Strange Real Place Names

Band2 · Post by **Band2** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:57 pm

Hey Ail, Thanks for making the thread international.

One I forgot to include before is the Lost River. I must have misplaced it when writing my first post.

Ail · Post by **Ail** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:09 pm

Band2 wrote:Hey Ail, Thanks for making the thread international.

My pleasure. I usually like to rebel against a too anglo-american centric view-point of the world. Sort of reminding people there's more world out there, when we live in a society where it seems that only English-speaking countries are worth knowing about: every alien that visits the planet seems to have a fetish for America or the UK, and it's always there the confrontation is solved. Recently, it seems they also go for Russia and the Eiffel Tower, but those tend to be only distractions any way.

Must be a variant of the anthropic principle.

Ail · Post by **Ail** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:10 pm

A G Thing wrote:Currently in Mount Pleasant MI where there are no mountains what so ever.

Ah! But perhaps there's some knoll that deserved the qualification of Mount?

A G Thing · Post by **A G Thing** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:34 pm

If that is so that knoll has decided to flee to find others of it's kind long ago... Or someone leveled it to make it into crop land for their farm.

Nathan of the FoS · Post by **Nathan of the FoS** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:40 pm

El Tigre (The Tiger/Jaguar), Anzoategui, Venezuela
El Tigrito (The Little Tiger/Jaguar), Anzoategui, Venezuela

These are within, say, half an hour of each other, and are actually two of the biggest cities in central Anzoategui, one of Venezuela's "plains states". "Tigre" would usually be "tiger", but Venezuelans use it to refer to jaguars too.

Agua Caliente (Hot Water), Sucre, Venezuela
Agua Fria, (Cold Water), Sucre, Venezuela

Again, two towns (very small towns) within a few miles of each other, named for their respective springs.

Nathan of the FoS · Post by **Nathan of the FoS** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:42 pm

Show Low, Arizona. (Built on land won by cutting a card deck, low card wins; the main street, Deuce of Clubs, is named for the winning card.)

Sareau · Post by **Sareau** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:43 am

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
most of the towns in southern Illinois are ancient cities-Cairo, Troy, Athens-go fig.
Most states west of the Mississippi have a Purgatory

Rotipher of the FoS · Sat Apr 24, 2010 10:57 am

Ever listen to The Arrogant Worms, a Canadian comedy band? They have a song about the abundance of weird place names in Newfoundland, like Killbride, Blackhead, and Woody's Point.

Oh, did I mention that the song's title is "A Night In Dildo"?

Baron Zamedi · Post by **Baron Zamedi** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:17 am

Well here in Chile we have a little town called "Peor es nada" it's translation would be "Better than nothing".

Guess it's no very creepy but it always makes me chuckle.

Don Fernando · Post by **Don Fernando** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:52 am

Baron Zamedi wrote:Well here in Chile we have a little town called "Peor es nada" it's translation would be "Better than nothing".

Guess it's no very creepy but it always makes me chuckle.

Hey a fellow player form Chile! This is great!

I wanted to name that town!, seems you beat me to it.

In Córdoba, Argentina there's a town called "Salsipuedes" which means "leave if you can". The funny part is, that it's actually really easy to get lost in the area around this little town...

Twin Agate Dragons · Post by **Twin Agate Dragons** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:11 am

Wikieup, AZ
Telluride, AZ (Shortened form of 'To Hell You Ride')

Brandi · Post by **Brandi** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:09 pm

There *used* to be a Maggie's Nipples, WY-- but I imagine everyone got tired of their signs being stolen.

HuManBing · Post by **HuManBing** » Sat May 01, 2010 12:37 pm

Lovecraftforever wrote:Intercourse (honestly, a town named intercourse)

In Newfoundland there is a town called Dildo, and in England there is a town called Maidenhead.

At some point in my life I want to send a letter from one to the other just for the novelty factor.

In Austria there is a town with an even more unfortunate name and its road signs are something of a tourist attraction. One particular road sign also has another one next to it saying "Please not so fast" in German.

Nukdai · Post by **Nukdai** » Sat May 01, 2010 4:25 pm

Boring, Oregon
George, Washington

Don Fernando · Post by **Don Fernando** » Mon May 03, 2010 10:07 am

HuManBing wrote:
Lovecraftforever wrote:Intercourse (honestly, a town named intercourse)
In Newfoundland there is a town called Dildo, and in England there is a town called Maidenhead.

At some point in my life I want to send a letter from one to the other just for the novelty factor.

In Austria there is a town with an even more unfortunate name and its road signs are something of a tourist attraction. One particular road sign also has another one next to it saying "Please not so fast" in German.

Hahaha, this one's nice, and they have a beer called "F**ing Hell"!! LOL

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Strange Real Place Names