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June 20, 2021
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Today I Learned that there is a road in British Columbia named Zero Avenue and it's pretty much right on the US border. For some reason, I watched a video of a guy riding his motorcycle along this short byway. It's a father's day miracle!
posted by NoMich at 01:36 PM on June 20, 2021
Lion Index will know about this.
On the northern outskirts of Charlottesville VA, there's a road known as Rio Road.
Pronounced Rye-o in the Albemarle County vernacular.
Here's how it got its name: it was originally designated as Route 10.
"The dadgum sign says R 10. You want me to call it something it ain't?"
posted by beaverboard at 04:09 PM on June 20, 2021
This Booker v George game in Phoenix is really fun to watch
posted by NoMich at 05:17 PM on June 20, 2021
I've heard that etymology for Rio Road, and always thought it was a little bit suspect given that 1) Rio Road happens to go right along the river, and 2) there's a town in the mountains in Virginia called Buena Vista, pronounced "byoo-nah vista". Plus, it's also signed as route 631.
posted by LionIndex at 07:54 PM on June 20, 2021
There is a town in Alabama named Arab, but it is pronounced with a long A and the emphasis on the first syllable, A' rab. The story is that the town's founder wanted to name it Ahab, after one of the kings of Israel, but a county clerk with poor handwriting made the inadvertent change.
posted by Howard_T at 10:20 PM on June 20, 2021
Happy Fathers Day to all qualifiers.
Midday lunch menu: Turkey and Swiss on Qutab with caviar.