Funny Place Names

Muchacho · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Newfoundland

Here in Newfoundland, we have an abundance of odd, funny, or rude sounding place names. Take a look at these:

- Blow Me Down
- Cow Head
- Dildo
- Joe Batt's Arm
- Come by Chance
- Heart's Content
- Pothead

These are real places in Newfoundland! lol.

I'm sure you all have heard of a few odd place names from all over the world. Let's hear them.
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Laura · Joined: 16 May 2004 Posts: 446 Location: San Francisco

Pennsylvania is famous for odd names. There's

Blue Ball
Intercourse

and a few others.

cocodrilo · Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 494 Location: Western Japan

How about Weed, California?

Laura · Joined: 16 May 2004 Posts: 446 Location: San Francisco

Oh yeah!

For those who don't know, there's also a college of some sort up near Weed. When you exit off the freeway, there used to be a sign that said:

Weed --->
<--- College

It got stolen and replaced so many times that the California Department of Transportation finally gave up and stopped replacing it because they were losing too much money.

cocodrilo · Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 494 Location: Western Japan

Here's a cruel one-

Up in Nagano prefecture(ring a bell? winter olympics!), there is a train station in a remote part of the mountains. It is called "Oba-sute" which literally means "dump granny". The name refers back to the days where the old and feeble were too difficult to take care of and were taken off into the snowy mountians and left to die. Shocked

When my friend & I were up there several years ago exploring hot springs in the area, we passed this station several times, each time hollering "Throw Momma from the train!" Laughing

Muchacho · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Newfoundland

modulus · Joined: 27 Feb 2005 Posts: 8

I recall many of the names from Harry Potter are the names of places or streets. Imagine having your city as a character in a book! Smile

Kenny · Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 18

Its a place not far away where I live called Helvete which means in english Hell..

And a know a few in Denmark

- Seadballe ( sperm ball )
- Langballe ( Big balls )
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cocodrilo · Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 494 Location: Western Japan

Kenny · Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 18

cocodrilo · Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 494 Location: Western Japan

So one can't wank in Wank? Can one piddle in Piddle Valley?

peterW · Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 17 Location: London, UK

Thomden · Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Ry, Denmark

I got a bunch. After surfing atlases and internet pages, I am up to approx 7000 of those names. But I only give som few examples:

Hell for Certain, KY
Graphic, AR
Dickshooter, ID
Yaak, MO
Getaway, OH
Nags Head, NC
Mayo, FL
Woonsocket, RI
Antiquity, OH
Okay, OK (That sound kinda fun! Razz

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Little Boars Village, NH
Kinikinik, CO
Knockemstiff, OH
Zzyzx Springs, CA
Embarrass, WI
Cockfield, LA
Ough, NE
Alcatraz, NM
Wawa, PA
Dead Women Crossing, OK
Boring, TN, MD, AR and OR
Hell Hole Swamp, SC
Can Do, ND
Station 15, OH
Jerkwater, PA
Pep, NM
Quackenkill, NY
29 Palms, CA
Queer Creek, AK
No Creek, KY

Denmark has many too, which also is funny international.

No, RK
Boring, VL
Ho, RK
Middelfart, FN
Å, FN
Assens, FN
Yding, ÅS

Aloha Traveller · Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 5 Location: California

My cousin lives in Harnosand, Sweden which means "Here Sneezed Duck"
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