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An A to Z of unusual names of places.

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Assholmen – an island in Sweden. Bacon – Georgia, USA. Bra – Italy. Candy Kitchen – Georgia USA. Catbrain – South Gloucester, UK. Difficult – Tennessee, USA. Eggs and Bacon Bay – Tasmania.

Flin Flon – Canada. Great Cock Up – a fell in the UK. Hell for Certain – Kentucky USA.

Inexpressive Island – Antarctica. Jerry’s Nose – Newfoundland. Kick’em Jenny – Grenada. Lick Fork – West Virginia. Middelfart – Denmark. Nasty – UK. Once Brewed – U.K. Pity Me – U.K.

Quail – Texas, USA. Rambo Department – Burkina Faso. Silly – Belgium. Stupid Lake – Canada.

Tally Ho – North Carolina, USA. Uncertain – Texas, USA. Vulcan – Canada.

Waterproof – Louisiana, USA. Whynot – North Carolina, USA. Yap – Micronesia and

Zigzag – Oregon USA.

Well, it amused me for a while 😘

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Hb2003

😂😂😂

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Narwhal10

Love it. 😂 good old Splow (an attempt to upgrade Splott). I always use colloquialisms - Port Toilet (port talbot) and Caerfilthy (Caerphilly). 🙊

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Troilus

Pity Me - County Durham

That’s a place, not a request 😁

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Narwhal10 in reply toTroilus

🤣😂

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springcross

😁😁 They're very amusing Narwhal. Thanks for sharing. x

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Narwhal10 in reply tospringcross

My pleasure x

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Jennymary

I know of the aforementioned Catbrain Lane as it's not far from where I live, bring a trekkue Vukcan in Canada but I've never heard of Kick Em Jenny in Grenada, just googled it, it's an active submarine volcano located 5 miles north of Grenada,, and it was unknown before 1939

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Narwhal10 in reply toJennymary

Thanks Jennymary for the information on the volcano 🌋 or should I do this 🖖. 😊

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Narwhal10

Brilliant 😂

And of course Upper Piddle and Lower Piddle!

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Narwhal10 in reply to

Thanks Sue,

😂 our knowledge is growing

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S11m in reply to

...and Wyre Piddle, Worcestershire They make Piddle Ale near there!

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MidoriVisually impaired in reply to

Also Piddletrentide. Where I used to live there were Middle Wallop, nether Wallop and Lower Wallop, but I never found an Upper Wallop! There's a Come to Good in Cornwall, and a hill called Brown Willy, on Bodmin Moor. Haven't managed to get out much since I've been in Wales, Have to look some up on a map!

Cheers, Midori

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MadBunny

There's a company which produces coasters etc of funny place names in the UK. Unfortunately most of them are too rude to post on here. There's a place called Nasty near us. No comments from YOU Bazzak thanks.And a Cold Christmas.

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Canada has a few

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Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump,

Blow Me Down,

Cow Head,

Eyebrow,

Asbestos,

Dead Man's Flats.

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Narwhal10 in reply toBazzak

Brilliant 🤣😂

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melbrown

lol... might have to use this list next time I need grounding exercise.

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Narwhal10 in reply tomelbrown

Nice one Mel

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Sops

My sons went to Cardiff university, and after the first year in hall, , one lived in Splott

. I used to smile every time I addressed a letter there.

The other lived in Cathays in May Street .I remember an excellent shop, I think called Ma’s that supplied excellent bacon butties. He would treat me after my long drive to Wales..

Lovely names, lovely times. One son loved Cardiff so much he never came home and married a beautiful Welsh girl.

Sopsx

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leo60

I had friends who lived in The Wallops in Hampshire! xx

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Narwhal10 in reply toleo60

I wonder how residents identify themselves - a Walloper ??

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leo60 in reply toNarwhal10

Hahahahaha! At least that wouldn’t be as bad as living in “The Piddles”!! 🤣😂🤣 xx

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Narwhal10 in reply toleo60

🤣😂xx

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Reddg

😂😂😂

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S11m

I cannot find it on Google Maps, but there is a village in Sweeden called "Bimbo".

I cycled from Evesham to Tromso, via Boulogne, ( a 2,500-mile trip) and Bimbo is I think, on InlandsVagen). Our bubbly, blonde van driver escort lady posed on the sign.

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leo60 in reply toS11m

Wow! That's some bike ride! Bimbo is a great photo opportunity!! ;) xx

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Narwhal10 in reply toS11m

That’s awesome 😎.

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Sops

Yes I did before having to shield ! I know South Wales quite well and have friends in Porthcawl.

i have only seen him once since last Christmas in my garden, but he rings me at least 3 times a week. We have decided to put off the getting together part of Christmas until tne New year ( hopefully

My son elected to learn Welsh in uni and will never move back.

Hope to be visiting soon,

Sopsx

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Sara_2611

CRAPSTONE DEVON

I dont see Kentucky as being a funny name for a town - I have a friend who is from Kentucky & Im pretty sure she doesnt find it funny

Spanker lane derbyshire

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Narwhal10 in reply toSara_2611

Great place to live in Derbyshire. Oops 🙊 Sorry, my punctuation and lay out got all messed up,

Hell for Certain, Kentucky 😊

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jorrell

Tight Squeeze VA, US

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Big_Dee

Hello Narwhal10

We have lots of those odd names of towns. Toad Lick AR - USA, Peculiar MO - USA and Tightwad MO - USA. My favorite is Humansville, MO - USA. Just to name a few within a short distance.

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Narwhal10 in reply toBig_Dee

Thanks Big Dee,

They are great ones. I must have been born in Peculiar 😊

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MidoriVisually impaired in reply toBig_Dee

I've heard of one somewhere in Amish Country called Intercourse.

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Narwhal10 in reply toMidori

Oh I say ( in my best Carry On voice) Midori 😂

Hi just thaught I'd add there's a small place in Scotland called cockenzie 🤣🤣

There's also a lane where I live called hash lane pmsl 🤣🤣🤣

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🤣😂🤣😂

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cljones

There is Possum Grape- Arkansas, USA. Also Paragould, Arkansas, USA that is the only place in the world with that name. That is where I live.

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Narwhal10 in reply tocljones

Love it 😊

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