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Old 01-23-2005, 09:03 PM
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Talking Microsoft's Routeplanner

1. launch

http://www.mappoint.msn.com/(a0qounvf2mzml045is5ereuq)/DirectionsFind.aspx

2. start: adress in: norway / city: haugesund
3. end: adress in: norway / city: trondheim
4. get directions
5. surprise......
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Old 01-23-2005, 09:08 PM
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Re: Microsoft's Routeplanner

The 'scenic route' tab must be enabled
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Old 01-23-2005, 09:26 PM
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Re: Microsoft's Routeplanner

Roflol!
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Old 01-23-2005, 09:45 PM
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Old 01-23-2005, 09:50 PM
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The first time i saw this i thought it was a joke and just a photoshop edit.
But Now that I've actually done it myself I'm a beleiver!
It still has to be a joke :P


It doesn't do it in reverse Btw.
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Old 01-23-2005, 10:04 PM
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Re: Microsoft's Routeplanner

Crazy Norway...umm...gians

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Old 01-23-2005, 10:18 PM
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Re: Microsoft's Routeplanner

Is there anything Microsoft software can't screw up?
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Old 01-23-2005, 10:19 PM
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Imagine trying to explain to your boss the trip expense report. Yikes.

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Re: Microsoft's Routeplanner

if you do it by 'shortest' it still goes over to the UK and back must be a bug in the algorithm or something
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haha, n00bs.
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Guess that explains why Scandinavians usually speak such good english
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Haha. That's really funny. Wonder if someone was actually stupid enough to follow those directions.
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Re: Microsoft's Routeplanner

Ive got that microsoft map ans street at home, Ill see what it says. perhaps they forgot to put a road on the map or something
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Re: Microsoft's Routeplanner

Ha!! The bridge is out.
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Re: Microsoft's Routeplanner

Sometimes I feel like killing Bill Gates... sometimes I think I should give him a prize!
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