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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
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 Posted - 02/12/2004 : 02:27:12
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Dean's post before made me think about weird place names, and i am interested in hearing some.
i know Australia has some crackers, but i didn't know that Canada also.
back home in New Zealand we have some good'uns as well.
including the longest place name (well strickly, it depends on who you ask) of Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
which translates from Maori to English as the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as 'landeater,' played his flute to his loved one.
and no, thats not me in the cardie!
another one that's actually very near to where i grew up is Waikikamoocow. (hint: say it aloud)
oddly, on a recent trip to Brighton we walked past a restaurant that was called this.
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 02:33:43
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There's a place in Wales called:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Translated:
"The church of St. Mary in a hollow of white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and near St. Tysilio's church by the red cave".
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 06:16:00
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I gotta' tell 'ya, we've got nothing that I know of that remotely compares to either of these places!
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GoddessTheory
= Cult of Ray =
USA
675 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 07:00:11
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All we have is Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious.
But I heard if you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious.
Umdiddleiddleiddleumdiddilie.
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
1965 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 07:45:05
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There's a salt factory near here which takes their name from the NWA song "Compton's in the house". The place is called: Claimin' My City, It's My City They Claim, Motherfuckers We About to Put Some Salt in Your Game"
That's obviously a total lie.
"You're muckin' with a G here!" |
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
799 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 08:58:48
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let's not forget about places named after numbers
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 09:01:32
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quote:
Originally posted by bedrock_barney
There's a place in Wales called:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Translated:
"The church of St. Mary in a hollow of white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and near St. Tysilio's church by the red cave".
"The Cult of TicketWeb!! / They can make your little pixie dreams turn into nightmares."
 Some friends came back from holiday with camcorder footage of that place!
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Edited by - Carl on 02/12/2004 09:02:17 |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 09:23:46
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I think I said this one before but....
Headsmashedinbuffalojump, Alberta, Canada.
http://whc.unesco.org/sites/158.htm
In south-west Alberta, the remains of marked trails and an aboriginal camp, and a tumulus where vast quantities of buffalo (American Bison) skeletons can still be found, are evidence of a custom practised by aboriginal peoples of the North American plains for nearly 6,000 years. Using their excellent knowledge of the topography and of buffalo behaviour, they killed their prey by chasing them over a precipice; the carcasses were later carved up in the camp below.
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 09:34:11
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I think Intercourse, PA is pretty interesting.
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Dallas
= Cult of Ray =
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 09:48:10
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Oh we have plenty of typical Old West towns in Texas. A few:
Muleshoe, Tx
Gun Barrel City, Tx
Wolf City, Tx
We also do international:
Paris, Tx
London, Tx
Muenster, Tx
New Berlin, Tx
And then just odd:
Uncertain, Tx
Pflugerville, Tx
Fink, Tx
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 09:56:13
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I just like the slogan for this little hick town,(I thought it was in Alberta but I guess its Saskatchewan).
Biggar, Saskatchewan
"New York is Big But This is Biggar" |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 10:10:56
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Paducah, Podunk, Monkey's Elbow, Possum Trot, Gobbler's Knob, Beaverlick, and Big Bonelicks, all in Kentucky.
Booger's Holler, Tennessee.
As a side note, FBnet seems to be acting as some kind of strange synchronicity vortex, between dreaming about peyote/Aldous Huxley and the southwest US the night before the song oracle hands out "Llano del Rio" to doing a google for a weird place name in Kentucky that I was trying to recall, and as a result finding this web page http://www.zug.com/scrawl/textrip/day2.html . This kind of thing always makes me feel like I should be paying extra careful attention - but to WHAT?
"Wir müssen wissen. Wir werden wissen."/"Our house has seven doors, all are green...except one, which is yellow." |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 10:46:01
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There's Zzyzx,California which is on the way from LA to Las Vegas.
One of my buddies always says, "Last in dictionary, first in you heart, Zzyzx, California" whenever we pass it.
