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jitkaau 06-01-2013 03:01 AM

Of course, there are plenty of unusual ones in Australia but the one that caught my fancy was a place along Hadrian's Wall in the U.K. It was called " Twice Brewed".

cannyquilter 06-01-2013 03:10 AM

I live not too far from Twice Brewed in Northumberland. We also have a place called Pity Me and a town called No Place, it is amusing to see the sign on the bus with the destination No Place.

Linda OH 06-01-2013 04:00 AM

I live in Hicksville, OH. It is located in Defiance County.

jeank 06-01-2013 04:25 AM

Toad Suck Arkansas comes to mind. In Conway AR, they have a festival each year called Toad Suck Daze. Then there is Stinking Creek TN. The creek must have had an odor when they chose the name. LOL

cherrio 06-01-2013 04:30 AM

now that's funny!

Originally Posted by QuiltE (Post 6096283)
Calfass Road ............ winds past a development of estate homes in the country.

The city wannabe country people call it ... Cal-fass.
Meanwhile
The farm folk native to the are, call it .... Calf-Ass ... what else? :D


lovelyl 06-01-2013 04:32 AM

My favorite is Big Dumb Betty, Kentucky!

carolynjo 06-01-2013 05:11 AM

Then there is Due West, SC (due west of what?) and two egg, SC

DebbE 06-01-2013 05:19 AM

Here in Oregon we have Aloha, Oregon; in California there is Rough and Ready, CA; Volcano, CA (used to live nearby); and Placerville, CA used to be Hangtown (yes, they DID hang people there in the 1800's).

EllieGirl 06-01-2013 05:20 AM


Originally Posted by lovelyl (Post 6097280)
My favorite is Big Dumb Betty, Kentucky!

I had to look that one up. Kentucky has enough stereotypes without having names like that!

Suze9395 06-01-2013 06:09 AM

My niece lives in Flippin', AR.


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