Fucking

[djcraig]

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http://www.banderasnews.com/0611/nw-fucking-austria.htm


British tourists have left the residents of one charming Austrian
village effing and blinding by constantly stealing the signs for their
oddly named village.

While British visitors are finding it hilarious, the residents of
Fucking are failing to see the funny side.

Only one kind of criminal stalks the sleepy 32-house village near
Salzburg on the German border - cheeky British tourists armed with a
sense of humor and a screwdriver.

But the local authorities are hitting back with the signs now set in
concrete, police chief Kommandant Schmidtberger is on the lookout.

"We will not stand for the Fucking signs being removed," the officer said.

"It may be very amusing for you British, but Fucking is simply Fucking
to us. What is this big Fucking joke? It is puerile."

Local tourist guide Andreas Behmueller said it was only the British that
had a fixation with Fucking.

"The Germans all want to see the Mozart house in Salzburg," he
explained. "Every American seems to care only about The Sound of Music
(the 1955 film shot around Salzburg.) The occasional Japanese wants to
see Hilter's birthplace in Braunay."

"But for the British, it's all about Fucking."

Guesthouse manager Augustina Lindelbauer described the village's
breathtaking lakes, forests and vistas. "Yet still there is this
obsession with Fucking," she said. "Just this morning I had to tell an
English lady that there were no Fucking postcards."

We don't know how severe the stolen sign problem there really is, but
Austria is indeed home to a town called 'Fucking' (48' 03"N 13' 51"E).
Pronounced "fooking," the little hamlet of Fucking is named after the
man who founded the village in the 6th century. His name? Focko.



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[enzfan]

I quess Intercourse, Pa would qualify as a sister city.

[Frau_Blucher]

The Japanese would pass up Fucking to see Hilter's birth place?!

[enzfan]

How they only made number 21 is beyond me.


The Worst City Names in the World

by tranxHDR Posted on Aug 5, 2007 at 11:22 PM 0 Comment(s)

1. Cockburn, Western Australia
Although this name is often pronounced "Coburn" by those who stand to lose from its awfulness, who
actually reads that when they see this word? Oh, how it burns.

2. Twatt, Orkney, Shetland Islands, Scotland
The Shetland Islands, pronounced "Sh[i]tland Islands" by the locals. Oh the pride...

3. Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu, New Zealand
Locals call this hill in Hawke's Bay "Taumata" because... Well. Just because.

4. Muff, Ireland
They have a town called Muff. Har har har.

5. Looneyville, Texas, United States
Little Looneyville was named for storekeeper John Looney in the early 1870s. But who gives a sh[i]t. This
is a hilarious name for a town in the state that brought us Dallas, the Bush Twins and Waco. How awkward must that be when you go to college? "Hey guys, my name's Johnny and I'm from Looneyville!"

6. Titty Hill, Sussex, England
Falling squarely into the extensive Stupid Place Names From England category, Titty Hill is probably
located just north of...

7. Thong, Kent, England
Which actually is south-east of...

8. Gravesend, Kent, England
Oh, come on, England. Graves End? What a nasty, depressing little name. You could have at least gone all
the way with this one and called it Corpse Feet.

9. Wetwang, Yorkshire... yep! England again!
Okay, so I'll cut England some slack. It's an old country. You know, if the United States is Google, then
England is IBM. Their country is older than freakin dirt. They can't be blamed for having names that sound
funny in 2007. But this is kind of ridiculous. Wetwang? I'm surprised they don't have towns called Squishy
Vagina or Infected Scrotum.

10. Spread Eagle, Wisconsin
If I were mayor of Spread Eagle, I'd be making diplomatic advances towards the city leaders over in
Wetwang to form a Sister-City relationship. Or maybe more of a Platonic-Friends-City relationship. After
that, we'd just take thing slow and see what happened.

11. Bald Knob, Arkansas, United States
Well, I guess it's better than Hairy Knob. I assume England already has that one covered.

12. Cockup, Cumbria, England
Cumbria is a county in the very north-west of England. What the backwoods of Alabama are to America is
what Cumbria is to Britain. They talk funny up there. Thus, it isn't thoroughly surprising that they have a
town called Cockup. What do you call someone from this place? A Cockupper? Cockupeleite?
Cockuppian? Cockupican?

13. Whiskey Dick Mountain, Washington State, United States
As hard as America tries, it can't compete with Britain's high standards. This was a good effort, though.
Well done, Washington.

14. Hookersville, West Virginia
Undoubtedly named before "hooker" meant "prostitute who picks men up on street corners," Hookersville
combines two crimes of place-naming. One, a dirty sounding adjective (they couldn't have chosen
"Pleasant"? "Sunny"? "Happy"?) And two, they added "ville" to the end of the town's name. Affixing
"ville" to the end of a town's name is like dressing your silly little dog in a cardigan and letting him carry his
leash around in his mouth. It just makes the poor animal look stupid.

