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malthaussen

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59. Coupon? I vote Virginville.

Reply to BluesRunTheGame (Original post)

Wed May 11, 2022, 12:28 PM

May 2022

PA is full of weird-ass names, some of which are perennial favorites in lists such as this. Blue Ball and Intercourse being the ones most frequently cited.

PA also has Jerkwater, although nobody lives there anymore.

-- Mal

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Oddest town names in each state. [View all] BluesRunTheGame May 2022 OP

Here's a few from California. Mr.Bill May 2022 #1

I've been to Weed! BluesRunTheGame May 2022 #4

Me too ironflange May 2022 #63

Needles is a little odd, too. rsdsharp May 2022 #27

Yeah, so is Happy Camp. ShazzieB May 2022 #36

Me too. Riding a motorcycle thru Needles in 119 heat was no fun..But it's a dry heat,yea right. mitch96 May 2022 #40

Two Egg, Florida is about 30 miles from me. Chainfire May 2022 #2

That's probably odder than Spud. BluesRunTheGame May 2022 #5

They grow a lot of potatoes in Spud. Go figure Lochloosa May 2022 #18

Never realized they grew potatoes in Florida. BluesRunTheGame May 2022 #19

And if I remember correctly COL Mustard May 2022 #12

It's pretty close Lochloosa May 2022 #15

It certainly isn't within waking distance. They are about 95 miles apart. Chainfire May 2022 #21

Just make sure the statute of limitations has expired..... COL Mustard May 2022 #26

We talked about stealing the phone booth in Carrabelle, but were a little too high. Lochloosa May 2022 #39

Was that back in the day when that phone booth was the police station? Chainfire May 2022 #57

Yes. It's still there Lochloosa May 2022 #58

It's closer to Alabama csziggy May 2022 #47

It was a pretty little town. Haven't through it it 20 years. Lochloosa May 2022 #17

I've been to Moosup and Woonsocket EYESORE 9001 May 2022 #3

I've never been to Moosup but I've been to Moosomin. BluesRunTheGame May 2022 #7

I don't know why "Volcano" is considered odd in Hawaii. Coventina May 2022 #6

+1 n/t area51 May 2022 #55

I'm now busily planning my next vacation to "Satan's Kingdom" Coventina May 2022 #8

I've been accused of that COL Mustard May 2022 #13

You might also want to check out Hell, Michigan. ShazzieB May 2022 #37

I'd think Skullbone is odder than Smartt for Tennessee Docreed2003 May 2022 #9

Skullbone is odder but Bugscuffle might be odder still. BluesRunTheGame May 2022 #10

That's a great one... Docreed2003 May 2022 #14

Yeah, I've been past Bucksnort. BluesRunTheGame May 2022 #16

There used to be a diner there that we would stop at Docreed2003 May 2022 #20

Pretty sure I've stopped at that truck stop a time or two. BluesRunTheGame May 2022 #22

There's a Bucksnort Saloon in the Colorado mountains. nt Nittersing May 2022 #53

There's a Bugtussle in N. AL. eppur_se_muova May 2022 #25

I always thought Bugtussle was a fictional town on the Beverly Hillbillies. BluesRunTheGame May 2022 #30

It's real. Famous for a steak house there. nt eppur_se_muova May 2022 #34

That one was supposed to be in Tennessee. ShazzieB May 2022 #38

And while we're speaking of Skullbone we need to mention Gnaw Bone, Indiana which is certainly... BluesRunTheGame May 2022 #28

Wow...that's an awesome name!! Docreed2003 May 2022 #42

There's an RV Park there and several flea markets. Maybe a coffee shop and a gas station. BluesRunTheGame May 2022 #52

Free Soil, Michigan is interesting. Name come from the "Free Soil Party" that opposed the spread.... EarnestPutz May 2022 #11

Grosse Tete, LA localroger May 2022 #23

Surprisingly, nowhere near the Grand Tetons. nt eppur_se_muova May 2022 #29

I just got my next three aliases off that list. NightWatcher May 2022 #24

My favorites are..... COL Mustard May 2022 #31

You beat me to it on Paradise, PA. But wnylib May 2022 #49

I forgot about Paradise! COL Mustard May 2022 #50

Everybody always forgets Virginville... malthaussen May 2022 #60

I would choose differently for MN MN2theMax May 2022 #32

I'm thinking people not from Mn would think Little Canada LNM May 2022 #54

Scratch Ankle is way down in the southern part of the state. I'll probably never visit. eppur_se_muova May 2022 #33

Cut and Shoot, TX cloudbase May 2022 #35

Lizard Lick, NC ShazzieB May 2022 #41

I live near Mosquitoville, VT markie May 2022 #43

For a while, my sister lived in Buttzville, New Jersey Ohio Joe May 2022 #44

Big Bottom, WA? Nonsense! Ron Obvious May 2022 #45

I've been to Toad Suck in Missouri. lastlib May 2022 #46

To add a couple I know of personally: Laffy Kat May 2022 #48

French Lick, Indiana Emile May 2022 #51

Ding Dong, Texas Emile May 2022 #56

Coupon? I vote Virginville. malthaussen May 2022 #59

How about Florid, Illinois? n/t malthaussen May 2022 #61

Ted's Place, Colorado is a favorite of mine. Harker May 2022 #62

We have a creek called "Woman Hollering Creek" LeftInTX May 2022 #64

There's a town in Pennsylvania called Intercourse. n/t Mad_Dem_X May 2022 #65