Use this folks.... <img src="http://www.kingswalden.com/e107_plugins ... d_roll.gif" /> I do.Walden wrote:Just have to use old-fashioned plain text, I guess.IDAwHOa wrote:Where is the "rolling eyes" emoticon when you need it?????
Places With Peculiar Names
- Joseph E. Smith
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- Random notes
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- Location: Horsepoo Country
I'm surprised this one hasn't come up yet.
Ever been to Horseheads, NY?
http://www.horseheads.org/
Roger
Ever been to Horseheads, NY?
http://www.horseheads.org/
Roger
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-Never been there but heard of What Cheer, Iowa. Sounds like a fun place!
My taste runs more to goofy cafe names. Our family used to frequent the "Tank-n-Tummy" gas station/cafe in Bayfield, Ontario, and passed by the "Squat-n-Gobble" somewhere else on a road trip. A latter-day bowdlerization drive once targeted "Whorehouse Meadows" in Oregon, naming it "Naughty Girl Meadows". The name change was brief then switched back by popular demand.
My taste runs more to goofy cafe names. Our family used to frequent the "Tank-n-Tummy" gas station/cafe in Bayfield, Ontario, and passed by the "Squat-n-Gobble" somewhere else on a road trip. A latter-day bowdlerization drive once targeted "Whorehouse Meadows" in Oregon, naming it "Naughty Girl Meadows". The name change was brief then switched back by popular demand.
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- Tell us something.: I love uilleann pipes I love tin whistles I love flutes I love irish music I love concertinas I love bodhrans
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and nearby blueball pa., in the heart of the pa. dutch country.doogieman wrote:Near here is Intercourse, Pa. - a more "proper" version of that town in Austria!
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Wisdom is not truth.
Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love.
Love is not music. Music is the best.
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Knowledge is not wisdom.
Wisdom is not truth.
Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love.
Love is not music. Music is the best.
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- SteveShaw
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There is (or was?) a street in Nelson, Lancashire called Every Street. My grandma was fond of telling us that she used to live in Every Street in Nelson!
Steve
Steve
"Last night, among his fellow roughs,
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
- chrisoff
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There's a place called Lost near here. Always gets it's sign stolen, and that was even before the TV series.
Orkney has a village called Twatt which I find quite funny.
And I always liked the yorkshire town of Beverly. Why decide to name the town after a girl? I think perhaps the person who named it originally just wanted to say they were "in" Beverly. But then my mind lies in the gutter.
Orkney has a village called Twatt which I find quite funny.
And I always liked the yorkshire town of Beverly. Why decide to name the town after a girl? I think perhaps the person who named it originally just wanted to say they were "in" Beverly. But then my mind lies in the gutter.
- Darwin
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I wasn't kidding when I said that there are lots of personal names used for town names in Texas. More male than female, though.chrisoff wrote:Why decide to name the town after a girl?
I wouldn't have recognized "Whon" as a name, and "Hub" might not be one, but there may be historical documents that indicate that they are. I think "Terrell" is a surname, as it's also the name of a county, and some others may be, too. I do think that Maypearl might be one that got left out of the list.
Towns Named after Male first names: (242)
