Weird City Names Page 2

Walker · 05-08-2007, 11:25 PM

19 if you're lucky? Huh? I'll be seventeen all next year, and I'll be eighteen the year after that, when I should be going to college.

Oh, wait, is Freak not in America? I thought he/you was... if he isn't then what I said is invalid.

FableFreak · 05-08-2007, 11:29 PM

Well most of the people I know go to college when they're 19. Most are 20, and yeah I am an American.

droded · 05-08-2007, 11:35 PM

College is fancy talk for Highschool basically... I go to college...

Walker · 05-08-2007, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by droded

College is fancy talk for Highschool basically... I go to college...

Huh? What d'you mean? You mean some areas call high school college? Actually, that does make sense. This one high school in Baltimore is called Baltimore College, and I could never figure out why. That would explain it.

And yeah, I just realized that Freak is right. I'll be eighteen, but that's because my birthday is in the summer. Someone with an earlier birthday would be nineteen.

I do have a question, however: how can most of the people who go to college be both nineteen and twenty?

Dark Drakan · 05-09-2007, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by droded

College is fancy talk for Highschool basically... I go to college...

Not here it isnt you leave High School at 16.

Primary School (Elementary) - Age 5 - 11
Secondary School (High School) - Age 11 - 16
College - 16+

Hexadecimal · 05-09-2007, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark Drakan

Not here it isnt you leave High School at 16.

Primary School (Elementary) - Age 5 - 11
Secondary School (High School) - Age 11 - 16
College - 16+

that's different from here

here it's
elementary 4-14
secondary 14-17
college or university 17+... (some americans I've heard referring to our universities as colleges for some reason)

droded · 05-09-2007, 12:13 AM

What I meant was, it should be High School, Like in most schools. But Schools like Winchester Highschool changed it to Winchester College.

FableFreak · 05-09-2007, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Walker

I do have a question, however: how can most of the people who go to college be both nineteen and twenty?

Because some wait a year to straighten things out or just to plan for the future, for instance if you want to go to a school for an undergrad or something...

Dark Drakan · 05-09-2007, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by droded

What I meant was, it should be High School, Like in most schools. But Schools like Winchester Highschool changed it to Winchester College.

My old High School changed it name to Hagley Park Sports College also but it only offers basic college qualification thats slightly higher than high school level as it is still a high school system there. They wouldnt accept those as college qualifications and you would still have to go to a certified college to gain any reputable and recognised college grade.

Walker · 05-09-2007, 01:02 AM

I see... both Canada and... wherever Drakan is are different-- very. Okay, no they aren't, it just seems that way.

Actually, there are even small variations between even schools in the same county here.

Mine was 4 or 5-11 or 12 (Kindergarten-6th grade) Elementary

12 or 13-13 or 14 (7th-8th grade) Middle (aka Junior High)

14 or 15-17 or 18 (Freshman-Senior/9th-12th grade) High School.

And even that changes a good deal between counties and even schools within counties. For instance, 6th was elementary for me, but others went to middle for the first time. This one school even started high at eighth.

So I don't know why we told Freak he was wrong, when it changes even within small areas.

(I just noticed... we are very off subject...)

FableFreak · 05-09-2007, 04:06 AM

Okay, 'nuff about school already...

Hexadecimal · 05-09-2007, 04:09 AM

well... this isn't really a city name... it's a street... and it's not really that weird... it just used to really amuse me hearing them announce it on the subway...
Coxwell... if you can't see why, say it outloud...

FableFreak · 05-09-2007, 05:16 AM

Bumblebee, Arizona

Shoot and Run, Texas

Keelee.Hamomin · 05-09-2007, 05:42 AM

I want to live in Shoot and Run!!! That's better than Loveland anyway.
Another one is Fear Edge, Colorado.... wouldn't want to live there....

Angel · 05-09-2007, 10:26 AM

Ok, after a little Googling, I've found this page...because so many of the names are genuine but contain words our filter would censor, you can check the list here :Weird Funny Place Names