Amusing town names
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Topic: Amusing town names
Posted By: Certif1ed
Subject: Amusing town names
Date Posted: August 24 2005 at 05:54
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I found this article about a little village in Austria that freqently has its sign stolen - especially by English tourists... can't think why. http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/austria.asp - http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/austria.asp ...actually, I can't think why BOTH signs don't get stolen simultaneously Does anyone else know of, or come from an amusingly named town? |
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Posted By: Mategra
Date Posted: August 24 2005 at 05:57
| There is a Dutch town called Monster. |
Posted By: Mategra
Date Posted: August 24 2005 at 06:02
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Hell is a place in Norway.
God's expedition in Hell |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 24 2005 at 06:05
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Pula in Croatia In romanian it means penis in a vulgar way... ------------- 
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Posted By: jitu
Date Posted: August 24 2005 at 06:21
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what is this? ------------- 
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 24 2005 at 06:24
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Emerald Lincoln Park probably...
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: August 24 2005 at 06:24
^^ ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: August 24 2005 at 06:27
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It means to fu*k here in Norway ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Ricochet wrote:Posted By: Matti
Date Posted: August 24 2005 at 07:08
pula s 1 shortage, lack ■ s 2 (puute) dearth ■ s (vaikea tilanne) 3 trouble, scrape, bind (a bind) 4 fix, jam Nyt ollaan pulassa Now we're in a fix ■ s 5 tal crisis (mon crises), depression, crunch
jättää jk pulaan let down (let, let), leave sb in the lurch (left, left)
[pahassa] pulassa (vaikeassa tilanteessa) in a pinch
paha pula deep water pahaan pulaan into deep water
olla pulassa 1 in a [tight] corner 2 be up the creek [without a paddle]
 There are some place names in Finland with a 'bad' meaning, like Myrkky (poison) or Taantumus (regression). Not to mention several names that have something to do with intimate bodyparts... (but they're not towns, only some desolate country places).
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Posted By: Alucard
Date Posted: August 24 2005 at 07:10
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This is not really a amusing but more a strange name. It is a town in the eastern part of Germany,in a region which was very poor. The town name is Elend=Misery.
------------- Tadpoles keep screaming in my ear "Hey there! Rotter's Club! Explain the meaning of this song and share it" |
Posted By: jitu
Date Posted: August 24 2005 at 07:30
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where is 'headless cross'? -------------
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 24 2005 at 07:45
Even worse...  -------------
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Posted By: Badabec
Date Posted: December 18 2005 at 05:56
| There's a town in the USA called "Mianus". |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: December 18 2005 at 07:53
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There's a town in France called Condom. Even better, a mate of mine used to live in Northampton and there's a street there called Bell End. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Deliriumist
Date Posted: December 18 2005 at 09:30
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Munalaskme - in Estonian it means Testicle Shootings...or Heavy Farting |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: December 18 2005 at 13:38
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http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?do=nw&go=1&1a=&1c=Beaverlick&1s=KY&1z=&1n=Boone&1y=US&1l=jUuHphYLKrQ%3d&1g=24aximM9Ndk%3d&1v=CITY&2a=&2c=Knob%20Lick&2s=KY&2z=&2y=US&2l=Y34p8K%2fkfUI%3d&2g=eRIvA%2ftio1c%3d&2pn=&2pl=&2v=CITY&2ffi=&2ex=&2n=Metcalfe - http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?do=nw&go=1&a mp;1a=&1c=Beaverlick&1s=KY&1z=&1n=Boone& 1y=US&1l=jUuHphYLKrQ%3d&1g=24aximM9Ndk%3d&1v=CIT Y&2a=&2c=Knob%20Lick&2s=KY&2z=&2y=US& ;2l=Y34p8K%2fkfUI%3d&2g=eRIvA%2ftio1c%3d&2pn=&2p l=&2v=CITY&2ffi=&2ex=&2n=Metcalfe In Kentucky there are two towns a few hours apart named Beaver Lick and Knob Lick. Use your imagination But my favorite is Butte, Idaho, a few hours from where I grew up in Montana. The mascot for the high school there is the Pirates. Too funny! ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 04:13
| The name of the Spanish town Ronda means in Hungarian ugly. |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 07:05
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There is a small village in Western-Hungary called Pornóapáti. The name comes from a German landholder called Pernau in the 11th century and the local Abbey. The current name suggests:Porn Abbey. |
Posted By: Lorak
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 21:48
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In Pennsylvannia, USA there is an Amish town called Intercourse. It is not too far from Bird-in-Hand!
------------- Two heads are better than one, but if you want something done right, do it yourself. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, but better safe than sorry. Look before you leap, but he who hesitates is lost |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 20 2005 at 21:50
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I was just going to list that one!!! -------------  |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 03:38
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Here in the US in the state of Michigan there is a town named Hell. ------------- |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 03:53
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and in Minnesota ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Bob Greece
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 04:02
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I've been to a place in Germany called Wank. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/BobGreece/?chartstyle=basicrt10"> 
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 22:37
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Not quite amusing, but there is a very small hamlet near me called
New Zealand and yes, we have tried to acquire the sign. There's a town in Essex called Fingrinhoe. And there is Come Down I believe, near Weymouth. -------------   
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Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: December 23 2005 at 05:39
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I've seen a book dedicated to silly British place names, like "Bonk"!!
