Funny place names

duke o' york · Nov 14, 2001, 08:16 AM

This is a very lazy start to a thread, but here's a link to the UK's rudest place names.
Have any other fanatics got stupidly-named places near them, or even just know of a few to amuse us?
And the whole world knows of the French town called Condom, so please don't anyone post that

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DaEezT · Nov 14, 2001, 09:19 AM

i always knew that living on an island makes ppl weird

:crazyeyes

Well, in germany we have a town called "ing"

duke o' york · Nov 14, 2001, 10:24 AM

Is that the name of the town itself, or is it the German translation of the above word that is the name of the town?

DaEezT · Nov 14, 2001, 10:49 AM

It's the actual name, not a translation.

ainwood · Nov 14, 2001, 11:23 AM

A colleague of mine told me about the town he passed through in (I think) Sweden. The town was called "Wanking".

What made this especially amusing was that they followed the european tradition of having the name of the town on a sign on the way in, and the name of the town with a line through it on he way out. Some places have no-smoking signs, this one has....

Dell19 · Nov 14, 2001, 12:51 PM

How about a village in England called New York...

TheDuckOfFlanders · Nov 14, 2001, 01:25 PM

I know from Jackass a town in America named Mi Anus.

Sixchan · Nov 14, 2001, 08:06 PM

I don't have an atlas handy and all that springs to mind is "fukuoka." Not that good, but I'll see what I can find.

Apollo · Nov 14, 2001, 08:32 PM

There's a town in Washington State that's called Humptulips.

Alcibiaties of Athenae · Nov 15, 2001, 01:02 AM

My wife is from Hicksville NY!

Matrix · Nov 15, 2001, 04:51 PM

In de Dutch province of Limburg, there's a town called "America". Less than 2,000 residents.

But there are also a lot of places and districts in the US and Canada which are named to Dutch cities. Vancouver: "van" means "from" and Couver comes from Coevorden. Coevorden has about 30,000 residents.

The district Harlem in New York comes from Haarlem, the capital of a province. My guess is it has about 200,000 residents. Is that less than the district Harlem?
Brooklyn comes from Breukelen; less than 10,000 residents.

Furthermore there are a lot of names which other Dutchmen would find funny.
Lutjebroek, Een, Twee, Drie, Vier, Spier...ach, gewoon in de Bosatlas kijken.

CrayonX · Nov 15, 2001, 08:13 PM

Yes, I'm proud to be from Vancouver! (or Van Couverden). Funny that the province I'm in is called British Columbia....hmmm...

Some funny names, all from my friends in the ol' USA:

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Walla Walla, Washington
Hell, Michigan
Noodle, Texas
Chicken, Alaska

scorch · Nov 16, 2001, 03:31 AM

apparently the longest place name is in NZ, but they have simplified it to 'waikikamukau' (why-kick-a-moo-cow), but i would take that with a grain of salt, the actual name exists (i looked on a NZ map), but im not sure if its the largest place name.

duke o' york · Nov 16, 2001, 03:49 AM

The Thai name for Bangkok is actually longer - there was a question in the Geogrpahy quiz some months ago about this.

Gimboid · Nov 16, 2001, 04:56 AM

Let's not forget Muff in County Donegal, Ireland. I hear they have an interesting diving course on offer...

ainwood · Nov 16, 2001, 05:29 AM

Of course, Australia is full of 'interesting' names.

The towns of Waggawagga and Bogan spring to mind.

(although non-antipodeans may not see the significance of 'bogan'.

Matrix · Nov 16, 2001, 07:24 PM

In Norway there's also a place called Hell. You can buy dark red postcards there which say "Greetings from Hell".

scorch · Nov 16, 2001, 08:24 PM

Coooool!!!!

Well, this one aint that funny, but i come from a town called 'Te Puke', but its pronounced 'Tee Pook-E'

Juize · Nov 17, 2001, 04:32 AM

In Finland there's a place called 'Terskanperä'...

Oh yeah nobody speaks finnish here goddamn. Well, translation is probably coming up!

(EDIT: ) Unless I can't use these words on english... And probably they're
not in dictionary so sorry for wasting ur time.

Nishdog · Dec 09, 2001, 09:00 PM

I've always gotten a kick out of this one: Lake Titikaka (somewhere in South America)

Lahore (in Pakistan; my dad was born there) also comes to mind.

Also, I've heard there's a Chinese restaurant out there called "The Foo King Noodle"; I was amused by that one as well.

Nov 14, 2001, 08:16 AM	#1
duke o' york It don't mean a thing.... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Don't get around much anymore Posts: 3,637	Funny place names This is a very lazy start to a thread, but here's a link to the UK's rudest place names. Have any other fanatics got stupidly-named places near them, or even just know of a few to amuse us? And the whole world knows of the French town called Condom, so please don't anyone post that . __________________ Join the New Civ 2 Democracy Game! Occasional visitor.

Nov 14, 2001, 10:24 AM	#3
duke o' york It don't mean a thing.... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Don't get around much anymore Posts: 3,637	Is that the name of the town itself, or is it the German translation of the above word that is the name of the town? __________________ Join the New Civ 2 Democracy Game! Occasional visitor.

