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Carlisle

July 30th, 2006 by RSM Admin · No Comments

H.B. Elkins grabbed this winer while outside of Carlisle, Kentucky.

Simple enough math here.
32 + 36 = 68
This sign is in Carlisle, Kentucky. See sign on map!

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Tompkinsville 3

July 30th, 2006 by RSM Admin · No Comments

H.B. Elkins brings us this winning sign in a treo from Tompkinsville, KY. This is the first “hat trick” in RSM history!

The math here is wonderfully simple.
100 + 63 = 163
This sign is in downtown Tompkinsville, Kentucky. See sign on map!

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Tompkinsville 2

July 30th, 2006 by RSM Admin · No Comments

H.B. Elkins brings us this winning sign in a treo from Tompkinsville, KY. Yes, this is a different sign.

The math here is wonderfully simple.
100 + 63 = 163
This sign is in downtown Tompkinsville, Kentucky. See sign on map!

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Tompkinsville 1

July 30th, 2006 by RSM Admin · No Comments

H.B. Elkins brings us this winning sign in a treo from Tompkinsville, KY.

The math here is wonderfully simple.
100 + 63 = 163
This sign is in downtown Tompkinsville, Kentucky. See sign on map!

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Grayson

April 22nd, 2006 by RSM Admin · 2 Comments

It has been 185 signs since we were in Kentucky, and thanks to H.B. Elkins we have returned.

Mr. Elkins daftly identified the root of this sign.
1 + 7 = \sqrt{64}
This sign is in Grayson, Kentucky at the intersection of KY-1/KY-7 and KY-9. See sign on map!

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Nine, Is A Magic Number

February 28th, 2005 by RSM Admin · 1 Comment

Blind Melon wrote their song about 3 but I think that 9 is a much more deserving number.
This road sign was submitted by an amazing road sign enthusiast from Kentucky. H. B. has a great website featuring many road signs. This sign is a really nice winner.

The math on this sign is so elegant. It [...]

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