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Monday, October 22, 2012

Transportation Help the State with "This Fall's Big Decision"

Posted by on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:40 AM

In a post titled, "This fall’s big decision: what to name the world’s largest-diameter tunneling machine," the state's highway department says it's running a contest for kids to name the thing. Our Slog tipper writes, "HAHAHHAHAHA I had no idea this was fall's big decision... I am so relieved."

Help the highway department out making fall's big decision, would ya.

What should they name it?

 

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Joe Szilagyi 1
What should they name it?


"Cave In". If and when it gets stuck under 3rd & University, that's what they're going to have to do to rescue it, by digging straight down through downtown. Let's see how many lawsuits WSDOT and the state get buried under when they want to risk a half-billion dollar downtown property or three to rescue their drill.
Posted by Joe Szilagyi http://twitter.com/joeszi on October 22, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Pope Peabrain 2
Proctogrinder the Great!
Posted by Pope Peabrain on October 22, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Catalina Vel-DuRay 3
Beverly is always nice. Or Candy with an "i".
Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay http://www.danlangdon.com on October 22, 2012 at 10:56 AM
The Max 4
Harry Reems?
Posted by The Max on October 22, 2012 at 10:57 AM
5
The Fracker
Posted by dirge on October 22, 2012 at 11:01 AM
TVDinner 6
Titanic.
Posted by TVDinner http:// on October 22, 2012 at 11:02 AM
7
Dirt Diggler.
Posted by Narbles on October 22, 2012 at 11:06 AM
MacCrocodile 8
Boneshaker sounds right. Unless that's a thing already?
Posted by MacCrocodile http://maccrocodile.com/ on October 22, 2012 at 11:07 AM
Will in Seattle 9
@1 not true. I think you're confusing the below sea level Billionaires Big Dig Tunnel (SR-99) with the light rail tunnel.

But @5 ftw.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on October 22, 2012 at 11:07 AM
10
The Dan Savage Memorial Tunnel. A giant oriface dedicated to Seattle's finest son.
Posted by Take it as a compliment on October 22, 2012 at 11:09 AM
11
@8: Great minds think alike. Here's another vote for Boneshaker.
Posted by LMcGuff http://holyoutlaw.livejournal.com/ on October 22, 2012 at 11:09 AM
CC-Rob 12
Boondoggle!
Posted by CC-Rob on October 22, 2012 at 11:11 AM
psbirch 13
The Seattle Grindr?
Posted by psbirch on October 22, 2012 at 11:12 AM
COMTE 14
WOODY - "Waste Of Our Dollars, Yo"
Posted by COMTE http://www.chriscomte.com on October 22, 2012 at 11:16 AM
15
My vote is for Dirt Diggler. #7.
Posted by NotYourStrawMan on October 22, 2012 at 11:20 AM
lukeiscool 16
#7 all the way.
Posted by lukeiscool on October 22, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Joe Szilagyi 17
@9 what are you talking about? my named location? If the stupid SR99 tunnel drill get stuck, like Brightwater, the only rescue is to dig straight down to un-stuck it. That's digging straight down through downtown streets, or buildings. No lawsuit will let that go forward. If that drill gets stuck, mark my words, remnants will be found still stuck under our earth by future civilizations, unless the geological plate we sit upon subducts it under another plate.

Short: if it gets stuck, it's staying there and will never move forward again.
Posted by Joe Szilagyi http://twitter.com/joeszi on October 22, 2012 at 11:35 AM
MacCrocodile 18
I expect there to be a binding Slog Poll.
Posted by MacCrocodile http://maccrocodile.com/ on October 22, 2012 at 11:35 AM
19
Seattle Waterfront Vaginal Probe?
Posted by Gov. McDonnell on October 22, 2012 at 11:39 AM
20
"Your Mom's Dildo"
Posted by POTUS on October 22, 2012 at 11:46 AM
gloomy gus 21
@7 is so great. Best I could do was Li'l Worrywart or The Nailbiter.
Posted by gloomy gus on October 22, 2012 at 11:51 AM
Joe M 22
The Lexus Liberator
Posted by Joe M on October 22, 2012 at 11:57 AM
23
Obviously this should have been a poll with "Barack Obama" and "Mitt Romney" as the only options.
Posted by beef rallard on October 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM
24
Vaginal Probe.

What else?
Posted by just_another_matt on October 22, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Dougsf 25
I think #7 has it, and don't let my suggestion of the Transvaginal Puget Sound suggest only someone that wasn't funny thinks so.
Posted by Dougsf on October 22, 2012 at 12:16 PM
south downtown 26
Nickels/Gregoire Giant Seattle Fucking Machine
Posted by south downtown on October 22, 2012 at 12:31 PM
You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me 27
Easy!
Chuck Mudede Jr.
After the world's only bigger bore.
Posted by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me on October 22, 2012 at 12:32 PM
tabletop_joe 28
Peter North.
Posted by tabletop_joe on October 22, 2012 at 12:50 PM
29
@8 Corrrrect. Or Leviticus Blue.
Posted by Hanoumatoi on October 22, 2012 at 2:10 PM
Yoder 30
Another vote for @7 here.
Posted by Yoder http://www.denimandtweed.com on October 22, 2012 at 3:08 PM
31
@27 FTW! times 11ty million.

but really, #7 Dirt Diggler.
Posted by blahtotheblah on October 22, 2012 at 4:12 PM
32
The Gravy Train? The Public Troughinator? The Patronage Express? But if no one else likes those, I'll go with @26's "Nickels/Gregoire Giant Seattle Fucking Machine." Too damn expensive for too little payoff. Admittedly, I'm not taking account of lower capacity needs in the future, when we'll all be commuting on e-bikes and hoverbuses.
Posted by PCM on October 22, 2012 at 4:59 PM
Knat 33
The Overruler. Or maybe the Underminer (?), to keep with the theme of ignoring the voters.
Posted by Knat on October 22, 2012 at 5:55 PM
Mike Smith 34
The Chuwero
Posted by Mike Smith on October 22, 2012 at 7:01 PM
Philly 35
Obviously, Boneshaker.
But damn, Dirt Diggler is good.
Posted by Philly on October 23, 2012 at 4:45 AM
dwightmoodyforgetsthings 36
@8- Boneshaker has a nice local steampunk flavor, but DAMN IT a "boneshaker" is a bicycle.
Posted by dwightmoodyforgetsthings http://www.reddit.com/r/spaceclop on October 23, 2012 at 12:55 PM

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