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 20:42:31
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| There are several "Gobbler's Knob" locations in the US. I am partial to "Rough and Ready, California". |
Edited by - BLT on 02/12/2004 20:43:36 |
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ProverbialCereal
- FB TabMaster -
USA
2953 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2004 : 20:53:45
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From seeing Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray and Andie McDowell, I have learned there must be a Gobbler's Knob in Pennsylvania.
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Edited by - ProverbialCereal on 02/12/2004 20:55:01 |
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
1965 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2004 : 00:07:33
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I've been to Doverfoxcroft, Maine.
A cousin of mine lived in Bullfrog Basin, Utah.
And hey, I'm from Kalamazoo, Michigan.
"You're muckin' with a G here!" |
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Owen
- FB Fan -
USA
165 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2004 : 07:56:34
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
3426 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2004 : 08:54:25
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a friend of mine has a bach near a settlement called Erehwon, which is unsuprisingly in the middle of Nowhere.
it is actually within a km of one of the main locations in Lord Of The Rings....that city thats on top of the rock outcrop where the women who liked aragon lived....
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Edited by - benji on 02/13/2004 08:56:35 |
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
4496 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2004 : 08:54:33
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I grew up in Wiskey Harbour, just outside of Pike Bay, not too far from Ferndale and Lion's Head. Moved to Wiarton, and went to school in Owen Sound.
All near Mar, Oliphant, Hepworth, Shallow Lake and Sauble Beach.
Seriously: http://www.osaic.com/maps/index.html
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steveplymouthuk
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2004 : 13:42:17
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In Cornwall there's a village called Skinners Bottom, and a big hill called Brown Willy
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2004 : 09:20:20
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[quote]Originally posted by benji
a friend of mine has a bach near a settlement called Erehwon, which is unsuprisingly in the middle of Nowhere.
it is actually within a km of one of the main locations in Lord Of The Rings....that city thats on top of the rock outcrop where the women who liked aragon lived....
Eowen...the place is called Edoras. Erehwon sounds like a Middle-Earth crossed with Wu-Tang name!! |
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
3575 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2004 : 12:55:44
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cant think of any...but sure there are many.
Boys go to Jupiter,Become more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars |
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
1965 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2004 : 13:08:03
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A guy that I worked with was telling me there is a liquor store in Ypsilanti, Michigan called Liqua's Quicka (I'm not exactly sure how they spell it, but I know it's very phonetic). He said that lots of homeless alcoholics sit outside hoping to get money, but many of them don't want to directly beg for change, so whenever a customer is walking up to the door, one of them will say loudly to another, "Man, if I had a 40, I'd be set for the day."
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misleadtheworld
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1222 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2004 : 16:13:12
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just south east of the falkland islands in the atlantic is a remote location known as "shag rocks". interesting name, i blame those damn sailors.
a friend of mine often talks about "wet beaver creek" somewhere in the USA.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2004 : 16:26:29
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I used to live near Nether Wallop in Hampshire, I don't know if 'wallop' means anything in America. Suffice to say, as far as I know there's no sordid bondage-related shenanigans going on there, but I may be wrong. Its not far down the road from Dummer, either.
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1938 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2004 : 16:32:44
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There's a Between, GA
It doesn't have any sexual connotations or anything but it's strange nonetheless
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
3575 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2004 : 17:41:13
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dunno if any of these have been said -
100 Mile House, British Columbia
150 Mile House, British Columbia
Biggar, Saskatchewan
Cereal, Alberta
Climax, Saskatchewan
Dog Pound, Alberta
Dirt Hills, Saskatchewan
Five Fingers, New Brunswick
Furry Creek, British Columbia
Ha! Ha! (lake), Quebec
Hairy Hill, Alberta
Happy Adventure, Newfoundland
Heart's Content, Newfoundland
Hoosier, Saskatchewan
Hope, British Columbia
Mistake Creek, Northwest Territories
Moonbeam, Ontario
Moose Factory, Ontario
Onion Lake, Saskatchewan
Outlook, Saskatchewan
Pickle Lake, Ontario
Tiny, Saskatchewan
Wawa, Ontario
Wrong (lake), Manitoba
Boys go to Jupiter,Become more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars |
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
3575 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2004 : 17:42:26
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Body parts...
