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06-01-2013, 03:01 AM

#31

jitkaau

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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".

06-01-2013, 03:10 AM

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cannyquilter

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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.

06-01-2013, 04:00 AM

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Linda OH

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

06-01-2013, 04:25 AM

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jeank

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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

06-01-2013, 04:30 AM

#35

cherrio

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now that's funny!

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuiltE

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?

06-01-2013, 04:32 AM

#36

lovelyl

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My favorite is Big Dumb Betty, Kentucky!

06-01-2013, 05:11 AM

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carolynjo

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

06-01-2013, 05:19 AM

#38

DebbE

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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).