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: December 23 2005 at 06:23
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Is there a British town called Ulk perchance?
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: December 23 2005 at 06:45
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: December 23 2005 at 06:45
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Nope
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: December 23 2005 at 06:48
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: December 27 2005 at 09:44
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One of my favourite English place names is actually pronounced "Marzel", but it's spelt;
But I'm also keen on;
...and Dorset is packed with amusing place names - although Queen Victoria renamed some of them.
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 30 2005 at 03:27
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There is a town in Arkansas named Toad Suck. ------------- |
Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: December 30 2005 at 03:38
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there is village in india called 'Singapore'.
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 30 2005 at 03:53
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In Newfoundland there is a town called Dildo. ------------- |
Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: December 30 2005 at 04:39
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i heard, there is town called 'ELP' (?) |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 30 2005 at 04:48
Really,I found a web page full of funny town names. Some of them are hysterical. ------------- |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: December 30 2005 at 07:04
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I used to live in a place called Upper Thong (it was near both Nether Thong and Thongsbridge... They in turn are only about 20 miles away from Penistone (boringly pronounced Pennistun), but it still amuses visitors.... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
)Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: December 30 2005 at 07:04
oohhh...and we have a pretty little village in Worcs, called 'Wyre Piddle'... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 30 2005 at 07:09
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Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: December 30 2005 at 07:10
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ok guys this one is for real: In Olongapo City here in the Philippines, theres a town called SEXMOAN! incidentaly, Olongapo City is one of the Red Light Districts here in our country! beat That!!!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: March 04 2006 at 18:23
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Dogdyke in Lincolnshire! Say no more ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: December 07 2006 at 16:29
| In Venezuela there are a state called Carabobo that means stupid face and in THE SOUTH OF bRAZIL THERE are a city called Pelotas THAT MEAN balls and they do the beauty concourse MISS PELOTAS that sounds in spanish like our balls. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: December 07 2006 at 16:56
Yes, it's true (presumably, the word meant something else, when the town was named).
 In fact, former Playboy playmate (and Gene Simmons' wife) Shannon Tweed hails from there. Presumably, she wanted something more....
 Yeah, my island home has MANY amusing place names -- they hearken back to earlier, more innocent times, and do not imply what they now seem to:Sheshatsh*t (an Innu town in Labrador, now spelled "Sheshatshu")
Blow Me Down
Paradise (believe me, it ain't)
Joe Batt's Arm
Hibb's Hole (since renamed Hibb's Cove, for some strange reason! Old joke: Q: Where's Joe Batt's Arm? A: Half-way up Hibb's Hole!
Come By Chance (lots of unplanned pregnancies there?)
Little Heart's Ease
Blackhead
Gayside (since renamed "Baytona" -- yeesh!)
Ha Ha Bay
The Gut
Nicky's Nose Cove
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: December 07 2006 at 17:32
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In Chile there's a village called Peor es Nada... something like: Better than Nothing Ha-ha-ha And I found this photo of Cocking f**kborough... A parently is located in Yorkshire UK Ha-ha-ha  ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: December 09 2006 at 15:43
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Posted By: Frasse
Date Posted: December 09 2006 at 15:55
...and a vulgar name for female masturbation in swedish.
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Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: December 09 2006 at 16:12
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In Italy: ALTARE (ALTAR)
CERES (CERES)
ERBA (GRASS)
FALLO (PHALLUS)
INCUDINE (ANVIL)
LAVELLO (SINK)
PESCHE (PEACHES)
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Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: December 09 2006 at 16:15
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We have a town in Tennessee called "Dull." I can't imagine it's the most exciting of places....
------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: December 10 2006 at 08:38
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A little off-topic, but I once lived on a naval base where a street was named "Seamen Trail".
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Posted By: Guzzman
Date Posted: December 10 2006 at 10:36
Not very amusing for the people who live there is the name of a village near Leipzig named Pissen which is German for urinate. ------------- "We've got to get in to get out" |
Posted By: magnus
Date Posted: December 10 2006 at 13:30
 "Altid en oplevelse" is danish for "Always an experience"   no further comment  sounds like a decent place  don't tell me you didn't laugh... seriously   ------------- The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie 
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Posted By: Politician
Date Posted: December 12 2006 at 09:52
| Not a town name, but my favourite address in Britain is Sluts Hole Lane. It's just outside Norwich. |
Posted By: Barla
Date Posted: December 13 2006 at 10:23
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In Brazil there's a city called Pelotas. (that means balls)
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Posted By: yesfan88
Date Posted: December 13 2006 at 19:57
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There's a town in Indiana called Cicero, like the Roman orator. ------------- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"- Evelyn Beatrice Hall |
Posted By: the icon of sin
Date Posted: December 13 2006 at 21:44
| There's a place in North Yorkshire, England called Wetwang... |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: December 14 2006 at 02:47
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There is a town in Poland named Police. ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: December 14 2006 at 02:49
| There's a town in sweden called "Trosa" and "Vintrosa" (Panty, Wine Panty) |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: December 14 2006 at 03:12
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We lived in a little town called Peculiar, Missouri at one time (approximately 30 miles south of Kansas City).
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Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: December 15 2006 at 14:20
| In New Jersey, there's a town called Buttsville. |