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Funny City Names

Postby Sheenar » Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:44 pm

Came across this today and thought it was humorous. Texas sure has some interesting town/city names.

Funny Texas City Names

What are some funny/strange city or town names in the place where you live?
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Postby MomentOfInertia » Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:51 pm

It's not local, but I understand that there is a Manly, Australia.
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Postby Neane » Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:56 pm

Humptulips is the first that comes to mind.


It's not local, but I understand that there is a Manly, Australia.
I am trying so hard not to mention a certain town in Austria.
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Postby Cleanedbyblood » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:18 pm

Here's some from Arizona

Ajo, AZ (means Garlic)
Bisby, AZ
Bullhead City, AZ
Bumblebee, AZ
Carefree, AZ
Fountain Hills, AZ
Gilbert, AZ
Globe, AZ
Grasshopper Junction, AZ
Many Farms, AZ
Monkey's Eyebrow,AZ
Organ Pipe, AZ
Roof Butte, AZ
Tombstone, AZ
Vail, AZ
Why, AZ

and there's also:

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Wales). (The translation of the name is ' St. Marys Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel Near to the Rapid Whirlpool of Llantysilio of the Red Cave'.)
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Postby Yuki-Anne » Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:32 am

In New Mexico there's

Truth or Consequences, NM
Las Vegas, NM
Cuba, NM
Texico, NM
House, NM
Chili, NM
Chilili, NM
Pronto, NM
Rosebud, NM

My favorite is No Agua, NM, which is basically a summary of the whole state.
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Postby DaughterOfZion » Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:16 am

I don't live anywhere near North Carolina, but I can't get over the fact that there's a real town called Back Swamp.
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Postby metolosophy » Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:57 am

Weird Arkansas city names:
Bloomers, AR
Blue Ball, AR
Bullfrog Valley, AR
Crows, AR
Dickey Junction, AR
Fannie, AR
Fifty-six, AR
Four Gums, AR
Gobbler, AR
Goobertown, AR
Grape, AR
Hicksville, AR
Hog Jaw, AR
Hooker, AR
Ink, AR
Loafer, AR
Mist, AR
Mt Pleasant, AR
Needmore, AR
Nuckles, AR
Ozone, AR
Pansy, AR
Peanut, AR
Petit Jean, AR
Possum Grape, AR
Promise Land, AR
Push, AR
Rambo Riviera, AR
Ratio, AR
Seed Tick, AR
Snowball, AR
Stinking Bay, AR
Story, AR
Stumptoe, AR
Sunshine, AR
Three Brothers, AR
Three Way, AR
Tintop, AR
Toad Suck, AR
Tomato, AR
Turkey Scratch, AR
Twist, AR
Weiner, AR
Welcome Home, AR
Whiskerville, AR
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Postby xxelement » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:24 am

Wierd Mississippi city names:
Midnight, MS
Alligator, MS
Hushpuckena, MS
Waxhaw, MS
Puckett, MS
Piney Woods, MS
Sandhill, MS
Zama, MS
Black Bayou, MS
Brazil, MS
Coffeeville, MS
Olive Branch, MS
Bogue Chitto, MS
Red Lick, MS
Wenasoga, MS
Hickory Flat, MS
Egypt, MS
Sparta, MS
Mount Olive, MS

and the list goes on and on.
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Postby Atria35 » Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:50 am

From my aunt's travels:
Dead Nannies, Montanta
Twisted Hand, Montana
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Postby ADXC » Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:34 am

