WHEN IN ROAM
Last November, JACK KLUG and his wife, Barbara, were driving from San Antonio, Texas, to Santa Fe. When they crossed the state line, he received a text from his cell phone carrier: “Welcome to Mexico,” it said, explaining the international coverage. “I guess T-Mobile must not have any business in New Mexico,” he says.
CHATGPS
After admiring some elegantly finished vigas at Ghost Ranch, Albuquerque’s JOSEPH BRITTON felt inspired to update his own. When he searched “how to sand vigas” online, AI responded: “It looks like you’re trying to get to the Sands Motel in Las Vegas (Nevada).” “Not quite the right subject or state,” he says, “but nice try.”
QUITE PUZZLING
KEITH RINGEY was recently working on a Las Cruces Bulletin crossword puzzle that included the two-letter clue “Albuquerque’s St.” Ringey thought the answer was NM—but no. After working out the surrounding clues, it was AZ. “The source of the puzzle was not listed,” he says, “but everyone, including Bugs Bunny, should know that ABQ has never been in AZ!”
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