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LesBesTes May 10, 2012 11:33 am

Slapout, Alabama

We also had a town in Bama called Lafayette, which shouldn't be anything out of the ordinary except that it is pronounced "Luh-Fay-Uht"

Neither of these are helping us overcome the redneck stereotype that plagues my home state.

mapleg May 12, 2012 8:19 am

The is a small town in Japan called Usa. Apparently in the early 50's they manufactured low cost "junk" and then could put a sticker on it saying "Made in USA".

Fooled some people, definitely.

cogitate May 12, 2012 9:27 am

Too obvious a selection?
 
Phuket, Thailand

This famed beach resort was hard hit by the tsunami in 2004. Television announcers pronounced the name as foo-KET.

45128 May 12, 2012 11:02 am

Quite a lot of eating gets done in Essen, NR-W, Germany!

SomeGuy May 12, 2012 11:31 am


Originally Posted by rankourabu (Post 18516678)

They have an annual festival called Dildo Days. Their mascot is an old sea captain, Captain Dildo. The reason he is a sea captain is because you can take the Captain out of Dildo, but you can't take the......you know, I'll let you finish the joke before I get TOSsed.

Gamecock Aug 12, 2012 5:40 pm

Fubar, Liberia

GoldCircle Aug 12, 2012 6:08 pm

Boner Knob
Beaverhead Forest, Wise River, MT 59762, USA


You couldn't make it up, could you? :D

Doc Savage Aug 12, 2012 6:24 pm

^
Great thread.

tentseller Aug 12, 2012 6:47 pm

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch, Wales.

FlyingJoy Aug 13, 2012 8:35 am

A few from Australia which I know of
-Innaloo, Western Australia...which has a local market called "Innaloo Fresh Market"!
-Chinaman's Knob, Victoria
-Tittybong, Victoria

And some from abroad
-Penistone, UK
-Wetwang, UK
-Hell, Norway

Re. the town of F#@king in Austria, apparently a while ago the local authorities got so fed up with tourists stealing signs all over town as souvenirs that they took a vote on whether or not to change the town name, but the locals opposed it :D

Loren Pechtel Aug 13, 2012 9:11 pm

How about Rifle, Utah?

Note that the what's here sign of West Rifle, Utah has one place to stay. The Winchester Inn. Need I say what their logo is?

Doc Savage Aug 13, 2012 9:26 pm

Belchertown, MA.

Have a beer....

DJ Bitterbarn Aug 14, 2012 12:49 am


Originally Posted by JudgeJ (Post 18527764)
Horse and Jockey, County Tipperary, Ireland

There's also New Twopothouse. Which I assume is where everyone from Onepothouse moved?

Max M Aug 14, 2012 2:16 am

Beaver, Oklahoma -- located in the panhandle portion of Oklahoma.

The town has a state park called Beaver Dunes which are sand dunes.

mumha abu Aug 14, 2012 6:24 am

Just spotted this thread, how about Meanus, County Limerick, Ireland. So, you can get the Effin bus to Meanus ..........


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