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It had been a quiet night at the local bar so far, but then the door was thrown open and an Interstate highway strode in.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’m an Interstate highway,” he declared. “I stretch from coast to coast and have at least four lanes, shoulders, and a median almost my entire length. I have the highest speed limit of any highway. I’m the best of the highways, and I’m afraid of no highway and no road.”<\/p>\n

He then strode up to the bar, ordered a beer, and began drinking it, while looking around.<\/p>\n

A short time later, a four-lane highway came in, went to the end of the bar, and ordered a beer.<\/p>\n

The Interstate looked him over and walked over to him. “I’m an Interstate highway,” he declared. “I stretch from coast to coast and have at least four lanes, shoulders, and a median almost my entire length. I have the highest speed limit of any highway. I’m the best of the highways, and I’m not afraid of you.”<\/p>\n

The four-lane highway said, “I agree that you’re the best. I don’t want any trouble with you. Let me buy you a beer,” and he did. They drank their beers and discussed their engineering specifications.<\/p>\n

After a half hour, the door opened again and a two-lane road came in, went to the other end of the bar, and ordered a beer.<\/p>\n

The Interstate looked him over and told the four-lane highway that he had to take care of the new arrival. He walked over to the two-lane road and said, “I’m an Interstate highway. I stretch from coast to coast and have at least four lanes, shoulders, and a median almost my entire length. I have the highest speed limit of any highway. I’m the best of the highways, and I’m not afraid of you.”<\/p>\n

The two-lane road quivered a bit and said, “You’re absolutely right. You are the best of the highways. I’m just a lowly two-lane road. I don’t want any trouble. Can I buy beers for you and the four-lane highway?”<\/p>\n

The Interstate motioned the four-lane highway to come over, the two-lane road bought beers for each of them, and the three of them drank their beers and discussed the merits of various paving materials.<\/p>\n

\"Chehalis-Western<\/a>After another half hour, the door opened again and a strip of asphalt about eight feet wide came in. The Interstate highway ducked behind the bar and hid there quivering quietly.<\/p>\n

The bartender was shocked.<\/p>\n

After serving the asphalt strip, he walked over to where the Interstate was hiding. “I watched you stand up to the four-lane highway and the two-lane road. You said you weren’t afraid of any highway or road. Why are you hiding from that little asphalt strip?”<\/p>\n

The Interstate replied quietly, “It’s true that I’m not afraid of any highway or road, but he’s a cycle path.”<\/p>\n

This transportation funny for you courtesy of the Team Estrogen round-up of bike jokes<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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