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Most Excellent Town Names #373079 04/12/12 03:24 PM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. Adrian OP axiomite OP Adrian axiomite Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. Big Bone Lick, Kentucky. Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373093 04/12/12 04:02 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,488 Tacoma T tomtuttle axiomite tomtuttle axiomite T Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,488 Tacoma Humptulips, WA. bibere usque ad hilaritatem

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373094 04/12/12 04:11 PM Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,015 Milky Way Galaxy CatBrat axiomite CatBrat axiomite Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,015 Milky Way Galaxy Peculiar, Missouri. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...amp;usp=sharing

Re: Most Excellent Town Names CatBrat #373095 04/12/12 04:18 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada Climax, Saskatchewan

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373098 04/12/12 04:24 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Murph axiomite Murph axiomite Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada It's tough to beat the Newfoundlanders for naming a town "Dildo" Not just once but twice. There is also the area of "South Dildo." Thankfully, there is a respectable distance between "Dildo" and "Ass Rock." However "South Dildo" is suspiciously close to "Spread Eagle." With great power comes Awesome irresponsibility.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373100 04/12/12 04:27 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA Lampshade connoisseur Lampshade connoisseur Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,236 Millis, MA Did bob hijack Murph's account? M3 and M80

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373103 04/12/12 04:29 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Murph axiomite Murph axiomite Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Not a township but Cape Breton has a rather famous restaurant. With great power comes Awesome irresponsibility.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Lampshade #373105 04/12/12 04:30 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Murph axiomite Murph axiomite Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Originally Posted By: Lampshade Did bob hijack Murph's account? While he is ever an inspiration. No, these are real places. With great power comes Awesome irresponsibility.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373122 04/12/12 05:37 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,840 Likes: 13 Iowa SirQuack shareholder in the making SirQuack shareholder in the making Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,840 Likes: 13 Iowa I live close to Cumming, IA M80s VP180 4xM22ow 4xM3ic EP600 2xEP350 AnthemAVM60 Outlaw7700 EmoA500 Epson5040UB FluanceRT85

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373124 04/12/12 05:39 PM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia medic8r axiomite medic8r axiomite Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia I grew up in Comer, GA. Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373127 04/12/12 05:47 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,488 Tacoma T tomtuttle axiomite tomtuttle axiomite T Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,488 Tacoma Murph wins. Decisively. bibere usque ad hilaritatem

Re: Most Excellent Town Names tomtuttle #373145 04/12/12 07:52 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada B BrenR connoisseur BrenR connoisseur B Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,602 Winnipeg MB Canada Originally Posted By: tomtuttle Murph wins. Decisively. I'm not sure everyone would agree with you, especially those that settled in Spread Eagle, WI... and no one is unhappy in Orgasm, PA! Bren R.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373147 04/12/12 08:03 PM Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,291 Quebec, Canada J J. B. connoisseur J. B. connoisseur J Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,291 Quebec, Canada i don't remember for sure where that is, either in Quebec or New Brunswick, but my father used to know quite a few "funny" names, one of which i remember was a country road named "rang des culottes baissées", "pants down road". another one was "la vierge en caleçon", "virgin in panties". See: http://www.blu-ray.com/community/gallery.php?member=Gelli or: Axiom Gallery

Re: Most Excellent Town Names J. B. #373151 04/12/12 08:30 PM Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 16,441 Felton, California pmbuko shareholder in the making pmbuko shareholder in the making Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 16,441 Felton, California Nothing beats Lake Titicaca, between Peru and Bolivia.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373152 04/12/12 08:33 PM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia medic8r axiomite medic8r axiomite Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,471 Fredericksburg, Virginia The Great Cornholio is right. Now pass him some TP for his bunghole. Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373154 04/12/12 08:45 PM Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,210 Vero Beach, Florida RickF axiomite RickF axiomite Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,210 Vero Beach, Florida I was going to mention that whenever we lived in Orlando we used to mail our Christmas cards from Christmas, Florida but I'm not so sure that would go along with today's theme, but I have driven through Climax, Georgia though. Rick Our Room

Re: Most Excellent Town Names RickF #373157 04/12/12 09:04 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island Originally Posted By: RickF but I have driven through Climax, Georgia though. Sounds like a small town that took you 60 seconds to pass through. :fist bump: ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: Most Excellent Town Names MarkSJohnson #373162 04/12/12 09:38 PM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands Originally Posted By: MarkSJohnson Originally Posted By: RickF but I have driven through Climax, Georgia though. Sounds like a small town that took you 60 seconds to pass through. :fist bump: Speak for yourself. Intercourse, PA; Dimebox, TX; Muleshoe, TX; Truth or Consequences, NM; Athol, MA. There used to be a Double Pix Ax Fight, NV, but I think it got absorbed by a neighboring town. Still can't touch names in PEI! Judge: We're not talking about that here. We're talking about money, dollars! Chico: I have an uncle that lives in Dollars. Judge: NO! We're talking about taxes! Chico: That's it, he lives in Dollars, Taxes! Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names BobKay #373179 04/13/12 02:42 AM Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,281 Whitehorse YT Gr8_White_North connoisseur Gr8_White_North connoisseur Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,281 Whitehorse YT ^^^ Thats not very PC bob. i hope mit doesnt find this thread and read that. DOG is GOD spelled backwards. What others think of me is none of my business. M80 V3 MY GLOSS Cherry

