Okay, one more cerealous question...

[Callmecrazy]

Who is MERGE?
And how did she get so popular that she gets to put her name on traffic signs so people can follow her? Or is she some politicians daughter that's lousy with directions and they put up those signs so she can find her way home?
And wouldn't a bus pass have been cheaper?
And how come nobody's ever asked these questions on here before?
These are the questions that I contemplate on Saturdays because I think that inquisitive, inebriated minds like myself want to know.
I await and welcome all responses.

[Wounded Bear]

1. OK, I will....

You're crazy.

[Callmecrazy]

5. Hey, you ordered the Plan B2

So who's crazy?

[In_The_Wind]

2. Shh. No one is supposed to know ...

[HappyMe]

3. It's bureaucracy.

Stuff got weird with the French after that Freedom Fries thing. Orders came from France to have MERDE signs posted here and there in the US. Paperwork sat on desks for awhile. Coffee was dumped, condiments from burgers oozed -- MERDE was misread as MERGE. The rest is history.

[Callmecrazy]

4. Oh come on...

I'm serious.

[HappyMe]

7. As am I.

I have important documents (cocktail napkins) proving all of it.

[Callmecrazy]

9. The French? Really?

They can't spell for shit.

[HappyMe]

11. I think 'merde' is

a French curse word comparable to 'shit'.

[Callmecrazy]

16. Yeah, hence the post.

What'd they do? Deport you from Jersey?

[HappyMe]

17. Oh oops.

No, but you should be shipped to Jersey.

[Callmecrazy]

18. Lived in Atlantic City area for ten years...

Hated iiiit.
Crummy weather. Nice people, though.

[Demoiselle]

6. It's a message from Satan...

...telling us to have sex constantly.

[Callmecrazy]

8. Now you're TALKIN'!

Where shall we meet?

[Demoiselle]

19. Oh, Lah, Sir. (I blush.)

[antiquie]

10. Answer this:

With all the budget problems, how did the city change the sign in front from NOT A THRU STREET to NO OUTLET?

[Callmecrazy]

12. The term NO OUTLET is easy...

It's to warn all drivers of electric cars that if their batteries go dead on that street... they're fucked.

Trust me. I'm an electrician.

[antiquie]

13. That's a relief.

I was afraid there was something sinister afoot.

[pinboy3niner]

14. Ohm my god! Can you recommend an alternate current route?

[sarge43]

15. Then there's Merge's Dangerous Curve with the 12 percent grade.

A lot of merde going on.