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In reply to the discussion: Funny town/place names near you? [View all]Mr. Big
(45 posts)2. Well, here...
We got...
No Name
Last Chance
Nowhere
Climax
Lay
Hygiene
Crook
Paradox
Fearnowville
Wideawake
Wondervu
Nucla
Troublesome
Fink
Plastic
Old Roach
I'm sure there's a few more.. but without breaking out my old Beavis & Butthead Travels around the Country book (it's upstairs, in the bathroom), that's all I can think of.
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Heard of guy from Normal, Illinois who married someone from Plain, Wisconsin - nt
Kashkakat v.2.0
Oct 2018
#50
Here on long island we have many native American names for towns-it's the pronunciation that's funny
Danmel
Oct 2018
#63
There's a Bug Tussle in AL, as well as two other states. The Clampetts were from Bugtussle. nt
eppur_se_muova
Oct 2018
#92
most the names that cant be pronounce here in Wash State are Native American names..
samnsara
Oct 2018
#102