Nov 14, 2001, 11:23 AM	#5
ainwood Watching. Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 27,516	Just don't do that in OUR town! A colleague of mine told me about the town he passed through in (I think) Sweden. The town was called "Wanking". What made this especially amusing was that they followed the european tradition of having the name of the town on a sign on the way in, and the name of the town with a line through it on he way out. Some places have no-smoking signs, this one has....

Nov 14, 2001, 12:51 PM	#6
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Nov 15, 2001, 04:51 PM	#11
Matrix Deity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: limbo Posts: 5,417 Images: 1	In de Dutch province of Limburg, there's a town called "America". Less than 2,000 residents. But there are also a lot of places and districts in the US and Canada which are named to Dutch cities. Vancouver: "van" means "from" and Couver comes from Coevorden. Coevorden has about 30,000 residents. The district Harlem in New York comes from Haarlem, the capital of a province. My guess is it has about 200,000 residents. Is that less than the district Harlem? Brooklyn comes from Breukelen; less than 10,000 residents. Furthermore there are a lot of names which other Dutchmen would find funny. Lutjebroek, Een, Twee, Drie, Vier, Spier...ach, gewoon in de Bosatlas kijken. __________________ CFC dinosaur Last edited by Matrix; Nov 15, 2001 at 05:00 PM.

Nov 14, 2001, 09:19 AM	#2
DaEezT Civ, Pizza, Spam, Repeat Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,087	i always knew that living on an island makes ppl weird :crazyeyes Well, in germany we have a town called "ing"

Nov 14, 2001, 10:49 AM	#4
DaEezT Civ, Pizza, Spam, Repeat Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,087	It's the actual name, not a translation.

Nov 14, 2001, 01:25 PM	#7
TheDuckOfFlanders the fish collecter Join Date: May 2001 Location: pond 59 Posts: 2,143	I know from Jackass a town in America named Mi Anus.

Nov 14, 2001, 08:06 PM	#8
Sixchan Emperor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: The Ivory Tower of Thilame, City of Tenita. Posts: 1,192	I don't have an atlas handy and all that springs to mind is "fukuoka." Not that good, but I'll see what I can find.

Nov 14, 2001, 08:32 PM	#9
Apollo Emperor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,016	There's a town in Washington State that's called Humptulips.

Nov 15, 2001, 01:02 AM	#10
Alcibiaties of Athenae Imperator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Looking for da man Posts: 6,000	My wife is from Hicksville NY!

Nov 15, 2001, 08:13 PM	#12
CrayonX Ray of Sunshine Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 110	Yes, I'm proud to be from Vancouver! (or Van Couverden). Funny that the province I'm in is called British Columbia....hmmm... Some funny names, all from my friends in the ol' USA: Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Walla Walla, Washington Hell, Michigan Noodle, Texas Chicken, Alaska

Nov 16, 2001, 03:31 AM	#13
scorch Legalize Pot Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Te Puke, New Zealand Posts: 1,333	apparently the longest place name is in NZ, but they have simplified it to 'waikikamukau' (why-kick-a-moo-cow), but i would take that with a grain of salt, the actual name exists (i looked on a NZ map), but im not sure if its the largest place name.

Nov 16, 2001, 03:49 AM	#14
duke o' york It don't mean a thing.... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Don't get around much anymore Posts: 3,637	The Thai name for Bangkok is actually longer - there was a question in the Geogrpahy quiz some months ago about this. __________________ Join the New Civ 2 Democracy Game! Occasional visitor.

Nov 16, 2001, 04:56 AM	#15
Gimboid Chieftain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Top of the world ma! Posts: 19	Let's not forget Muff in County Donegal, Ireland. I hear they have an interesting diving course on offer...

Nov 16, 2001, 05:29 AM	#16
ainwood Watching. Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 27,516	Of course, Australia is full of 'interesting' names. The towns of Waggawagga and Bogan spring to mind. (although non-antipodeans may not see the significance of 'bogan'.

Nov 16, 2001, 07:24 PM	#17
Matrix Deity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: limbo Posts: 5,417 Images: 1	In Norway there's also a place called Hell. You can buy dark red postcards there which say "Greetings from Hell". __________________ CFC dinosaur

Nov 16, 2001, 08:24 PM	#18
scorch Legalize Pot Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Te Puke, New Zealand Posts: 1,333	Coooool!!!! Well, this one aint that funny, but i come from a town called 'Te Puke', but its pronounced 'Tee Pook-E'

Nov 17, 2001, 04:32 AM	#19
Juize Deity Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,099	In Finland there's a place called 'Terskanperä'... Oh yeah nobody speaks finnish here goddamn. Well, translation is probably coming up! (EDIT: ) Unless I can't use these words on english... And probably they're not in dictionary so sorry for wasting ur time. Last edited by Juize; Nov 17, 2001 at 04:36 AM.

Dec 09, 2001, 09:00 PM	#20
Nishdog Isolationist Bastard Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: in isolation Posts: 284	I've always gotten a kick out of this one: Lake Titikaka (somewhere in South America) Lahore (in Pakistan; my dad was born there) also comes to mind. Also, I've heard there's a Chinese restaurant out there called "The Foo King Noodle"; I was amused by that one as well. __________________ Bring guns to a swordfight!

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