No Snickering - That Road Sign Means Something Else

Evenstar227 · 01-26-2009, 10:58 AM

CRAPSTONE, England — When ordering things by telephone, Stewart Pearce tends to take a proactive approach to the inevitable question “What is your address?”

He lays it out straight, so there is no room for unpleasant confusion. “I say, ‘It’s spelled “crap,” as in crap,’ ” said Mr. Pearce, 61, who has lived in Crapstone, a one-shop country village in Devon, for decades.

Disappointingly, Mr. Pearce has so far been unable to parlay such delicate encounters into material gain, as a neighbor once did.

“Crapstone,” the neighbor said forthrightly, Mr. Pearce related, whereupon the person on the other end of the telephone repeated it to his co-workers and burst out laughing. “They said, ‘Oh, we thought it didn’t really exist,’ ” Mr. Pearce said, “and then they gave him a free something.”

In the scale of embarrassing place names, Crapstone ranks pretty high. But Britain is full of them. Some are mostly amusing, like Ugley, Essex; East Breast, in western Scotland; North Piddle, in Worcestershire; and Spanker Lane, in Derbyshire.

Others evoke images that may conflict with residents’ efforts to appear dignified when, for example, applying for jobs.

These include Crotch Crescent, Oxford; Titty Ho, Northamptonshire; Wetwang, East Yorkshire; Slutshole Lane, Norfolk; and Thong, Kent. And, in a country that delights in lavatory humor, particularly if the word “bottom” is involved, there is Pratts Bottom, in Kent, doubly cursed because “prat” is slang for buffoon.

As for Penistone, a thriving South Yorkshire town, just stop that sophomoric snickering.

“It’s pronounced ‘PENNIS-tun,’ ” Fiona Moran, manager of the Old Vicarage Hotel in Penistone, said over the telephone, rather sharply. When forced to spell her address for outsiders, she uses misdirection, separating the tricky section into two blameless parts: “p-e-n” — pause — “i-s-t-o-n-e.”

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Gotta love these British names! I kinda like Spanker Lane.

*Ninjinister* · 01-26-2009, 11:16 AM

I'd totally take pride if my city or town had an awesome name like these...

"I'm from Slutshole..."

*Drtooth* · 01-26-2009, 11:20 AM

Why does this sound like a Monty Python routine?

Evenstar227 · 01-26-2009, 01:10 PM

I don't know but with names like these it ought to be hilarious. ^_^

*Ninjinister* · 01-26-2009, 03:10 PM

That needs to be my wallpaper on my cell....

01-26-2009, 03:23 PM

Now that's pretty amusing stuff. haha

I can't recall any silly street names like those in my city. Kinda good and bad at the same time.

Archon_Turtle · 01-26-2009, 06:30 PM

oh man...can it possibly get any better than Titty Ho?

*Buslady* · 01-26-2009, 09:40 PM

never mind...lol

Type 97 Chi-ha · 01-27-2009, 06:08 AM

And in the good old USA:

http://www.800padutch.com/intercourse.shtml

On top of that, it's an Amish village!

doomiscool · 01-27-2009, 06:37 AM

The best I've seen was over here there was road called "Thorny Road" and some kids nicked the T so it became "Horny Road"

cup-mikey-gertha · 01-27-2009, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evenstar227

I don't know but with names like these it ought to be hilarious. ^_^

The map says it all.

*Spike Spiegel* · 01-28-2009, 02:52 PM

There's a street in my hometown...its name is pronounced "Hairy Balls."

Bigfoot · 01-28-2009, 05:58 PM

On a road trip through Michigan, I went through this small unpopulated town called Hell.

http://www.hell2u.com/

*VaughnMichael* · 01-28-2009, 08:25 PM

There's a street in my area called Nob Hill

Evenstar227 · 01-29-2009, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigfoot

On a road trip through Michigan, I went through this small unpopulated town called Hell.

http://www.hell2u.com/

Awesome...now when I tell someone to go to Hell, I can also provide directions!

Best I can think of in my area is a street called Fricker Court.

*Ninjinister* · 01-29-2009, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evenstar227

Awesome...now when I tell someone to go to Hell, I can also provide directions!

