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| Weird Names of Towns in Your State/Province/Territory | Started by: Ilaria_Santoro on Sep 17, '18 00:09 |
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There are some pretty wacky place names. What are some where you live that make folks go "huh?"
Two from my home state: Hahira (pronounced "hay-HIGH-rah") Euharlee (pronounced "YOU-har-lee") |
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Some odd ones out there - I personally like Turtletown, Goat City, and Nameless (it's Nameless not nameless it has a name but the name is Nameless). |
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| Reply by: Maurice- at Sep 17, '18 00:46 | |
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I think Australia has a heap. Just put a pin in the map and you'll find some weird names close by. I found this list, which has a heap over here: http://www.list-directory.info/lists/place-names.html My favorites are TittyBong and Yorkheys Knob :) |
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| Reply by: Adonis at Sep 17, '18 11:13 | |
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*snort laughs @ TittyBong* |
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| Reply by: Ilaria_Santoro at Sep 17, '18 14:39 | |
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There's a village reasonably near me called Dull. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dull,_Perth_and_Kinross It is twinned with Boring in the US and Bland in Australia. |
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| Reply by: Artie_Bucco at Sep 17, '18 15:34 | |
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Lots of like Rum (it means... :D), Bugyi (it means panties), Karaj (it means pork chop), Fűrész (it means saw) but lots of animal names and some XXX thing names (yep I mean that... XD) too |
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| Reply by: Giuliano_Albertazzi at Sep 17, '18 18:29 | |
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| Theres a village near me called "Reet" which in Dutch is slag for ass. | |
| Reply by: Assunto at Sep 18, '18 04:32 | |
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| I live about an hour from Balzac, Alberta... you can’t reallybsay the name outloud without snickering :p | |
| Reply by: Father_OMalley at Sep 18, '18 04:46 | |
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There are some places in Scotland that confuse me in how they are pronounced compared to how they are spelled. Milngavie is pronounced Mulguye. (The disparity is caused by the origin Gaelic spelling, but I still find it weird) |
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| Reply by: TomKirkman at Sep 18, '18 06:53 | |
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Hell, yes I said Hell |
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| Reply by: Candy at Sep 19, '18 00:28 | |
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Michigan City, Indiana. That is weird. |
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| Reply by: Wednesday at Sep 20, '18 03:00 | |
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| In Minnesota we have a city called Gaylord | |
| Reply by: Apache at Sep 20, '18 03:13 | |
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Some towns up in the midland's have pretty interesting names. There is a little hamlet called Belcher's Bar. |
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| Reply by: Roper at Sep 20, '18 03:52 | |
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So I just booked a hotel for a hockey tourny... It’s on Big Beaver Road... Ok... So loooked up directions and it’s exit 69... So I’m taking exit 69 to Big Beaver Road... OK. |
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| Reply by: Indifference at Sep 20, '18 04:18 | |
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| In Northern Michigan we have a town named “Paradise”... and in Southern Michigan we have a town named “Hell” | |
| Reply by: Imbackbiach at Sep 20, '18 04:28 | |
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I just remembered: I once stayed in a hotel in a town in New York state called Fishkill. |
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| Reply by: Ilaria_Santoro at Sep 20, '18 07:35 | |
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We have Hongerige Wolf. It's translated as Hungry Wolf. |
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| Reply by: Tops at Sep 20, '18 11:42 | |
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There is a town in Missouri called Knob Noster. |
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| Reply by: Marie_Lucania at Sep 20, '18 15:05 | |
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some in ohio like helltown, coolville, and guysville,and even knockemstiff, jelloway, blue ball, and even celeryville |
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| Reply by: Jewel at Sep 20, '18 16:24 | |
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I read these before and looked it up again to share it. “I was holed up in Boring, Oregon, wondering whether I should try someplace different. So I hopped in my car and drove to Why, Arizona, to figure things out. After a few days I found my answer in Whynot, Mississippi: I needed a town with some life to it. I made a beeline for Disco, Tennessee, where I danced so much, I wore out my shoes. The next day, I headed to Loafers Glory, North Carolina, for a new pair… “Afterward I looked sharp enough to take a break in Handsome Eddy, New York. Eddy wasn’t around, but I knew where to find him—in Loveladies, New Jersey, where it seemed that all the women were trying to get to Husband, Pennsylvania… “It was a tough town. One gal told me my romancing needed work and sent me to Sweet Lips, Tennessee. Heartbroken, I put the car on cruise control and drove to Lonelyville, New York, for a stiff drink. I made a pit stop in The Bottle, Alabama, and finally hit rock bottom in Condemned Bar, California. Not surprisingly, I woke up the next morning in Cranky Corner, Louisiana. I knew that if I continued like this, I’d be headed straight to … Hell, Michigan…” “Pulling myself together, I grabbed breakfast in Oatmeal, Texas, lunch in Sandwich, Massachusetts, and dessert in Pie Town, New Mexico. I should’ve stopped eating after Greasy, Oklahoma, because I was feeling pretty sick by the time I left Lick Skillet, Tennessee… In Brilliant, Ohio, it finally dawned on me—I had to cease my wandering ways. I parked in Do Stop, Kentucky, took out the map, and chose my new home. I didn’t need Wealthy, Texas, or Fame, West Virginia. I found everything I needed in Happyland, Oklahoma |
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| Reply by: Rosaleen at Sep 21, '18 02:05 | |
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