15. Hell, Michigan, United States
The people in this town at least seem to have a good sense of humor about their home's unfortunate name.
Although, I'm sure there's some midwestern idiots in Hell who get all offended and defensive when the
town shows up on lists like this. I'm looking forward to reading their insightful emails and comments.

16. Toad Suck, Arkansas, United States
So that's what they do down in the big AR.

17. Middelfart, Denmark
I guess it's not so funny to them, but how do we know that "Seattle" doesn't mean "Big Fat Stinking Turd"
in Danish? That's right, we don't. And it probably does.

18. Horneytown, North Carolina, United States
Its proximity to Hookersville, West Virginia is no coincidence. I also assume that, like Hookersville, the
naming of Horneytown took place before "horney" meant "aching for a hot piece of ass" with an extra "e".
But I'm starting to wonder why, pride and tradition aside, the townspeople in these little places never saw
it fit to change their homes' names? Do they enjoy being ridiculed by the entire English-speaking world?

19. Shitterton, Dorset, England
I wonder if they bleep out the first part of Shitterton's name if it's mentioned on the Disney Channel?

20. Disappointment, Kentucky, United States
Le sigh. Never mind. You live in a small town in Kentucky. At least it was appropriately named.

21. Fu[c]king, Austria
The idiots who live in Fu[c]king, Austria had a vote in 2004 to determine whether or not they should
change the town's name, and you know what they did? They voted against it, preferring instead to put up
with international ridicule, numerous stolen road-signs and horrific Google results.

22. Last but not least: Whakapapa
Why is this the worst place name in the world? In Maori, the native language of New Zealand, the "wh"
sound is pronounced "f". Say it aloud in your office and see what happens.

[shovelbum]

I've been to Whiskey Dick- nice place, very scenic.

I also drove through Toad Suck on my way to KYYX's pad. Very boring place, so I guess they've got nothing better to do (as for me, I just put more pressure on the gas pedal).

Also don't forget Humptulips, Washington. Whenever my hubby and I drive through, our ultimate question is always, "Which two?!"

"I'm subversive as hell!" ~Theodor Geisel

[WolverineSyr]

I'm suprised that Big Beaver Lick and Big Bone Lick, Kentucky didn't make the list...

If I recall a drive through Kentucky about 25 years ago, there's a General Beaver Lick and a Little Beaver Lick too. Maybe I was imagining Beavery things though.

[phillyidol]

Gravesend is in Brooklyn also. It is right next to Marine Park (where I'm from).

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[Terim]

On a more NWO specific tack, I enjoyed seeing <a href="http://www.skamania.org/">Skamania</a> on a recent family trip.

[SomebodySomewhere]

[quote][i]Originally posted by shovelbum[/i]
<br>I've been to Whiskey Dick- nice place, very scenic.[/quote]

I'm a permanent resident, myself.


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[medication881]

[b]enzfan[/b] Bruce Cockburn is on line one...should I tell him you're busy?

[medication881]

Here's some more good ones, minus the witty comments. I believe they speak for themselves:


Arsoli (Lazio, Italy)
Bastard (Norway)
Beaver (Oklahoma, USA)
Beaver Head (Idaho, USA)
Brown Willy (Cornwall,UK)
Chinaman's Knob (Australia)
Climax (Colorado, USA)
Cunt (Spain)
Cunter (Switzerland)
Dikshit (India)
Dildo (Newfoundland, Canada)
Dong Rack (Thailand-Cambodia border)
Dongo (Congo - Democratic Republic)
Effin (Limerick, Ireland)
Fuku (Shensi, China)
Fukue (Honshu, Japan)
Fukui (Honshu, Japan)
Fukum (Yemen)
Hold With Hope (Greenland)
Lickey End (West Midlands, UK)
Little Dix Village (West Indies)
Lord Berkeley's Knob (Sutherland, Scotland)
Middle Intercourse Island (Australia)
Muff (Northern Ireland)
Nobber (Donegal, Ireland)
Pis Pis River (Nicaragua)
Sexmoan (Luzon, Philippines)
Seymen (Turkey)
Shafter (California, USA)
Shag Island (Indian Ocean)
Shitlingthorpe (Yorkshire, UK)
Tittybong (Australia)
Tong Fuk (Japan)
Turdo (Romania)
Twatt (Orkney, UK)
Wank (Germany)
Wankendorf (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Wankener (India)
Wankie (Zimbabwe)
Wankie Colliery (Zimbabwe)
Wanks River (Nicaragua)
Wankum (Germany)
Wet Beaver Creek (Australia)

[WoodlandParkPunk]

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