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373196 04/13/12 12:09 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Murph axiomite Murph axiomite Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,955 PEI, Canada Slight correction Bob. Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland are two separate provinces and two separate Islands. Those names are from Newfoundland PEI is much less exiting in it's names. Crapaud sometimes gives me a chuckle but it doesn't really compete. With great power comes Awesome irresponsibility.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373227 04/13/12 05:26 PM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. Adrian OP axiomite OP Adrian axiomite Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. Bob doesn't know much about Canadian Geography, what with coming from the state of Boston and such. Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Murph #373277 04/13/12 11:09 PM Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,786 Canada fredk axiomite fredk axiomite Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,786 Canada For penance Bob must forth with drive to and through the town of Dildo New Foundland... without making any politically incorrect comments. Fred ------- Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!

Re: Most Excellent Town Names fredk #373297 04/14/12 01:06 AM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,463 Likes: 1 Glendale, Arizona St_PatGuy axiomite St_PatGuy axiomite Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,463 Likes: 1 Glendale, Arizona Originally Posted By: fredk For penance Bob must forth with drive to and through the town of Dildo New Foundland... without making any politically incorrect comments. Nor giggle when he passes the town sign. *********** "Nothin' up my sleeve. . ." --Bullwinkle J. Moose

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Murph #373315 04/14/12 01:29 PM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands Originally Posted By: Murph Slight correction Bob. Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland are two separate provinces and two separate Islands. Those names are from Newfoundland PEI is much less exiting in it's names. Crapaud sometimes gives me a chuckle but it doesn't really compete. Thanks, Murph. it is noted. Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373316 04/14/12 01:40 PM Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 233 New Hampshire, USA Henry66 local Henry66 local Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 233 New Hampshire, USA I think Austria has you all beat. Axiom M80s + QS8s + VP180 <-- Pioneer VSX-1120-K <-- Squeezebox Touch / XBox360 / Oppo BDP-93

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Henry66 #373336 04/14/12 04:15 PM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 12,077 Likes: 7 Richland, WA, USA C CV Founder, Axiom Upgrade Club shareholder in the making CV Founder, Axiom Upgrade Club shareholder in the making C Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 12,077 Likes: 7 Richland, WA, USA Oh, yeah, there's a Hobag, Iraq.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373348 04/14/12 05:38 PM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. Adrian OP axiomite OP Adrian axiomite Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,928 It's all about the location. Apparently, Kentucky has a Big Beaver Lick to go with their Big Bone Lick. Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Henry66 #373349 04/14/12 05:44 PM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands Originally Posted By: Henry66 I think Austria has you all beat. It'd be awesome to send all my mail through there. We left out a "Lick," French Lick, Indiana. Potty names aside, I'd hate having to say I was from Walla Walla. Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names St_PatGuy #373351 04/14/12 05:47 PM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands Originally Posted By: St_PatGuy Originally Posted By: fredk For penance Bob must forth with drive to and through the town of Dildo, New Foundland... without making any politically incorrect comments. Nor giggle when he passes the town sign. At what speed? Or should I mix it up? Oh, and how many trips in and out should I make? Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names BobKay #373353 04/14/12 06:14 PM Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,786 Canada fredk axiomite fredk axiomite Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,786 Canada Originally Posted By: BobKay Originally Posted By: St_PatGuy Originally Posted By: fredk For penance Bob must forth with drive to and through the town of Dildo, New Foundland... without making any politically incorrect comments. Nor giggle when he passes the town sign. At what speed? Or should I mix it up? Oh, and how many trips in and out should I make? You have to ask? As many as you can. I hear that varying speed is a good thing. Fred ------- Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Henry66 #373354 04/14/12 06:15 PM Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,786 Canada fredk axiomite fredk axiomite Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,786 Canada Originally Posted By: Henry66 I think Austria has you all beat. That town in Austria and Dildo should really twin... Fred ------- Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!

Re: Most Excellent Town Names fredk #373356 04/14/12 06:16 PM Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands BobKay connoisseur BobKay connoisseur Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 Massachusetts Badlands Like Budapest? Edit: Is there a river involved? Last edited by BobKay; 04/14/12 06:17 PM. Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Henry66 #373580 04/18/12 04:19 AM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,703 Omaha, Nebraska INANE connoisseur INANE connoisseur Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,703 Omaha, Nebraska Originally Posted By: Henry66 I think Austria has you all beat. I agree -Ben HT v2.0 HT v1.0

Re: Most Excellent Town Names INANE #373621 04/18/12 11:28 PM Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,786 Canada fredk axiomite fredk axiomite Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,786 Canada It seems that town in Austria has had enough. Fred ------- Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!

Re: Most Excellent Town Names Adrian #373622 04/18/12 11:48 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 11,458 Rhode Island Quote: "We think one Fugging in Austria is enough." ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::

Re: Most Excellent Town Names MarkSJohnson #373623 04/18/12 11:52 PM Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,786 Canada fredk axiomite fredk axiomite Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,786 Canada Well, there's always Boinking, or Porking, or Boffing, or... Fred ------- Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!