For all I know, this might be old news to some of you, but I only first saw it today and I am utterly in love with it.
I would almost consider moving back to London if it had all these terrific names.
Tube map done in anagrams:
That settles it. I’m packing up now and moving to my new home,* Swearword & Ethanol*.
Anyone up for a game of Concerning Torments?
Oh why not? Shall we meet at the top of Blindworm Peak?
Or meet first for drinks of Viper Ale or Henna Lager?
I am a wee bit worried about that Burst Raccoon, though. AND Labrador Chokes. :eek: I had better check whether any names involve a vet or even a doctor.
There’s some Begot Tonic, would that help?
Sounds like a good plan. And I wonder whether the Yeti Witch could do anything to help. Or would they feel better if we fed them some Wet Mash? Aha! Aloe Wort might be a useful herbal sort of remedy. (Or might be toxic: there’s that risk).
Ooh, come to think of it, I used to live near Begot Tonic.
Thanks for that link Celyn. It’s great. I’ve just forwarded it to a whole lot of people.
Glad you like it. I am just SO childishly amused by it. And I wanted a relaxing little laugh today. I shall feel less juvenile knowing that some others giggle at it too. 
Oh, look, there’s one called “Castrate Angel”. :eek: That doesn’t seem very friendly.
And “Flesh Studio”? Well, I could see that having a certain appeal.
I sent it round the office, and to members of my choir (we went on tour to London in July 2010). I’m being flooded with replies about how much they’re all enjoying untangling the anagrams. The map will wipe out the next half hour’s productivity this morning for all of them, I expect.
If you place your cursor over the name, you will also see the real version. However, it might be more fun not to tell your friends that just yet. 
The great thing is, so many of them actually *sound *like British towns: Stark Inchworm, Ragweed, Rodent Channel, Hide Falconry . . .
Absolutely! ![]()
Like:
Spanner Gorse
Wreath Rows
Slender Gorge
Gravel Brooked
Watery Towage
Serene Dwelling
Lower Piddle-on-the-Marsh
Sheepy Parva
Sheepy Magna
Oops, I seem to have thrown a few real ones in there by “accident”. ![]()
Place names are wonderful!
In fact, some of these London places on the tube map ought to change their names at once to the new version. Really, they should. Would anyone rather live in North Harrow or in “Thor War Horn”? “Oral Okay” or “Royal Oak”? And “Togetherness Thinking” is MUCH more appealing than High Street Kensington. And if the idea of “Hide Falcon” seems a bit annoying to falconers, there’s always “Dragonfly & Falcon Hire”.
Admittedly “New Queasy” doesn’t sound very good. And “Raw Achy” sounds like pain of getting over a bit of influenza.
But “Humanise Soon” sounds not bad and might be a good slogan for something.
Ooh happy joy of silly amusement! ![]()
I was born at Prerecord Hanky.
We stayed in a hotel just outside Oracle Rust. If I’m not mistaken, you have to take the Leu Jibe to Joss Hod Town if you want to see Abbey Road.
That is hilarious.
Rowboat Toadying and Snowmobile Thud just about finished me off.