Here's some NC cities:
Advance, NC
Aho, NC
Ai, NC
Alert, NC
Alligator, NC
Askewville, NC
Avon, NC
Bahama, NC
Bamboo, NC
Bat Cave, NC
Bath, NC
Battleground, NC
Bear Wallow Hollow, NC
Beargrass, NC
Bearskin, NC
Bearwallow, NC
Bee Log, NC
Big Curve, NC
Big Lick, NC
Bird Cage, NC
Black Ankle, NC
The Black Cat, NC
Black Jack, NC
Blowing Rock, NC
Bolivia, NC
Boogertown, NC
Braswell, NC
Brief, NC
Bucklesberry, NC
Bug Hill, NC
Bunlevel, NC
Burnt Chimney Corner, NC
Burnt Mills, NC
California, NC
Calypso, NC
Cape Fear, NC
Cat Square, NC
Chalk Level, NC
Chimney Rock, NC
Chocowinity, NC
Chuckle, NC
Climax, NC
Coinjock, NC
Comfort, NC
Crisp, NC
Crump Town, NC
Crumpler, NC
Cuba, NC
Deep Run, NC
Duck, NC
Egypt, NC
Elf, NC
Erect, NC
Eutaw, NC
Faggarts Crossroads, NC
Falcon Crest, NC
Farmlife, NC
Footville, NC
Frog Level, NC
Frog Pond, NC
Grimesland, NC
Gum Neck, NC
Horneytown, NC
Kill Devil Hills, NC
Kitty Fork, NC
Kitty Hawk, NC
Laboratory, NC
Last Chance, NC
Leatherman, NC
Lickskillet, NC
Listening Rock, NC
Little Switzerland, NC
Lizard Lick, NC
Loafers Glory, NC
Lovelady, NC
Matrimony, NC
Meat Camp, NC
Millennium, NC
Milwaukee, NC
Minneapolis, NC
Minuet, NC
Mud Castle, NC
Muddy Cross, NC
Nags Head, NC
Nebraska, NC
Needmore, NC
Offer, NC
Okeewemee, NC
Old Ford, NC
Old Trap, NC
Overshot, NC
Parrots, NC
Peacock Crossing, NC
Pee Dee, NC
Perfection, NC
Peru, NC
Philadelphia, NC
Pigeonroost, NC
Polkadot, NC
Poor Town, NC
Possumtrot, NC
Pot Neck, NC
Proximity, NC
Pungo, NC
Redbug, NC
Relief, NC
Revolution, NC
Sandymush, NC
Saxapahaw, NC
Scuppernong, NC
Seven Devils, NC
Shacktown, NC
Speed, NC
Tick Bite, NC
Toast, NC
Welcome, NC
Wise, NC
Whynot, NC
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Postby Psycho Molos » Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:47 pm

xxelement (post: 1598465) wrote:Sparta, MS


THIS...IS....SPARTA!!!!! (Missisippi) lol
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Postby TheMewster » Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:21 pm

The only funny town name I know of is not a CAA-appropriate word.
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Postby Roy Mustang » Mon Nov 19, 2012 7:40 am

I know a few places in PA, but they are not CAA-appropriate words.
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Postby randomuser2349 » Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:59 pm

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Postby TheMewster » Thu Nov 22, 2012 11:48 am

Cleanedbyblood (post: 1598421) wrote:Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Wales). (The translation of the name is ' St. Marys Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel Near to the Rapid Whirlpool of Llantysilio of the Red Cave'.)


My friend from Wales showed me this.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:16 am

There's a village in Austria called F-ing.

And when I say F-ing I mean the full seven-letter word. It has nothing to do with the English profane word. It was founded by a Bavarian nobleman named Focko. So the current name of the village is a deriviate of that.

There's even a wikipedia article of it! Search at your own risk. XD
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Postby AdriTan » Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:48 pm

http://m.voices.yahoo.com/weird-quirky-peculiar-names-towns-cities-usa-8890281.html

Yeah there you go. Go Alaska!!

They forgot Buckland. And Anchorage is pretty interesting. And Fairbanks is just ironic. Seriously, you ever heard of a fair bank? And probably several others that for some reason havnt crossed my mind. Oh and Nikiski.(pronounced ni[i as in it]-kiss-kee)
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Postby bigsleepj » Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:43 am

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