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<Asa Lovejoy>
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There are some funny names for towns in this region, such as Drain, Riddle, and the ever-popular Wankers Corners.:eek: What odd names are near where you live?
 
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We have a Pratt's Bottom a few miles from here.
 
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I live near Kill Buck, Busti, and Adams Basin.

But we also have Rose and Morganville! wink
 
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I lurrrrrrve Pennsylvania! Afterall, it has Intercourse, Gipsy, Hooker, Chest Springs, Torpedo and watch out for the Slippery Rock!
 
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Welcome, Angel!

Since Morgan has noted Morganville, I'll note to you that the highest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls. Not to suggest, of course, that you are a fallen Angel. smile
 
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I'll note to you that the highest waterfall in the
world is Angel Falls. Not to suggest, of course, that you are a fallen Angel.
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And, of course, there's no implication of anyone being all wet, is there, Shufitz? roll eyes
 
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We started out talking about going down the Drain, now we're talking about Angel Falls. Looks like this thread is all wet and going downhill fast! razz
 
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Looks like this thread is all wet and going downhill fast!
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True, Angel, so help save us by telling us what odd names there near your location! Get us back to the right stream of thought. smile
 
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I live near:

Waterdown
Waterford
Springvale
Springville
Lakeview
Bridgeport

Ohhhhhhhhhh, those are all wet! wink


How about:
Vineland
Woodburn
Duffs Corners
New Credit
Turkey Point
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Duffs Corners?

Hmmm, last time I looked, I didn't have any corners on MY duff! A bit of extra padding, though.

A suburb of Portland is named Boring. It gets really silly when you see one of their fire trucks, on which is inscribed, "BFD!" Kinda sets the tone for the town, it does.
 
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Found on the web while looking up something else:

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My parents lived in a place in Pennsylvania called Exton, a village given that name, for all anyone can remember, because it was just a crossoads "X" on the map
 
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Dragging this up from oblivion: http://train.missouri.org/licking/
 
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When I was in Montana recently, my hotel was on the best street: Last Chance Gulch! I had called the hotel to find out what the address was for the cab (little did I know their cabs were few and far between!), and when they gave that street name, I said, "Can you please repeat that?" I just had no idea.
 
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I grew up in a rural hamlet of upstate New York. I lived on Turkey Hill Road, which (down the road a piece, of course, past the mailboxes) became a dirt road called Monkey Run.
 
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Asa found this and asked me to find the correct thread. Believe it or not, there is a city named Fucking.
 
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wikipedia on Fucking Austria -- the discussion and history tabs are worth the price of admission.
 
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What really tickled me is that the Google maps instructions say, "Start: Petting," and End: Fucking," and Tittmoning's on the way too! Now we know where to find the REAL Lover's Lane! Big Grin Not, France, not Italy, but between Germany and Austria!
 
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I live near the village of Fanny Bay. For some reason, visitors from the UK find that funny.
 
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When I visit BC (next month) I must seek the place out!


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live near the village of Fanny Bay. For some reason, visitors from the UK find that funny.
Oh, you know those chirpy UKers; they'll laugh at anything. Wink

BTW, Welcome to the posting scene, Flay!
 
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I live near Lizard Lick, NC. Here is a little link...
http://www.rogersstark.com/lizard/lizard.htm

Also, I am not far from Fuquay Varina, which is frequently mispronounced and evokes all kinds of comments.
 
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Believe it or not, there is a city named Fucking.


My college girlfriend was French-Canadian and thought Sacramento, California was hilarious.
 
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My college girlfriend was French-Canadian and thought Sacramento, California was hilarious.


Having heard the name all my life I had never realized how funny it sounds, until now. Thank you (and your girlfriend) for giving me this hilarious perspective.
 
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So, elledee, you're a Tarheel! Time was when the Scotch Irish types who settled in the Carolinas (Including my own progenitors, being from SC myself) provided some colorful names to some places. There used to be a Shitbritches Creek in NC, and in Virginia there was Fucking Creek and Tickle Cunt Branch. While they may have been Hell fire and Damnation Presbyterians, they seemed to enjoy themselves when the preacher wasn't looking! Big Grin
 
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Too bad about Duke...
 
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I am not too torn up over Duke, being a true Tar Hell fan (Chapel Hill). But, it is always disappointing to see a local team go down so early in the "dance." I am not Tar Heel born or bred, as I grew up in California. But, I do love it here. I have a bit of Scots-Irish in me, too, from my grand-daddy's side.
 
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Reviving this thread: A package was sent to the parts department of the shop where I work from Keister, PA. It doesn't show on Google Maps or Google Earth, so it must not be official, but there IS a Keister Road in Slippery Rock, which figures... Roll Eyes


It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
 
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Yes, let's have at it again!

Since moving to NJ, alas, as I always say, how could you tell you're not on Long Island? Fair Lawn, Roseland, Floral Park, Bay Shore, Beach Haven, zzzz, zz... Though I do like Adelphia. Bivalve has interest, as does Cheesequake. And we have Buttzville but I suspect we stole it from Pa.

Street names are so much more interesting: Shades of Death Rd is next door in Warren County; Unexpected Rd is in Buena, NJ.

The towns of my youth were equally boring, apparently settled by old-timey classics students (Ithaca, Syracuse, Rome-- you know the drill). Street names rule! I grew up on Turkey Hill Road, which beyond the RR tracks lost its asphalt; the dusty trail was called Monkey Run. Just south of town: Sodom Rd.
 
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I've been to Wyoming and Jerusalem without leaving the state.
 
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