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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:07 PM
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Weird town names......
Some of my favorites are in Pennsylvania:

Eighty Four
Intercourse
Jim Thorpe
Bird-in-Hand
King of Prussia

And Maryland

Accident
Scaggsville
Boring

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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:10 PM
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1. Why, Arizona
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:10 PM
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2. Ireland has a town named Ballylickey
I had to take a picture standing in front of the sign when I saw that.
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Bassic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:47 PM
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3. Dildo, Newfoundland
I shit you not.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:05 PM
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6. ...
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:50 PM
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4. Gunbarrel City and Cut-and-Shoot
Real places, just where you'd expect them to be: Texas.
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RedG1 Donating Member (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 01:00 PM
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5. weird town names...
from amusingfacts.com...

Bigfoot, Texas
Blow Me Down, Newfoundland, Canada
Bonanza, Colorado
Celebration, FL
Chicken, Alaska
Climax, Michigan
Crackpot, England
Crotch Lake, Ontario, Canada
Cut and Shoot, Texas
Deadhorse, Alaska
Dildo, Newfoundland, Canada
Ding Dong, Texas
Earth, Texas
Egypt, Texas

F**king, Austria
Yes, a town name that is a swear word. The correct way to actually pronounce the town name is "fooking," which was founded in the 6th century after a man whose name was Focko. This town has a serious sign-stealing problem, as you can imagine. I guess people just don’t believe it when you tell them, “I’ve been to F**king, Austria!”

French Lick, Indiana
Frostproof, Florida
Gun Barrel City, Texas
Half.com, Oregon
Happy, Texas
Hell, Michigan
Holy Moses, Colorado
Hot Coffee, Missouri
Humansville, Missouri
Hygiene, Colorado
Intercourse, Pennsylvania
Jot 'em Down, Texas
Knockemstiff, Ohio
Last Chance, Colorado
Looneyville, Texas
Mary's Igloo, Alaska
Monkey's Eyebrow, Arizona
Nameless, Texas
Needmore, Texas
Ninety-Six, South Carolina
North Pole, Alaska
Nothing, Arizona
Notrees, Texas
Okay, Oklahoma
Santa Claus, Indiana
Shorter, Alabama
Smackover, Arkansas
Sopchoppy, Florida
Study Butte, Texas
Toad Suck, Arkansas
Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico
Two Egg, Florida
Valentine, Texas
Vulcan, Alberta, Canada
Waterproof, Louisiana
Why, Arizona
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:08 PM
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7. Vulcan may have the 'odd' name
It's St Paul, AB that's the real oddball...they have a UFO landing pad:



They're obviously not expecting the mother ship :rofl:
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HughBeaumont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:10 PM
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8. Red Haw, Ohio.
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:12 PM
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9. ...
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DrGonzoLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:33 PM
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10. Stick, North Carolina
(my uncle is from there, really)

There's a park in Kentucky called Big Bone Lick

Elsewhere in Indiana, we have French Lick, Mecca, State Line City, Toadhop, Santa Claus, Buddha, Roachdale, Gas City and Floyd's Knobs.
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RubyDuby in GA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 03:16 PM
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11. Hopulikit, Georgia
Just outside of Statesboro, GA.
Funny how that sign got stolen quite a bit.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 03:17 PM
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12. Los Banos, California
Translated it means "The bathrooms".
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 03:18 PM
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13. Needles CA
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 03:19 PM
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14. Mt. Sodomy, Wisconsin
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 03:23 PM
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15. Defeated, Tennessee
Not far from Al Gore's hometown.
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 03:25 PM
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16. Cat Square
Roadhiss
Cowpens
Lickskillet
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egadsbrain Donating Member (407 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 03:25 PM
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17. Normal, Illinois
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