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GregW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 12:53 PM
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So, how would you like to live in "Hole of Horcum" in North Yorkshire
99 other 'unfortunate' placenames in the UK here

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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 12:59 PM
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1. I've been through Intercourse many many times, it's next to Bird-in-Hand
Welcome to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania



BTW, both towns are about 30 miles from Virginville
http://virginvillepa.usl.myareaguide.com/
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Dogmudgeon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 01:13 PM
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2. There's also a place called Blue Ball nearby
Would I lie to you?

Okay, but there really is a place called Blue Ball in that neck of the woods.

--p!


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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 01:15 PM
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3. You hit Blue Ball if you make a wrong turn trying to get to Paradise
I'm quite familiar with the area being that I grew up there and drive through that region everytime I go visit my family!

And there is NEVER enough cowbell!!!!
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Dogmudgeon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 01:44 PM
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4. I lived in Chico, California once. It was next to Paradise.
Paradise was about 30 miles away up in the Sierras, while Chico was in the valley. They would get snow in Paradise. The entire area was beautiful, and the local people were comprised of college students from CSU-Chico, old hippies, and Freepers.

In the 1940s, there was a major scandal when a 15-year-old boy ran off with his neighbor's wife to Paradise. The boy's name was Sonny Wisecarver. They even made a movie about his exploits.

As for the cowbell -- there are always those who dissent. And I, for one, find it difficult to believe it took Chris Walken's SNL skit to bring the Blue Oyster Cult's use of it to peoples' attention. The first time I heard Don't Fear The Reaper, it knocked me over, much like the first time I heard Sounds Like Teen Spirit or Supper's Ready or Sheena Is A Punk Rocker. None of which have cowbell -- or much of it, anyway.

--p!
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mr blur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 03:18 PM
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5. Well, I come from a small town in north England called Cockermouth
Never saw it as funny until people I met later starting commenting. Nearby are places called Wide Open Dykes and Great Cockup.
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 03:47 PM
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6. So THAT'S whwere my ex-wife moved to!
Edited on Mon Aug-29-05 03:47 PM by BiggJawn
"Wide Open Dykes"....SNARF!

Hey, no matter how funny the town or village name, at least THEY don't have The Little Shrubbaroo Buddy there...
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