I am completely convinced that the reason my family doesn’t take trips anywhere anymore is because my father refuses to ask for directions.

My dad never gets lost, mind you. He simply likes to take “the scenic route.” I suppose you could argue that ten miles of I-95 South towards your destination is every bit as scenic as the ten miles of I-95 North he’s just accidentally driven, but then he would claim that he was merely taking a slightly longer route around “the city” and why don’t you take a nap or something?

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