# Mass Shooting in UK - 12 killed

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-uk-12-killed/541668>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 2, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-uk-12-killed/541668 "2010-06-02T16:59:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-uk-12-killed/541668/41 "2010-06-08T17:03:43Z")

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> [@Scumpup](#):
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> _snerk_

There are lots of good place names in Britain.

Here aer some off the top of my head in County Durham, which is the other side of the coast to Cumbria:

Pity Me  
Hope  
North Bitchburn  
Eye  
Fanny Barks  
Anyway, best name ever is probably Gropecunt Street in London. No longer exists but it certainly used to. If I recall correctly it was where the Bishop of Southwark used to keep his prostitutes.

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**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-uk-12-killed/541668/42 "2010-06-08T18:03:21Z")

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> [@Ximenean](#):
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> I trust that that is not directed at me. Although certain other comments were indeed [del]drunken ramblings[/del] ungracious.

It was a general remark, as was my original one. More of a polite murmur as to the current situation. My second remark was expressing irritation at the reception of my first remark.  
I kinda like this mode of communication. It’s meta, but it works. 😉

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**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-uk-12-killed/541668/43 "2010-06-08T19:37:37Z")

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> [@Happy\_Poster](#):
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> There are lots of good place names in Britain.

[Twatt](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twatt,_Orkney)

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