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Maro
07-04-2004, 10:56 PM
Let's have a little fun - I came across this place-name reading an article in a newspaper and thought it was funny:

"Cluj" :D :D

It's in Romania:

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ro.html#Geo

Also my personal Favourite Country is :

"Chad" :D :D

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cd.html

Post your funniest place-names


:thumb

egarrard
07-05-2004, 02:35 AM
I'll stay within about 30 miles of here:

Bugscuffle (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.49944&lon=-86.31528)
Hoodoo (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.63833&lon=-86.17611)
Bell Buckle (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.59167&lon=-86.35417)
Short Mountain (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.85389&lon=-85.94278)
Ovoca (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.40944&lon=-86.20444)
A little futher east is Soddy-Daisy (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.2359&lon=-85.1907&datum=nad83).

Jei-sama
07-05-2004, 02:38 AM
I'll stay within about 30 miles of here:

Bugscuffle (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.49944&lon=-86.31528)
Hoodoo (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.63833&lon=-86.17611)
Bell Buckle (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.59167&lon=-86.35417)
Short Mountain (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.85389&lon=-85.94278)
Ovoca (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.40944&lon=-86.20444)
A little futher east is Soddy-Daisy (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.2359&lon=-85.1907&datum=nad83).
((O_O))
....I have...Surrey... O_o

Maro
07-05-2004, 02:43 AM
Those are good! especially "Soddy Daisy" - sounds like a Drunk Hippie! :lmao

These are old English names (note the name of the River):

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=380000.400405356&Y=95000.4273942569&width=500&height=300&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&scale=100000&left.x=5&left.y=96

Also :

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=375000.400405356&Y=95000.4273942569&width=500&height=300&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&scale=100000&up.x=188&up.y=2

And:

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&GridE=-2.2924&GridN=50.7490&lon=-2.2924&lat=50.7490&db=freegaz&lang=&addr1=&client=public&addr2=&advanced=&addr3=&pc=&quicksearch=tolpuddle&scale=100000&cidr_client=none&place=Tolpuddle,Dorset

Jei-sama
07-05-2004, 02:46 AM
I think there's a place in Fance called Nancy.
Doesnt sounds so funny on its own but when you put them together...
Nancy, France...and if you add Fancy Pants after it...
:lmao :lmao :lmao
(its really an injoke, but it is a weird name for a place)

Maro
07-05-2004, 02:48 AM
((O_O))
....I have...Surrey... O_o

I used to live in Surrey:

New Haw

Ottershaw

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&GridE=-0.4888&GridN=51.3580&lon=-0.4888&lat=51.3580&db=freegaz&lang=&addr1=&client=public&addr2=&advanced=&addr3=&pc=&quicksearch=New+Haw&scale=100000&cidr_client=none&place=New+Haw,Surrey


Then I moved to

Beer (that's where the obsession comes from ! :D :D ):

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&GridE=-3.0956&GridN=50.6999&lon=-3.0956&lat=50.6999&db=freegaz&lang=&addr1=&client=public&addr2=&advanced=&addr3=&pc=&quicksearch=Beer&scale=100000&cidr_client=none&place=Beer,Devon

:beer :beer