been 3di people there.

See?  Totally common in everyday speech.

[agentsteel53]

[NE2]

Kettle's an awesome person.

fuck the heck?

I'm Pot. :420:

[agentsteel53]

I'm Pot. :420:

is "awesome person" what we're censoring it to now?

[NE2]

Nah, that's what it was censored to about a year ago.