lord_casek Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 22. 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. 21. Twatt, Orkney, Shetland Islands, Scotland The Shetland Islands, pronounced "Shitland Islands" if you have an accent like mine, make up a happy little area north of Scotland where it's too cold for trees to grow. I am related to approximately half the population of the Shetland Islands, share a last name with a quarter of them, and can probably trace my ancestry back to Twatt if I try hard enough. The pride! 20. Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu, New Zealand Locals call this hill in Hawke's Bay "Taumata" because... Well. Just because. 19. Muff, Ireland We here at Drivl love puerile humour. They have a town called Muff. Har har har. 18. Looneyville, Texas, United States Little Looneyville was named for storekeeper John Looney in the early 1870s. But who gives a shit. 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 Sue and I'm from Looneyville!" 17. Titty Hill, Sussex, EnglandFalling squarely into the extensive Stupid Place Names From England category, Titty Hill is probably located just north of... 16. Thong, Kent, EnglandWhich actually is south-east of... 15. Gravesend, Kent, EnglandOh, 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. 14. 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 fucking 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. 13. 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. 12. Bald Knob, Arkansas, United States Well, I guess it's better than Hairy Knob. I assume England already has that one covered. 11. 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? I suppose it's mildly better than Wetwangger. 10. 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. 9. 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 fucking stupid. 8. Hell, Michigan, United States The people in this town at least seem to have a good sense of humour 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. 7. Toad Suck, Arkansas, United States So that's what they do down in the big AR. 6. 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. 5. 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? 4. Shitterton, Dorset, England I wonder if they bleep out the first part of Shitterton's name if it's mentioned on TV in America? 3. Disappointment, Kentucky, United States Le sigh. Never mind. You live in a small town in Kentucky. At least it was appropriately named. 2. Fucking, Austria The idiots who live in Fucking, 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. But the hands-down winner, again from New Zealand is: 1. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IrishCarBombs Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 gravesend, brooklyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share Posted May 25, 2007 gravesend, brooklyn appropriate for brooklyn, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa_dukes Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 haha I think Hell was the best along with Disappointment, Kentucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish erotica Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Niger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 climax, north carolina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ginger Bread Man Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 ive actually been to t o c nm quite a few times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seven.13 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I've always loved that name "Gravesend". Also "Red Hook" Ha I've driven by Hell, MI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amongst Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 my friend lives on a street with the name Huamoa, which means chicken testicle in hawaiian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SADDAM HUSSEIN Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 puinsai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hella borred Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 a little off track but w/e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diss co Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 titi-caca lake in south africa it means little shit in french Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceLeroy Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 that Pho shizzle is funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 theres a putah creek california...and weed californai bu thtose are cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Zzyzx, California. Anyone that drives back-and-forth between Vegas and LA knows what's up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Zzyzx, California. Anyone that drives back-and-forth between Vegas and LA knows what's up. hahaha...someone post the sign!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Zzyzx... Anyone ever go there?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomaq Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 i saw that sign... but cockup, england and pho bich nga took the cake for this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomaq Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 fucking austia is pretty dam good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango 24 Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 ha cockburn the place is as bad as the name implies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Zzyzx... Anyone ever go there?? i read some story a while back somewhere on the internet where some guy who would always drive the l.a.-vegas route, was curious and finally drove out there. i forget what he said he found. he said it lead him to some hot springs or lake in the desert, with a spa and other buildings. and he went into the history as to why it's called zzyzx (pronounced Zie-Zix), etc... next time i do the vegas drive i'm gonna take a look and apparently there's a band called "Zzyzx Rd" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 I've only been to one hot spring and it was somewhere near Pear Valley.. I think... Theo.. If there is a spring out there let me know.. I'll travel for some shit like that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 lol... what's so good about a hot spring? isn't that just like a bubbly lake with warm water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 lol... what's so good about a hot spring? isn't that just like a bubbly lake with warm water? Well yeah.. Why you gotta fuck up my memory?? But it was dope... Completely relaxing... That and being in the middle of nowhere.. Something very calming to me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Kinkaid Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 This takes the cake for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Feast Island Man Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 This takes the cake for me... I have familly that live in this village. it was called llanfayr pwll, which means fair church of saint pwll in welsh, until the 50's they added all that other shit as ploy to get tourists into north wales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 yeah that sign owns....better then any dirty name...can anyone say this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREIGHTYONE Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Intercourse and Blue Ball, both in Pennsylvania. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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