# These are actual places... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 6, 2002, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233 "2002-09-06T03:07:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![freckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47c2d/32.png) [@freckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckles)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/21 "2002-09-06T15:14:19Z")
There is a town called Muff in Co Donegal, Ireland ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/22 "2002-09-06T15:33:57Z")
If it weren’t such a commute from NYC, I’d move to [Comical Corners, New Jersey](http://www.placesnamed.com/c/o/comical_corners.asp). ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/23 "2002-09-06T15:35:03Z")
St-Clet and Ste-Tite, both in Québec. ---
**Author:** ![Molly\_Coddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@Molly\_Coddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molly_Coddle)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/24 "2002-09-06T20:15:10Z")
Clinton, Tennessee Peculiar, Missouri Boring, Oregon Hotcoffee, Mississippi Fries, Virginia Toast, North Carolina Okay, Oklahoma Pee Wee Valley, Kentucky Dwarf, Kentucky Blueball, Pennsylvania Intercourse, Pennsylvania ---
**Author:** ![Molly\_Coddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@Molly\_Coddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molly_Coddle)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/25 "2002-09-06T20:21:45Z")
Clinton, Tennessee Peculiar, Missouri Boring, Oregon Hotcoffee, Mississippi Fries, Virginia Toast, North Carolina Okay, Oklahoma Pee Wee Valley, Kentucky Dwarf, Kentucky Blueball, Pennsylvania Intercourse, Pennsylvania ---
**Author:** ![Alto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Alto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alto)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/26 "2002-09-06T20:32:59Z")
Not pornographic, but I’ve always been grossed out by Braintree, Mass. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/27 "2002-09-06T21:43:02Z")
There’s **Bone** and **Athol** , Idaho (the latter is notable by its pronunciation). ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/28 "2002-09-06T21:53:37Z")
Dildo Newfoundland and Climax Saskatchewan can be added to the list. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2002, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/29 "2002-09-06T22:05:57Z")
“There’s this town in Michigan called Dyke. Every year, all the women on their way to the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival stop at Dyke, they get their picture taken at the city limits, form pyramids on the town hall lawn… Apparently the citizens of Dyke don’t appreciate this yearly pilgrimage. Well, just change the name to Uptight Straight White Guy; we’ll stay away.” - Sabrina Williams. ---
**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/31 "2002-09-06T23:30:35Z")
Bucksnort, Arkansas Toad Suck, Arkansas ---
**Author:** ![jdc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@jdc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdc)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/32 "2002-09-07T03:17:15Z")
Route 202 in Western Mass is called: “The alimentary canal” Because it goes between Belchertown and Athol ---
**Author:** ![Jeffrey\_Hartnett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/77aa72/32.png) [@Jeffrey\_Hartnett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffrey_Hartnett)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/33 "2002-09-07T04:26:08Z")
Also Clinton, Wa. And Twisp, Wa. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/34 "2002-09-07T04:37:44Z")
I wonder which town [this](http://www.headlinehumor.com/images/signs/s25.gif) person’s buried in. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/35 "2002-09-07T04:40:37Z")
PS: **Jeffrey Hartnett** , if you’re any relation to Josh… How _YOU_ doin’? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/36 "2002-09-07T04:44:52Z")
No Lola… I’m not clicking on anymore of your links. Not after the last one w/ that damned cat. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233/37 "2002-09-07T04:48:35Z")
Awwwww, c’mon, \*_T-keela_! You know you wanna! 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233.md?page=1)