# Obscene place names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 10, 2001, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481 "2001-04-10T15:34:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/21 "2001-04-10T23:05:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBill \* > **In PA, the best way to get from Blue Ball to Paradise is through Intercourse** Well, it always has been for most of the men _I’ve_ known, whether they were in PA or not! 😉 [sub]Yeah, I know you meant the towns, but I had to say it. I just couldn’t resist![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/22 "2001-04-10T23:56:31Z")
Never, ever forget the towns of **Cumming** and **Climax** , Georgia. [sub]what a waste of a 600th post[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Philosophocles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Philosophocles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philosophocles)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/23 "2001-04-11T00:10:03Z")
Bangkok’s name used to be (in Thai, of course): “Great city of angels, the repository of divine gems, the great land unconquerable, the grand and prominent realm, the royal and delightful capital city full of nine noble gems, the highest royal dwelling and grand palace, the divine shelter and living place of the reincarnated spirits.” Most westerners who visited Thailand found that a bit too much to handle, and eventually it was shortened to “Bangkok”. ---
**Author:** ![Kaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaz)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/24 "2001-04-11T00:40:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bibliophage \* > **Big Beaver town in Michigan** Actually, at least around here in Detroit, it’s a major road. And ironically enough, going down I-75, it’s Exit 69… ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/25 "2001-04-11T02:05:48Z")
My favorite: **Dry Prong** , Louisiana; home of the [International Church of Circumscientology](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=47197). ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/26 "2001-04-11T02:19:19Z")
**Saint-Tite** , Quebec. That’d be the award for Best Place Name That Sounds Dirty But Really Isn’t. (It means Saint Titus.) Then there’s Boul. Pie-IX in Montreal (pronounced penif, but it means Pope Pius the Ninth…) ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/27 "2001-04-11T02:37:08Z")
You guys forgot a really good one: Iron Knob, Australia Also, somewhere there’s a town called Mianus. Pronounced like it looks. Those of us who have seen that episode of Jackass will remember Knoxville’s look of shock “There’s a lot of tourism? People want to come see Mianus?” Hehe. MarxBoy ---
**Author:** ![Runadoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Runadoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runadoc)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/28 "2001-04-11T02:58:37Z")
Also in Canada: Conception Bay, Newfoundland ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/29 "2001-04-11T03:27:47Z")
I think I’ve mentioned this before, but I live near the intersection of **Seaman and Cummings**. I’m told the signs are often stolen. ---
**Author:** ![City\_Gent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@City\_Gent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/City_Gent)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/30 "2001-04-11T03:44:49Z")
Ding Dong, Texas Coldass Creek, North Carolina Dead Bastard Peak, Wyoming Maggie’s Nipples, Wyoming ---
**Author:** ![Frumious\_Bandersnatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Frumious\_Bandersnatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumious_Bandersnatch)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/31 "2001-04-11T05:00:06Z")
An area of eastern Oregon was known until the mid '70s as Whorehouse Meadows. Now, I believe it is known as “Naughty Girl Meadows”. Evidently, the girls set up camp here to provide services to local gold miners. FB ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/32 "2001-04-11T15:39:02Z")
Don’t forget “Felch, MI.” And you know what “Grand Tetons” means in French. There’s a town Aynor, SC. Not dirty, but sounds as though it should be. ---
**Author:** ![isopropyl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@isopropyl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isopropyl)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/33 "2001-04-11T16:35:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by wring \* > \*\*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) \*\* I went to **Hell, Michigan** once for their “Mystery Spot” where optical illusions are built into funny shacks to make things seem to tilt and change size by comparison. It’s a great effect, and fools people who don’t leave the path to see the perspective change. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/34 "2001-04-11T16:36:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBill \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by jr8 \* > > **I’ve been to Intercourse and Blue Ball in Pennsylvania.** > > 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. \*\* Aaaargh! You beat me to it, **UncleBill**. But betcha didn’t know that there’s a **French Lick State Park** in southeastern Pennsylvania. It was a favorite camping spot for my scout troop when I was a kid. Keep your jokes to yourself. . . Yer pal, Zappo ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/35 "2001-04-11T17:00:03Z")
Cox’ Corner, NJ Skaggsville, MD (I always felt sorry for the girls attending Skaggsville High…) ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/36 "2001-04-11T17:14:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ChiefScott \* > \*\*…(I always felt sorry for the girls attending Skaggsville High…) \*\* As opposed to those who go to school in **Vestal** , NY. And no, the athletic team is not “The Virgins”. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/37 "2001-04-11T17:21:39Z")
There’s **Effingham, Illinois**. As in, “Ham? We don’t need no effing ham.” Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![tfnb34a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@tfnb34a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tfnb34a)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/38 "2001-04-11T17:57:56Z")
my parents happen to reside in **LONGWOOD** , FL. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/39 "2001-04-11T18:13:57Z")
Let us not forget the Grand Titon Mountains, literally, “Giant tits.” ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481/40 "2001-04-11T18:24:40Z")
Hmmm… there’s always Morehead, KY. Home of the Morehead State University Fighting Eagles, at whose games all the cheerleaders like to yell, “Morehead! Morehead!”. Um… okay. 😃 Not to mention Baton Rouge, LA. There are so many obscene things that go along with a place called, “Red Stick”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-place-names/61481.md?page=3)