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- Maxmaxxwell, on 10/20/2008, -0/+24What? No Zzyzx, Ca?
- AmyVernon, on 10/20/2008, -0/+23What about Intercourse, Pa.?
- EtherGnat, on 10/20/2008, -0/+16No "Truth or Consequences", NM?
"Originally called "Hot Springs", it took the name of a popular radio program in 1950, when Truth or Consequences host Ralph Edwards announced that he would do the program from the first town that renamed itself after the show. Ralph Edwards came to the town during the first weekend of May for the next fifty years." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences ... - GregFD3S, on 10/20/2008, -1/+10*****, Austria
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Climax, MN
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Dildo, Canada
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Beaver Lick, KN
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Intercourse, PN
http://www.absoluterandom.com/wp-content/uploads/2 ... - Smokeydabear, on 10/21/2008, -0/+8As a resident of Michigan I cannot tell you how many times I've heard people joke about the town of Hell. No one ever talks about Sodomy Acres, Michigan, but trust me, it's there....
- borez, on 10/21/2008, -0/+6It is if you get arrested there for growing weed.
- Henley24, on 10/20/2008, -0/+5Digg, in the UK...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=D ... - krazykipa, on 10/20/2008, -0/+4dugg up because you weren't lying...
- Juan_Bond, on 10/21/2008, -0/+4I love the Bathroom Reader.
- feshmania, on 10/20/2008, -1/+5Effington, IL is not a weird name, but Ben Folds just released a song that makes it more interesting...also when I drove through it on a cross-country trip last year, my friend and I noticed the town smelled like *****.
- xobecide, on 10/21/2008, -0/+4Gay, Michigan. Went there to shoot model rockets. Stopped at the Gay gas station and had a drink at the Gay bar. Out of fun, I offered a free drink to a few of the guys in there. I wouldn't recommend it, they're pretty uncomfortable in their sexuality.
- ejdmoo, on 10/21/2008, -0/+4You know what town doesn't have a weird name?
Normal, IL
(Ben Folds ftw) - AikoMiko, on 10/21/2008, -0/+4How about ***** egypt?
- FireandFlame, on 10/21/2008, -0/+3Buried for not having Truth or Consquences New Mexico which was named after the gameshow.
- icantdenythis, on 10/21/2008, -0/+3intercourse and blue ball Pa.
- LovelyNotes, on 10/21/2008, -0/+3Boring, MD pretty much sums it up. They have a sense of humor about it though, EVERY event has the word "Boring" in front of it.
Because who doesn't want to miss the Boring Carnival or Boring Friday Night Bingo? - rootsm3, on 10/21/2008, -0/+3Noodle...I feel like such a 5th grader but I find that hilarious.
- Tkuebrich, on 10/21/2008, -0/+3I live in Oregon and I have never heard of Idiotville, unless they are trying to make a joke about Eugene.
- PGPirate, on 10/21/2008, -0/+3FYI, Zebulon was named after Zebulon Baird Vance who was a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, twice Governor of North Carolina, and U.S. Senator.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebulon_Baird_Vance - litfsh, on 10/20/2008, -0/+3I grew up a couple miles east of Lizard Lick, and bought my second car there from Lizard Lick Automotive (on the left in the picture). It's some nice country around there once you get off the highway, but nothing special. Nothing more than a cross-roads, really. That sign gets stolen *all the time*. It's easy to get to, only about 25 miles east of Raleigh, NC. If you're curious, or you're curious about how to steal that sign:
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Speaking of weird names, I grew up in Zebulon, only a couple miles away behind the camera. - divinediva, on 10/20/2008, -2/+5Lizard lick is my favorite one… funny, but still cute!
- VenDrake, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2I lived in Zap, ND for a year or so when I was a kid. Still not the strangest I've been to.
Strangest I've personally visited goes to Enid, OK -- named when some read a "DINE" sign upside down.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid,_Oklahoma - DeFex, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2How 22 places in north america got to be called "Oxford"
the imaginative people went to those other 10 places. - Niallgriff, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2There's a town in upstate NY called Swastika.
- GregFD3S, on 10/20/2008, -3/+5Weed, CA
Ironically allot of pot is grown there. - ThatsNotPudding, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2Of course, all the Rain Dogs out there know about Mayors' Income, TN.
- sillygato, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2Come on, no Butte, MT?
- Hangly, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2Zzyzx is an exit, not a town. No one lives there, go see for yourself.
- serif69, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2If you don't know why it's called Butte, then I am truly amazed you were able to read and understand the headline enough to pick out the little symbols on the thingy with the lots of buttons to form a coherent comment.
- OfNumbers, on 10/20/2008, -0/+2Dugg for #2. Figures.
- p_o_b, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2Don't forget Bug Scuffle, TN
- LoveWidescreen, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2And Virginville? Bird-In-Hand? Blue Ball?
Yes, people, all of these Pennsylvania towns join Intercourse in the heart of Amish territory. Maybe they're not as quaint as they'd like us to think. - redfred18t, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2I live in Chicopee MA, not the weirdest name but its great to hear everyone butcher its name on the phone
and it has pee in its name - Scops86, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2Zebulon's not that weird of a name, but I probably think that because I grew up in Wendell (right next to Zebulon). It looks fine on paper, but you have to remember, this is the South, so it's actually "Win-dale" or "Win-Day-Yul" if the speaker's accent is sufficiently thick.
And yes, they will look confused or annoyed if you pronounce it like the regular name. - chmstar, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2Bird-in-Hand, Pa
- strictnein, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2Newport News, VA?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_News - sirdarksoul, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2Soddy Daisy TN http://maps.google.com/maps?q=soddy+daisy+tn&ie=UT ...
- rebo2, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2I grew up in Raleigh and have lived here for 25 years. Amazingly I have never heard of Lizard Lick.
- MLGLies, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2They Explained Zap, but then casually mention Toad Suck, Arkansas without explaining it?
Lame - FrugalFreak, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2I live in Slapout, Alabama, got our 15 min of fame y'all.
- crownedgriffin, on 10/20/2008, -0/+2I'd like to know how Sweet Home, OR got it's name, because it is anything but.
- darklights, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2Used to live near Greensplat - Cornwall, UK
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=g ... - OneRingShort, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2It's not too far away from Blue Ball either.
- Eslamicolt3, on 10/21/2008, -2/+4"Hollywood was named fora girl named Holly who was hit with a piece of wood and raped..."
-Patton Oswalt - tinkafoo, on 10/21/2008, -0/+1All that and no mention of Ballstown, Indiana. I'm saddened. :(
Also, Balls Cross in the UK is not too far away from Lickfold. - sock2828, on 10/21/2008, -0/+1Boring, Oregon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boring,_Oregon - DankNugzPlz, on 10/21/2008, -0/+1I was thinking the same thing. How can you have a list of odd town names and not include Intercourse?
- penguin75, on 10/21/2008, -0/+1It is Michigan after all.
- paulvq, on 10/21/2008, -0/+1They forgot Booger Hollow, AR. The locals I talked to whenever I drove through call it "Booger Holler"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booger_Hollow - SGIsus, on 10/21/2008, -0/+1http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fytp3c5jEA
there's a tee pee in mianus! -
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