gbhnews, 26 days ago

author note: the "wicked" is not an affectation; I actually grew up saying it and still make use of this useful linguistic intensifier to this very day.

alcinoe, 26 days ago

@gbhnews That was wicked cute!

Zotmeister, 26 days ago

@gbhnews I take it you're from southeastern New England somewhere, then. Seems the further one goes in that direction, the more likely one is to say "wicked" unironically. (I've lived in Boston, Portsmouth RI, and several other places in between.)

gbhnews, 26 days ago

@Zotmeister With the exception of a few years as a teen living in Puerto Rico, I have lived my whole life in the Boston area.

n1vux, 26 days ago

@gbhnews
Oh yes quite authentic, but use of a regionalism in public is still a choice.
Which for this post was a good and appropriate choice.👍❤

I did NOT expect that it would be explicitly choosing a non-MUTCD shape because it's not a warning etc. Nice and thank you all for this.❤

gbhnews, 26 days ago

@n1vux #TodayILearned: MUTCD stands for Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices!

n1vux, 26 days ago

@gbhnews
Government = Abbreviate Everything.

Over on the Blue FB, there's a
public group "there is NO way that is MUTCD-compliant" that shares non-standard signage found in the wild. Hilarity.

gbhnews, 25 days ago

@n1vux I think I want to be in that Facebook group?

One of my favorite offbeat FB groups is one of MBTA enthusiasts where they just share photos of buses and train cars, along with intensely detailed commentary on the vehicles. There is great excitement every time a subway line shuts down for repairs because that means many different hired-for-the-occasion shuttle buses.