Originally Posted by
Doc Savage
No, dude, southern Californians put 'the' in front of the highway number. It's a dead giveaway. I was teasing LA guy here.
It's spreading. When LA reporters showed up at PHX tv stations, normal freeways suddenly became "the 17", "the 202". It really sounds weird when referring to rural mountainous roads as "the 260". Aaarrrgh.
Sorry for the OT. Now back to our regularly scheduled
cross post.