Abner, Ace, Adrian, Albert, Alexander, Alfred, Allen, Alton, Alvin, Ambrose, Andres, Andy, Angus, Anson, Anthony, Antonio, Arney, Art, Arthur, Asa, Augustus, Austin, Bailey, Barry, Bedford, Benjamin, Bernard, Betram, Bob, Boyd, Brad, Brady, Brice, Brooks, Bruce, Bryan, Bryce, Buck, Buford, Burgess, Burke, Burton, Calvin, Cameron, Carey, Carl, Carlos, Carson, Carter, Carey, Charles, Charlie, Chester, Clark, Claude, Clay, Clayton, Cleo, Clint, Clyde, Coy, Craig, Curtis, Dale, Dalllas, Dalton, Damon, Dan, Daniel, Davy, Dean, Dell, Dennis, Denny, Dewey, Dexter, Diego, Donie, Douglas, Doyle, Dudley, Dwight, Earle, Eddy, Edgar, Elbert, Elgin, Elliot, Elmo, Elton, Ely, Enoch, Ephriam, Erwin, Esteban, Everett, Ewell, Felipe, Fernando, Floyd, Forrest, Fostoria, Frank, Franklin, Fred, Frederick, Gabriel, Gary, George, Glen, Glenn, Graham, Grant, Gregg, Gus, Guy, Hamlin, Hampton, Harrold, Henry, Herbert, Herman, Hiram, Howard, Iago, Ike, Ira, Irby, Ivan, Jack, Jacob, Jake, James, Jasper, Jay, Jeff, Jim, Jimmy, Joaquin, Joel, John, Jose, Joshua, Juan, Jud, Justin, Keith, Kelly, Kent, Kermit, King, Knox, Kyle, Lamar, Laurel, Laurence, Lee, Leo, Leon, Leland, Leonard, Leroy, Lewis, Lloyd, Lorenzo, Luis, Luther, Marco, Marshall, Mart, Martin, Marvin, Matthew, Maurice, Melvin, Milburn, Miguel, Miles, Milton, Mitchell, Monroe, Morris, Morton, Neal, Newt, Newton, Nolan, Norman, Oliver, Ollie, Oscar, Otis, Patrick, Paul, Pedro, Perry, Preston, Quanah, Ralph, Randall, Ray, Raymond, Reagan, Rex, Ricardo, Riley, Rob, Roddy, Roland, Roscoe, Roy, Rudolph, Rush, Russell, Ryan, Scott, Sherman, Sidney, Silas, Solomon, Sterling, Sylvester, Taylor, Temple, Terrell, Thomas, Travis, Trent, Troy, Valentine, Van, Vernon, Vicente, Victor, Vincent, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Weldon, Wendell, Wesley, Whon, Willard, William, Wilson, Winfield, Wylie, Ygnacio
Towns Named after Female names: (175)
Ada, Adell, Ady, Agnes, Alice, Althea, Aldine, Allison, Alma, Amanda, Amelia, Amy, Angelina, Anna, Anneta, Ashley, Aubrey, Audrey, Augusta, Aurelia, Aurora, Bebe, Belle, Bess, Bessie, Bettie, Bettina, Beverly, Beulah, Bonnie, Bonita, Camilla, Caterina, Celeste, Charlotte, Chita, Clairette, Crystal, Daphne, Davilla, Dawn, Delia, Della, Desdemona, Diana, Dixie, Delores, Donna, Dora, Ebony, Edna, Elba, Elena, Elizabeth, Ella, Ellen, Elmina, Eloise, Elsa, Emma, Emory, Eola, Era, Erna, Estelle, Etta, Eula, Eunice, Fairlie, Fairy, Fate, Fay, Flo, Flora, Florence, Frances, Francitas, Gail, Gayle, Geneva, Gladys, Grace, Gustine, Helena, Hilda, Holly, Hope, Hub, Ida, Ilka, Inez, Iola, Irene, Isabel, Jane, Jean, Jewell, Jo, Josephine, Joy, Joyce, June, Karen, Kate, Katherine, Katy, LaRose, Lela, Leigh, Leila, Lena, Leona, Lesley, Lillian, Lillie, Linn, Lissie, Lois, Lolita, Lora, Lorena, Lorraine, Lotta, Lou, Louisa, Lydia, Lynn, Madison, Margaret, Margarita, Maria, Marion, Martha, Mary, Maud, May, Melissa, Mercedes, Merle, Merrill, Mildred, Minerva, Mona, Monica, Mozelle, Myra, Myrtle, Nancy, Natalia, Nell, Ola, Olga, Olive, Orla, Pansy, Patricia, Paulina, Pearl, Peggy, Penelope, Perlita, Polly, Ramona, Rebecca, Rhoda, Rosely, Rosita, Rowena, Roxana, Sarita, Thalia, Thelma, Velma, Vera, Victoria, Viola, Violet, Vivian, Winnie, and Zella
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"When an idea is wanting, a word can always be found to take its place."
--Goethe
"When an idea is wanting, a word can always be found to take its place."
--Goethe
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- Walden
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My mother used to live in Granite, Oklahoma, and later in Cement, Oklahoma, two of the hardest names in the state. Another town is Foyil, Oklahoma, which is barely a village, today, but was once a larger town with hotels and such.
In Oklahoma, off the top of my head, there's Idabel, Henryetta, Vinita, Alma, and Velma.Darwin wrote:I wasn't kidding when I said that there are lots of personal names used for town names in Texas. More male than female, though.chrisoff wrote:Why decide to name the town after a girl?
Reasonable person
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There's a whole collection of Piddles and Puddles somewhere in the rural west of England. I suspect Steve Shaw can supply more precise details.Roger O'Keeffe wrote:I thought of this thread last night while watching a documentary on the training of the British Household Cavalry: there was mention of a village called Wirepiddle (at least that's how it was pronounced - it's probably spelt something like Warpinghamdale).
- SteveShaw
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Yup. But you'll have to wait - session calls right now! Bye bye computer!
Steve
Steve
"Last night, among his fellow roughs,
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!