With one exception, I have verified that these are all real places, by seeing them on a map, in a geographical dictionary, or on http://www.placesnamed.com The exception the one place I have first-hand knowledge of. You see, I’ve actually been in Lower Fanny’s Hole. There’s a state historical marker there.[ul]
Assawoman town in Virginia
Bangall town in New York
Bangkok capital of in Thailand
Bang Pa In town in Thailand
Belchertown town in Massachusetts
Bigadic town in Turkey
Big Beaver town in Michigan
Big Bone Lick state park in Kentucky
Big Hole river in Montana
Blue Ball town in Pennsylvania
Blue Knob mountain in Pennsylvania
Brown Willy mountain in England
Climax town in Colorado
Dicks Head former name of Ras Chiambone, Somalia
Grand Teton (French for “big tit”), mountain in Wyoming
Great End mountain in England
Gross Sound waterway in Alaska
Intercourse town in Pennsylvania
Krapperup town in Sweden
Lower Fanny’s Hole dot on the map in Idaho
Maidenhead borough in England
Pratt’s Bottom neighborhood in or near London
Sexsmith town in Alberta
Tit town in Algeria
Titz town in Germany[/ul]
Let’s not forget French Lick, Indiana (home of Larry Bird)!
And also ** Dildo ** Newfoundland and ** Climax** Saskatchewan, where the hotel used to make money selling Climax Hotel t-shirts (which would have been a hit at any Dopefest).
Keith
Did I Say Something Wrong? by David Grambs (Plume Books)
All sorts of obscene sounding names of places, plants, animals, architectural terms, science vocabulary, and other fun words to drop into conversations.
Myself, I’ve been to Okahumpka, FL.
The Arrogant Worms have a song called “A Night on Dildo” about Dildo Run Provincial Park and other odd names in Newfoundland. (on the “Russell’s Shorts” album)
There’s also Humptulips, Washington and Wankers’ Corner, Oregon.
Tallapoosa, GA. Not obscene, but it sure sounds like it should be.
When we have y’all over for our big housewarming, barbecue and baby shower, I’ll drive anybody who wants to go five minutes down the back-country roads to beautiful Lizard Lick, NC.
let us not forget :
Climax Michigan and Hell Michigan (I’ve visited both, the first to be able to say “I was in Climax for 45 minutes” and the second to attend the Buzzard Festival)
Working in the telecommunication tower industry, I get to see a lot of interesting location names for where our towers are located. But my all time favorite would have to be
Lick Knob, WV (Can even give you coordinates, if you’d like! )
It just doesn’t get too much plainer than that, does it?
I’ve been to Intercourse and Blue Ball in Pennsylvania. Not for the cheap tourist tat you can buy there; I just happened to be driving through as I used to live near there. Not much to see apart from the Amish, who for obvious reasons don’t like to be stared at.
My favorite here in Panama is the Rio Culo Seco, the Dry-Ass River. It’s next to the Rio Baila Mono, the Monkey-Dance River.
I suspect some French engineer on the Canal 120 years ago said something about it being a cul-de-sac, and the Panamanian overhearing it said, “Ha! Culo-Seco!”
Lady Dopers might like to spend a little time onacock, in Virginia
There’s a Grinder Hole in Wyoming (still one of my favorite euphamisms), and Beaver Twist in Ohio kinda’ sounded questionable to me.
Fucking, Austria. Pronounced “fyooking.” There’s something about it on Snopes.
This is not a joke. In PA, the best way to get from Blue Ball to Paradise is through Intercourse. These are just east of Lancaster.
Fukue town in Japan
Pising town in Indonesia
Wet Beaver creek in Arizona
Big Bone Lick State Park - Kentucky
A few others:
Phuket, Thailand
Bangalore, India
Qom, Iran
Sukkur, Pakistan
Fokou, China
Shitan, China
And I am surprised that no one has mentioned Lakes Titicaca and Poopo in South America yet.
Gay Head, Massachusetts.
My father grew up in Bald Knob, Arkansas. He claims that nearby is a town called Toad Suck.
I live very close to Okahumpka, Florida. In Mount Dora. I’ve not met Dora yet.