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08-07-2007, 10:01 PM
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Railroad,PA
Red Lion,PA
Yoe, PA (pronounced Yo!)
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Haha and these sound normal to me because I hear them quite often as I live nearby  |
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08-10-2007, 08:03 PM
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No lie, Scrodom, GA. A spot on the highway halfway between Odum, and Screven in SE Georgia. Not on the map.
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08-11-2007, 01:52 AM
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a few that I've heard in no particular order:
1. Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
2. King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
3. Pumpkin Center, Louisiana
4. Red Lick, Mississippi
5. Bird in Hand, Pennsylvania
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08-11-2007, 07:45 AM
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Intercourse, PA
Drawf, KY
Santa Claus, IN
Truth or Consequences NM
Knockemstiff, OH
Maggie's Nipples, WY
Just to name a few and the winner,
landfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrudrobwllllantysilio gogogoch, Wales, UK
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08-11-2007, 07:52 AM
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Onacock, VA,
Butztown, PA
Nimrod, OR
Bloody Dick, MT.
Feely, MT.
Coy City, TX.
Cut and Shoot, TX.
Ding Dong, TX
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08-11-2007, 08:08 AM
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We have a couple here that aren't really odd names, it is just odd pronounciations..
Orion is pronounced Oh ree uhn
Milan... My luhn
And then there's What Cheer, Ia.
And I lived in Possum Holler, WV
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08-11-2007, 11:06 AM
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Enjoyed reading all the fun names. Thanks!
Mars, Pennsylvania
Earth, Texas
Moon, Pennsylvania
Jupiter, Florida
Neptune, NJ
Venus, PA
Pluto, WV
Smackover, Arkansas
Hazardville, Connecticut
Skeeterville, TX
Coxsackie, New York
Zap, North Dakota
Blunt, South Dakota
Orderville, Utah
Odd, West Virginia
Paradise, Utah
War, West Virginia
All courtesy of Rand McNally.
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08-11-2007, 07:55 PM
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One of my personal favorites is Waldo, OH. I never have to worry anymore, because I can always find Waldo by driving down 23 to Columbus.
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08-11-2007, 09:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John1960
Hi, One I no very well is Ypsilanti Michigan. Do you know of any weird names of cities? Please post a link to the city.
The Ypsilanti Courier
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I'm sure someones already posted it but I just laughed when I saw the thread.
My favorite .....Fornication (I think), in PA just outside Lancaster
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08-11-2007, 11:05 PM
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Why, Arizona.
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