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by Zookeeper on September 24th, 2008

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What's the oddest name for a town you know of? My favorite is Likely, CA.

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  • by Anonymous on September 24th, 2008

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    Many place names that appear odd to English-speakers are from other languages. Often they are innocuous in their own tongue. Well known examples of this are the French town of Condom, the Austrian village of Fucking and the town Hell in Norway.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_names_considered_unusual

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    • Similarly the Grand Tetons seem to shock visitors from France.

      Zookeeper

      by Zookeeper on September 24th, 2008

    • The town of Fucking is also home to the record of most town signs stolen per month.

      Shavale is very happy

      by Shavale is very happy on September 24th, 2008

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