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Old 02-22-2008, 10:05 AM
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ok..this one always cracks me up - "Butzville". Of course we all pronounce it the correct way but people from Butzville say "Beauts Ville"They should do one in the PA Threads..they have some doozies! Intercourse, Blue Balls, Anus - once knew a guy who worked for an oil co. out of Anus and yes it was called "Anus Oil"... what were they thinking????
Not to be too detail oriented, but...
It's Blue Ball PA.
Try as I might, I can find no other reference anywhere to a town in PA (or any of the other United States, for that matter) with the unfortunate name of Anus. Perhaps your oil company chum was pulling your leg?
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Old 02-22-2008, 10:53 AM
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ok..this one always cracks me up - "Butzville". Of course we all pronounce it the correct way but people from Butzville say "Beauts Ville"They should do one in the PA Threads..they have some doozies! Intercourse, Blue Balls, Anus - once knew a guy who worked for an oil co. out of Anus and yes it was called "Anus Oil"... what were they thinking????
LOL - why would they name it that!?


at least it served to the amusement of someone!
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Old 02-22-2008, 12:47 PM
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I should have said my town as an example...no one every gets it right...or the conversation goes to "can you spell that for me". It Frelinghuysen - which is pronounced "Free Ling High Zen"
This one is hard to pronounce. The only reason I know how to pronounce it is because I'm a Rutgers guy and there's a building on the NB campus called Frelinghuysen.
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Old 02-22-2008, 12:57 PM
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Not to be too detail oriented, but...
It's Blue Ball PA.
Try as I might, I can find no other reference anywhere to a town in PA (or any of the other United States, for that matter) with the unfortunate name of Anus. Perhaps your oil company chum was pulling your leg?
Sorry..I spelled it wrong..it's Annis, PA
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Old 02-22-2008, 05:37 PM
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PEQUANNOCK- Peh-kwan-ick
wrong Peq Kwan knock I grew up there thats the real way....no nick at the end supposed to be KNOCK at the end
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Old 02-23-2008, 12:52 PM
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paramus: puh-RAH-miss. not para-MOOSE.
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Old 02-23-2008, 12:53 PM
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how about succasunna? Anyone do that one yet? I say "Suck A Sauna". Did you know that the town use to actually be called succasunny!!!
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Old 02-23-2008, 05:39 PM
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Bayonne...
Bay-own

I heard someone say Bay-on once lol.
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Old 02-23-2008, 06:01 PM
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Bayonne...
Bay-own

I heard someone say Bay-on once lol.
that's the pronounciation of its' sister city in France.
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Old 02-24-2008, 11:11 PM
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Did anyone mention Lodi?

I've never had to personally use it in a conversation, but I've always heard it pronounced "Low-die"
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