Most Unusual Name of a Town You Know

Every State or Nation Has Them

[King_Fisher]

Taking a clue from Essex Boy Lets have a list of the most
unusual named towns you know of.

Here's my three.

Blue Balls, Pa.
Smackover, Ark
Kickapoo, La (name of a local Indian tribe)Also made famous
by the old"Little Abner" comic strip. (Kickapoo Joy Juice!)

Next!

[oldpro]

Not to forget the breakfast counties in south georgia...coffee and bacon counties which border each other.

[Lilliabeth]

Possum Trot, Tennessee
Peru, Kansas (pronounced Pee-Roo)

[vik_c]

There's a town called *-*-*-*-I-N-G in Austria.
can't post the URL in Wikipedia because the filter here messes it up. Predictably, their signboard gets stolen all the time!

The village is known to have existed as *-*-*-*-I-N-G since at least 1070 and is named after a man from the 6th century called Focko. “Ing” is an old Germanic suffix meaning “people”; thus the name, in this case, means “place of Focko’s people”.

In 2004, due to the stolen signs and embarrassment over the name, a vote was held on changing the name, but the town's residents voted against doing so.

Also see [en.wikipedia.org ]

By the way, there's also a French town called 'Condom'.

[edited by: lawman at 11:12 pm (utc) on April 24, 2007]
[edit reason] Swear Filter Is There For A Purpose [/edit]

[ronin]

Shouldn't they twin?

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

Slightly off topic.

Back in 1999 my wife and I took a touring holiday in the US, which included a week in Myrtle Beach. While there we noted lots of references to it being the "shagging capital of the world", "shagging on the beach" and the "world shagging championships", etc.

Here in the UK shagging has a different meaning (like the place in Austria). You can imagine the laugh when we got back and I showed my colleagues all my leaflets and brochures about shagging. They were very impressed, I must say.

For the non US people in here the "shag" is a dance. I just did a quick search in Google for Myrtle beach shagging and I found these humdingers ...

"Twice each year shaggers flock to the Ocean Drive section of North Myrtle Beach"

"Now "Shaggers" enjoy performing their magic to everything from gospel to music from the big band era"

"We welcome shagger's of all ages."

"Over 15,000 Shaggers attend the Myrtle Beach "Spring Safari" in March"

"Beach Shaggers Hall of Fame"

Incientally, my wife and I tried a bit of shagging but we were younger then.

[edited by: BeeDeeDubbleU at 9:32 pm (utc) on April 24, 2007]

[giggle]

Oops, I forgot the city that I live in, Bangkok, the official name is:

Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit

good fun to say when you're drunk, the Thai people love it when you can say the full name...

[vincevincevince]

Chipshop, Devon

[Essex_boy]

Shagging! ROFL

So young lady, who do you shag?

[edited by: Essex_boy at 12:28 pm (utc) on April 25, 2007]

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

I thought you might get that one EB ;)

[Crush]

[en.wikipedia.org...]

Means literally "place of the crow" "place of the crow"

[Essex_boy]

Well I do hate to disappoint

[le_gber]

Incientally, my wife and I tried a bit of shagging but we were younger then.

and that would be the UK or US meaning?

:)

[rocker]

Austin Powers should go to South Carolina and teach them what real shagging is. Yeah Baby!

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

and that would be the UK or US meaning?

and that would be telling ;)

[balam]

Belize, in Central America, has some village names that have always given me a chuckle:

Double Head Cabbage
Go To Hell
The Dump
More Force
More Tomorrow
Never Delay

[Rugles]

>>>>Possum Trot, Tennessee

i had an internet order for that place once

[Lilliabeth]

Bad Axe, Michigan

[JudgeJeffries]

Not a town but a street wherein is now situated the Bank of England formerly the local red light area.
Threadneedle Street (think about it) in London used to be called Grope#*$! Lane till the euphemistic Victorians sort of cleaned it up.
Unusual only because it has nothing whatsovever to do with thread or needle.

[edited by: JudgeJeffries at 2:07 am (utc) on April 28, 2007]

[rocker]

On the topic of unusual street names, there is a street named "Psycho Path" in Northern Michigan.

[jatar_k]

we have a ton of them up here, Newfoundland having quote a collection by itself

this being a favourite
[en.wikipedia.org...]

or there's

come-by-chance
ha ha bay
placentia

among many others

[HelenDev]

Chipshop, Devon

Ooh, where exactly might I find that then?

[wolfadeus]

I am actually from nearby #*$!ing. In the area there's also a place called "Rottenegg". Across the border in Bavaria, there's a Kissing and a Petting.

See: [tourmycountry.com...]

[Lilliabeth]

I think some little Alabama town should change its name to "Sweet Home".

[vincevincevince]

Chipshop, Devon

Ooh, where exactly might I find that then?

That be on Dartmoor, not far from Tavistock. If you're in Tavi, take the A390 westwards to Gulworthy Cross and turn right when you see the sign to Chipshop.

As I was told, the place is so named as it grew up around the chip shop, where miners could exchange the chips in which they were paid for goods (normally at extortionate prices).

[HelenDev]

That be on Dartmoor, not far from Tavistock.

Cool, I might try and check that out sometime, and then maybe I'll go to Beer (also in Devon, albeit in the other direction) afterwards, for a nice refreshing, er, beer ;)

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

I just thought about Bearsden in Glasgow. I am actually going there this afternoon but it's funny how names like this, with which you are very familiar don't appear to be that odd.

Incidentally Bearsden is far from being a bear's den. It is actually a highly desirable residential area on the outskirts of the city.

[Crystal Pegasus]

Here are a few from where I live, Australia:

Iron Knob
Manly
Bobbin Head
Blowhard
Mount Mee
Cockburn
Mt Buggery
Bone's Knob
Middle Intercourse Island
Chinaman's Knob
Wet Beaver Creek
Christmas Island
Howlong

It's true that with some places, they are so familiar sounding that you don't notice what other meaning the names might have. :)

[lgn1]

The next town over from Intercourse, PA is called Bird-in-Hand. I belive this area has a high concentration of Amish. I guess the Amish has a good sense of humour.

[phranque]

Zzyzx, California

[King_Fisher]

Weed, California ahhhh the sweet smell!