Rude Place Names
Nov 24, 2016 10:23:52 #
1Feathercrest
Loc: NEPA
Billbobboy42 wrote:
Jerry, I seem to remember that there is/was a town in Pa. that was named Intercourse. Seeing the one in Florida jogged my memory.
The word "intercourse" just means dialog if not prefaced with "sexual". Similarily, "chauvanist" just means excessively patriotic but has now assumed a sexual connotation by nearly all.
Nov 24, 2016 10:24:06 #
jamer
Loc: PA
Living near Lancaster co, PA we also have the town of Paradise which can be gotten to by traveling the Beaver Valley Pike and as a side trip you can visit Intercourse, and Bird in Hand. I know I missed some but these are but a few. We also have May post office road, among many other interesting names and towns in PA. As we locals like to muse---Lancaster Co. PA home of the fighting Amish.
Nov 24, 2016 17:30:47 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I can understand how a foreign country can have an obscene name for a town because it's a different language, but when an English-speaking country has a rude name, someone obviously had a sense of humor. There was a town in NW NY named Swastika. It shows up in some maps but not others.
http://mashable.com/2016/11/22/world-map-rude-place-names.amp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika,_New_York
http://mashable.com/2016/11/22/world-map-rude-place-names.amp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika,_New_York
This from Wikipedia: "A post office called Swastika operated [in the U.S.] from 1913 until 1958." It still is an incorporated town, but with no post office. Also, an accompanying map shows that it exists way up in NE NY, not NW. In addition, the town of Swastika in Ontario still exists. Finally, no matter how ancient the legacy of the swastika may be, no matter how amoral its shape may be in the history of graphic art and religious tradition, I feel that the word "obscene" is justified to describe it. The same might be said for the image of or the concrete embodiment of a "burning cross." Although used widely by the Scots centuries ago, its use by the Klan to intimidate black persons makes the burning cross a visual obscenity. P.S Thanks for the link to the mashable maps.
Nov 24, 2016 22:20:17 #
Traveling back and forth to college, I remember seeing signs on Highway 5 in Massachusetts directing one to "Athol."
Nov 25, 2016 09:16:44 #
GLS wrote:
This last summer new neighbors moved in a couple of houses to the east. They were from Beaverlick, Kentucky. Must admit I found myself having a difficult time keeping a straight face when Bruce first introduced himself.
There is a Beaver Ruin Road in Atlanta. Such a shame....to ruin a beaver.
Nov 25, 2016 11:16:37 #
kygeezer
Loc: Louisville, KY
Now I live in Kentucky, so the correct town name is Big Bone Lick which is only a few miles from Sugar Tit
Nov 25, 2016 11:30:19 #
shagbat
Loc: London
Here in Hertfordshire, we have a village called Welwyn, it is (correctly) pronounced 'wellin'. The pub is called the Cock, not an unusual name for an English pub. The address is, The Cock, Welwyn, Herts! If anyone is interested! Keep good and have a great weekend everyone.
Nov 25, 2016 14:57:54 #
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