pegkerr: (Not all those who wander are lost)
pegkerr ([personal profile] pegkerr) wrote2003-05-02 11:00 pm
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A map for Frodo

Anyone who's used Mapquest to ask for travel directions should appreciate
this parody.

[identity profile] aome.livejournal.com 2003-05-03 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
That's wonderful!

Incidentally, Frodo would be wise, when he stops at those inns, to double-check his route. I had a friend come to visit a few weeks ago, and I sent him directions. They were a bit different than the MapQuest directions, so he shared his version with me. I noticed that MapQuest's version was a bit more complicated, but it worked, except it had left out several steps. It had "Take rte X for 2 miles and turn left on E. Ave" when, in fact, it should be "Take rte X for 2 miles, get off at 8th Ave, turn left onto 8th, go half a mile, *then* turn left onto E. Ave". We've used MapQuest before, but now I'm really leery of it, having seen that.