Barry's Head, Newfoundland
Bone, Idaho
Chin, Alberta
Ear Falls, Ontario
Elbow, Saskatchewan
Finger Tennessee
Footville, Ohio (and one in Wisconsin)
Harry's Armpit, Newfoundland
Jerry's Nose, Newfoundland
Nose, Japan
Tongue, Scotland
Boys go to Jupiter,Become more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars |
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
3575 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2004 : 17:44:05
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some random names
Economy Creek and Lake near DeBolt
Wynder Coulee near Cardston
Frozenman Coulee 70km north-west of Calgary
Moab Lake south of Jasper townsite (possibly Biblical?)
Putzy Creek north-west of Grande Cache
Tay Lake and River south-west of Caroline
A-H Lake mid-way north-west and south-west of Forts McMurray and Chipewyan
Sweetheart Lake south of Fort McMurray
Croker Lakes south-west of High Prairie
Lostpoint Lake north-east of Edmonton
Acme | Aden | Broxburn | Bain | Chin | Cluny | Tudor | Vauxhall
Keith | Kinivie | Makepeace | Midnapore | Milo | Midford | Dishpan Lake
Fox | Judson | Peligan Island | Pirimex Creek
Pivot | Raley | Ralston | Stirling | Whitney | Monarch
Noldan | Oyen | Whiskey Gap
Boys go to Jupiter,Become more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars |
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
3575 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2004 : 18:06:54
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some more..
Random
Random Island
Sheshatshiu
Shoe Cove
South Dildo
Come-by-Chance
Conception Bay South
Cupids
Deep Bay
Dildo
Discovery Trail
Exploits Valley
Holyrood
Boys go to Jupiter,Become more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars |
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
3575 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2004 : 18:14:13
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and now Tasmania -
Nowhere Else,
Paradise,
Nook,
Snug,
Retreat,
Flowerpot,
Grassy,
Daisy Bell,
Rosegarland,
Rosevale,
Sunnyside,
Primrose Sands,
Pearshape,
Kindred,
Golden Valley,
Beauty Point,
Tea Tree,
Hideaway Bay,
Flowerdale,
The Gardens,
The Glen,
Flowery Gully,
Quamby Brook,
Bell Bay,
Fern Tree ,
Oyster Cove.
Cooee,
Cuckoo,
Diddleum Plains,
Jetsonville,
Penzance,
Catamaran,
English Town,
Irishtown,
Sea Elephant,
Penguin,
Egg Lagoon,
Egg and Bacon Bay,
Meander,
Tomahawk,
Crabtree,
Dromedary,
Redpa,
Plenty,
The Banca,
Christmas Hills,
Quoiba,
Ouse and Steppes
Milkshake Hills.
Needles,
Cramps,
Tinderbox,
Sandfly,
Detention River,
Smokers Bank,
Tunnel,
Back Creek,
Police Point,
Electrona
Squeaking Point.
"And there’s the much-photographed but puzzingly named village of Doo Town near Port Arthur where most houses flaunt names with "doo" in them such as "This will Doo", "Love Me Doo" and "Doo Little". "<-----!!!!!
Boys go to Jupiter,Become more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2004 : 09:00:36
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There's also Hell, Michigan (or is it Helle?). Brest, France...HAHAAH!
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2004 : 09:53:43
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| I believe that somewhere in the USA is a place called "Burnt Corn". I wonder if they have high corn sales. |
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
649 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2004 : 10:02:10
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I grew up a mere 5 miles from both Hell-For-Certain and Greasy Branch, KY
 I looked for a cult to join, then decided to just play "Sink". Hey! I sank WallaWalla Washington! |
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misleadtheworld
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1222 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2004 : 11:53:13
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that reminds me, 'fucking, austria'.
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Edited by - misleadtheworld on 02/15/2004 11:54:10 |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2004 : 13:29:35
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That sign is hilarious, mislead - "Fucking, please don't go so fast: <cautionary picture of kids>"
666 Dunkin' Donuts, a 20-inch veggie pizza from Gumby's, extra jalapenos on the side. And a case of Asahi Dry - |
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