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Re: Cities of the World

Postby Martin Ronne on Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:59 pm

What about Oconomowoc Wisconsin. Oh, and Chicago is native american for "Stinky". :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Cities of the World

Postby ender516 on Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:04 am

Bruceswar wrote:Here are some cities in Texas:

Cut and Shoot
Tom Bean
Kermit
Orange
Alto - In Spanish this is Stop or Tall
Miami
Paris
Buffalo



Just to name a few

Hey, if you want to name misplaced places, here in Ontario we have
London
Paris
Delhi (but around here, it's pronounced Dell-high)
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Re: Cities of the World

Postby grandin on Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:28 pm

Wouldn't you just love to live in Batman, Turkey. :D
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Re: Cities of the World

Postby lt.pie on Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:38 am

Within 3 miles of my house we have Dicky beach and Bullcock beach.

i shit you not.
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Re: Cities of the World

Postby xelabale on Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:37 am

There's the descriptive High Littleton in the UK. I've been to Batman, Turkey, it sucks. Slightly off-topic but hilariously linked there's a shop i walk past here in Istanbul every day that sells pregnant women's clothes. the name - Pissy :lol: I'll take a picture and post it!
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Re: Cities of the World

Postby e_i_pi on Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:31 am

Some gems from Australia:

Eggs and Bacon Bay
Kanahooka
Innaloo (don't know about you American's, but in Australia 'loo' means, well, lavatory)
Nar Nar Goon
Collum Collum (inspired by The Hobbit it seems)
Middle Intercourse Island
Devil's Marbles
Iron Knob
Yorkey's Knob
Bald Knob
Ramrod Creek
Mount Little Dick
Cockburn
Condon (not funny until you see the grafitti'd street signs)
Mount Buggery
Upper Gay Terrace
Fanny Bay
Titwobble Lane
Dunedoo
Blowhard
Diehard
Punchbowl
Bong Bong
Tittybong
Poowong
Woodenbong... and the closest town 2km away is, I shit you not, Muli Muli
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Re: Cities of the World

Postby Votanic on Sat Oct 12, 2024 7:53 pm

Nevermind Condon, Australia. There really is a Condom, France.
Durrge wrote:Im suprised Bangkok, Thailand didnt make it in yet

I was literally going to say Bangkok, until I encountered this post.

I think it's just important to remember that not all municipalities with funny names are obscure backwater hamlets, some of them can be quite cosmopolitan.
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Re: Cities of the World

Postby Dukasaur on Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:16 am

ender516 wrote:Don't forget Come by Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Not to be confused with Come by Chance, New South Wales, Australia.)


Not far from Dildo, Newfoundland.
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