Weird City Names

Hexadecimal · 05-18-2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Walker

Cool... yeah, I had heard the Earl of Sandwich thing about sandwiches, but there had to be a place for him to be Earl of.

... the Earl of Sandwich has a place to be Earl of... Sandwich... he's the Earl of Sandwich...

Walker · 05-18-2007, 06:55 PM

Yes... you said "they were named the Sandwich Islands after the Earl of Sandwich... I don't know why I know that..."

When I asked about the place Sandwich. I was saying that I knew about the Earl, but wanted to know about the place.

I take it you were saying the islands were named after the Earl? I thought you were saying something about sandwiches being called sandwiches.

Hexadecimal · 05-18-2007, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Walker

Yes... you said "they were named the Sandwich Islands after the Earl of Sandwich... I don't know why I know that..."

When I asked about the place Sandwich. I was saying that I knew about the Earl, but wanted to know about the place.

I take it you were saying the islands were named after the Earl? I thought you were saying something about sandwiches being called sandwiches.

no... I said that the Sandwich Islands were named after the Earl of Sandwich because I was talking about the Sandwich Islands... not random sandwiches... I don't refer to sandwiches in general as islands...

and I only mentioned it to begin with because you said you always wondered where the islands got their name from...

Dark Drakan · 05-18-2007, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Walker

When I asked about the place Sandwich. I was saying that I knew about the Earl, but wanted to know about the place.

Yeah he was, again an English Earl.

Walker · 05-18-2007, 10:46 PM

Huh??? I'm so confused...

Yeah, I read that but I didn't process it. I even copied and pasted it and didn't notice... blame it on mind-numbing eduamucation and exhaustion.

But, really, he was an English Earl??? I thought he was a Chinese Earl! No, a Zulu Earl! A Dutch Earl! A US Earl! Well, actually, I shouldn't be sarcastic since he could have been: Welsh, Scot, Irish, Spanish, French, and a whole slew of other things (or more than one) but I like sarcasm.

Out of curiosity, though, you KNOW that they were called the Sandwich Islands after the Earl, and not the place? And not because they made a really killer ham-and-cheese there? Or are you just operating on assumption?

Hexadecimal · 05-19-2007, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Walker

Out of curiosity, though, you KNOW that they were called the Sandwich Islands after the Earl, and not the place? And not because they made a really killer ham-and-cheese there? Or are you just operating on assumption?

what?

I don't "operate on assumption"... whatever that's supposed to mean

it's a known fact...

Walker · 05-19-2007, 02:21 PM

I just didn't know and I was asking where you knew from. After, all, lots of things are "known facts". Like the "known fact" that going swimming less than thirty minutes after you eat gives you cramps, or the "known fact" that you can get a cold by being cold.

Hexadecimal · 05-19-2007, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Walker

I just didn't know and I was asking where you knew from. After, all, lots of things are "known facts". Like the "known fact" that going swimming less than thirty minutes after you eat gives you cramps, or the "known fact" that you can get a cold by being cold.

no... those are not known facts... they are known, but not facts... and I'm not going to debate with you about american islands... I really don't care, you can go look it up

anyhoo... on topicy topic, here we also have such delightful place names as:

Balls Falls, Ontario
Spread Eagle, Newfoundland
Crotch Lake, Ontario
Fertile, Saskatchewan
Love, Saskatchewan

Arseface · 05-20-2007, 11:42 AM

I just went on an 8 hour drive to Canberra (in a truck!!), and driving through the bush I saw a few funny town and creek names. (some might not be obvious at first, but its in the proninciation)

Harden (the town of)
Big Ben Creek
Bowna Creek (as in boner)
Fairy Hole Creek
Wenkes road (as in wan kers)

Walker · 05-21-2007, 12:10 AM

Damn. And we had such a good argument going, too. Sorry if I offended-- I was just curious.

However, I've got to say that American-Canadian (well, American-British) bickering over islands goes back a long way. Thousand Islands, anyone?

Oh, and name which is not strange, and actually makes a lot of sense, but which has always annoyed/amused me:

Port Tobacco River/Port Tobacco, MD

MadMags · 05-23-2008, 11:35 PM

I stumbled across this site via this link 'weird city names'. I have been to Intercourse, Penn. As I remember, it lies between Bird In Hand and Paradise.. pretty funny when you think that this is Amish country.

. There is a Lickingsville in Kentucky too. What were the founding fathers thinking of?
I used to live on Chiphouse Road, in Bristol, England too, another rather strange name for a street, I always thought. Apparently years before, there was a house made of wood chips, hence the name.

FableFreak · 05-23-2008, 11:40 PM

While I'm happy you found our AMAZING website via my thread, it is an extremely old thread and should be left alone.

Post in the other threads at your will, as long as they are not old.

MadMags · 05-23-2008, 11:49 PM

Left alone? Well.. not being a mind reader, I did not realize that. Perhaps you should lock it then.

FableFreak · 05-24-2008, 12:27 AM

It's clearly stated in the rules to not bump old threads. You don't need to be a mind reader to understand that,

And I won't bother locking it because it's in the Tavern Cellar.

Ivy Rose · 06-20-2008, 05:39 PM

I moved from Florida to Arkansas over 20 years ago and nearly choked laughing at some of the odd things I found here.
I think the name of this town should take a prize! How about, 'Toad Suck'?!! I tell you no lies. Then there is 'Possum Grape'
The kicker is there was no McDonalds here. We had 'Billy Bobs Burgers'
Nice folks around here but,....