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Posted: 2 years ago by zadscmc:
Bornbad had this post
on a town that had a, ahem, unusual name.
What is the name of a town, city, boro, village, THAT you've been in, that somebody would do a double take on.
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Posted: 2 years ago by tundramonkey:
We made a special detour so we could say we'd been to Dildo, Newfoundland on my last cross-country trip.
Balzac, Alberta and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan are close seconds, I think.
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Posted: 2 years ago by tomphoolry:
There're quite a few towns in Texas with funny names. Three that I've actually been in are Muleshoe, North Zulch and Dime Box. Two miles away from Dime Box is Old Dime Box.
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Posted: 2 years ago by misterc:
Besides Hell, Michigan (that had a big ol' party on June 6th of this year), there's a small town near my old hometown that's just named Ai. The town consists of 3 houses and a church.
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Posted: 2 years ago by icepigs:
« tomphoolry : There're quite a few towns in Texas with funny names. Three that I've actually been in are Muleshoe, North Zulch and Dime Box. Two miles away from Dime Box is Old Dime Box. My hometown (Floydada) played Muleshoe in football every year.
In the Ft. Worth side of the Metroplex, there's White Settlement.
Although most people think it's state-wide, there is actually a Hicksville, TX
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Posted: 2 years ago by unzercharlie:
Kentucky has Paint Lick and Bone Lick, there are many others that just aren't coming to mind at the moment.
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Posted: 2 years ago by zadscmc:
There is a Hicksville on Long Island in NY, also. I went to school in Uniondale, which is close to Hickeville.
There is a town called Khedive (pronounced Key-dive), in western PA.
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Posted: 2 years ago by Bandit:
"Work"
Oh the irony!
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Posted: 2 years ago by tlovesd:
I've been to:
Blue Balls, PA.
Climax, PA.
Intercourse, PA
(I'm starting to sense a theme.....)
Horneytown, NC.
No Name, CO.
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Posted: 2 years ago by xxxxxpp:
I once saw a town called Mianus featured in Jackass. I believe it was in Tennessee.
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Posted: 2 years ago by johnnytitan:
I've always liked Nooksack, Washington.
Drain, Oregon is a good one too.
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Posted: 2 years ago by runninutes:
I've also been to Intercourse, PA. Would have said that one if it hadn't already been mentioned.
Not that they're funny, but I used to live in El Salvador, and I noticed that every place down there, the nicer the name, the crappier the place. If it was called Zacatecoluca (that's a real name), that's no hint because it doesn't mean anything. But you'd better watch out if you ever head to Bella Vista or Vista Hermosa (which both pretty much translate to "nice view"), because they were probably going to be nasty.
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Posted: 2 years ago by KingKoopa:
Boring, Oregon is always good.
Ding-Dong, Tx.
And the Springfield in the Simpsons is named after Springfield, Oregon, the sister city of Eugene, Or.
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Posted: 2 years ago by deaddonkeysrule:
Their is a street name on my block that is, "morningwood" :P
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Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad:
The town next to the one I live in is called Manteca, Ca. Manteca , if I'm not mistaken, means 'Lard' in Spanish. Also, Boca Raton, Fla. (mouth of the rat)
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Posted: 2 years ago by TheBlueFrog:
Ha Ha, I was sure someone else would beat me.
Cut and Shoot, TX
I also used to live in a town called La Vista, or The View (They should sue Barbara Walters!)
And in Houston there is a street named Kuykhendahl, pronounced kirk-en-doll (note the lack of an 'r' in the actual spelling)
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Posted: 2 years ago by makri:
« tundramonkey :
Balzac, Alberta and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan are close seconds, I think. I happen to live in Prince Albert, SK :)
Finland has many interesting place names, such as "Hevonperse" (horse's arse), "Paskajoki" (crap river) and "Kiveslahti" (Testicle Bay).
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Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad:
« makri : I happen to live in Prince Albert, SK :)
Finland has many interesting place names, such as "Hevonperse" (horse's arse), "Paskajoki" (crap river) and "Kiveslahti" (Testicle Bay). Yet you still claim to never have lived in a horse's arse. ; )
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Posted: 2 years ago by tundramonkey:
« makri : I happen to live in Prince Albert, SK :) Oh Prince Albert... I've almost never heard anyone call it that: It's always P-aaaAAAA. (long, crecendo A sound). Nice town, though. I like Saskatchewan.
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Posted: 2 years ago by makri:
« tundramonkey : Oh Prince Albert... I've almost never heard anyone call it that: It's always P-aaaAAAA. (long, crecendo A sound). Nice town, though. I like Saskatchewan. Also "pee-eh?" :) It's a nice town if you like poverty, unemployment and crime ;)
In Finland I lived in Ikaalinen, which as far as I know doesn't mean anything. Up north in Oulujärvi (it's a lake) there's a group of islands called "Mulkkusaaret" (Cock Islands) - consisting of Pikkumulkku, Keskimulkku and Isomulkku (Little Cock, Middle Cock and Big Cock). If we ever build a summer cabin back in Finland, that's where I'd want it.
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Posted: 2 years ago by readingitall:
What comes to mind is Weed, CA
It leads to delicious sights such as this:
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