Thank you for playing Twisted Metal.

NightwatchersOnlygirl · 01-30-2009, 03:41 AM

There is town in the UK called Piddle In The Hole

doomiscool · 01-30-2009, 10:10 AM

There's a few other weird ones here like "Knocksharry" and "The Cronk"

When I was on holiday, I saw a hotel called "The Royalgay hotel" and I LOLed in the taxi I was in, making my sis curious.

Bigfoot · 01-30-2009, 11:12 AM

I just got an email of funny road signs and company names.

Here are some other funny ones...

*Ninjinister* · 01-30-2009, 03:56 PM

Ha, I've seen some of those on FailBlog and Engrish Funny.

01-26-2009, 10:58 AM	#1
Evenstar227 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 42 Burr Hill Rd Posts: 513	No Snickering - That Road Sign Means Something Else CRAPSTONE, England — When ordering things by telephone, Stewart Pearce tends to take a proactive approach to the inevitable question “What is your address?” He lays it out straight, so there is no room for unpleasant confusion. “I say, ‘It’s spelled “crap,” as in crap,’ ” said Mr. Pearce, 61, who has lived in Crapstone, a one-shop country village in Devon, for decades. Disappointingly, Mr. Pearce has so far been unable to parlay such delicate encounters into material gain, as a neighbor once did. “Crapstone,” the neighbor said forthrightly, Mr. Pearce related, whereupon the person on the other end of the telephone repeated it to his co-workers and burst out laughing. “They said, ‘Oh, we thought it didn’t really exist,’ ” Mr. Pearce said, “and then they gave him a free something.” In the scale of embarrassing place names, Crapstone ranks pretty high. But Britain is full of them. Some are mostly amusing, like Ugley, Essex; East Breast, in western Scotland; North Piddle, in Worcestershire; and Spanker Lane, in Derbyshire. Others evoke images that may conflict with residents’ efforts to appear dignified when, for example, applying for jobs. These include Crotch Crescent, Oxford; Titty Ho, Northamptonshire; Wetwang, East Yorkshire; Slutshole Lane, Norfolk; and Thong, Kent. And, in a country that delights in lavatory humor, particularly if the word “bottom” is involved, there is Pratts Bottom, in Kent, doubly cursed because “prat” is slang for buffoon. As for Penistone, a thriving South Yorkshire town, just stop that sophomoric snickering. “It’s pronounced ‘PENNIS-tun,’ ” Fiona Moran, manager of the Old Vicarage Hotel in Penistone, said over the telephone, rather sharply. When forced to spell her address for outsiders, she uses misdirection, separating the tricky section into two blameless parts: “p-e-n” — pause — “i-s-t-o-n-e.” Want to read more? Check out the full article here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gotta love these British names! I kinda like Spanker Lane. __________________ In the beginning...

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Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	I'd totally take pride if my city or town had an awesome name like these... "I'm from Slutshole..." __________________

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Evenstar227 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 42 Burr Hill Rd Posts: 513	I don't know but with names like these it ought to be hilarious. ^_^ __________________ In the beginning...

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Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	That needs to be my wallpaper on my cell.... __________________

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Ryona Guest Posts: n/a	Now that's pretty amusing stuff. haha I can't recall any silly street names like those in my city. Kinda good and bad at the same time.

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Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	oh man...can it possibly get any better than Titty Ho?

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Buslady WingsOfDarkness! Perkele! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In 7803... Posts: 4,366	never mind...lol __________________

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Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	And in the good old USA: http://www.800padutch.com/intercourse.shtml On top of that, it's an Amish village!

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doomiscool Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: A random near-imaginary rock in the Irish Sea Posts: 212	The best I've seen was over here there was road called "Thorny Road" and some kids nicked the T so it became "Horny Road"

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doomiscool Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: A random near-imaginary rock in the Irish Sea Posts: 212	There's a few other weird ones here like "Knocksharry" and "The Cronk" When I was on holiday, I saw a hotel called "The Royalgay hotel" and I LOLed in the taxi I was in, making my sis curious.

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Bigfoot Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wandering aimlessly... Posts: 764	I just got an email of funny road signs and company names. Here are some other funny ones... __________________

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