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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 04:11:50 AM
And the winner is....
Paint Lick, KY
My mom lives in Merlin, OR. I have friends in Wonder, OR. Anyone from Humptulips, WA?
Ever been to Beyond Hope, ID?
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| rksmith |
Posted - Dec 20 2011 : 4:56:47 PM
Hopeulikeit, GA (on the other side of Statesboro)
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, if you are not willing to move your feet--Dr. Kioni
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| Ursula Norsedottir |
Posted - Dec 19 2011 : 8:32:55 PM
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Originally posted by beekeepersgirl
Well, we have some funny names here in PA too - Shickshinny, Bird-in-hand, Intercourse, Blue Ball, Snow Shoe, Rough & Ready, Hazard, (nope - no Dukes there, though) and Punxsutawney (where Phil the groundhog lives)!!
Luanne
beekeepersgirl #691
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Those are too funny for words!
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| edlund33 |
Posted - Dec 17 2011 : 5:35:12 PM
Hey Tasha-Rose, I have relatives who grew up in Day, MN! I've always thought it was a silly name for a town too! I'm going to visit someday when I'm in MN.
How about Stuck, Zillah, Index, Spangle, Chuckanut, and Concrete WA? My favorite all time wierd name in this state is the Poo Poo Point Trail at the Cougar Mountain Regional Park in Issaquah. What were they thinking when they named that one?
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
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| queenmushroom |
Posted - Dec 17 2011 : 5:11:04 PM
How about won squeak? It's a subdivision of another town here in maine. Or Mooselookemaguntic (spelling is close).
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
| cheneygal |
Posted - Dec 15 2011 : 8:10:36 PM
Man it took me all day to remember this one.....Puckerbrush, Nev. My late dh, being a truck driver all his life used to call me from Puckerbrush once in awhile, I'd always say "yeah, right".....as he always referred to places in the middle of nowhere as "puckerbrush", always just thought he was teasing me. Then on one trip I made with him, we were out in the middle of nowhere and drove into Puckerbrush, Nev.! We laughed about that for alot of years!!
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| AmethystRose |
Posted - Dec 15 2011 : 07:36:52 AM
Many of the places here reflect English, German or native origin. Then there is Scalp Level in Cambria county, and Wyoming was here first..... |
| Ninibini |
Posted - Dec 15 2011 : 07:09:46 AM
Oh, Luanne! You have GOT to see Phil! LOL! SO cute... Did you see the window at the library where you can view the town's groundhogs year round? Phil resides there! My stepbrother lives in Punxy and took us for the grand tour and festivities a few years ago. They sure take their ceremonies quite seriously! :)
Thanks for clearing up the Lackawanna... I just figured that by the time the settlers settled in, they were plumb tuckered out! LOL! ;)
Have a blessed holiday season, girls!
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| beekeepersgirl |
Posted - Dec 15 2011 : 06:26:08 AM
Nini - That's funny that you've been to Gobbler's Knob! I've been there too, and to Punxsutawney, but not while "Phil" was out.
I live just a couple of miles from Lackawanna County, and it is an Indian name. Northeast PA had several large Indian settlements. Our lake nearby is called Wallenpaupack - also from the Indians.
Love this thread!
Luanne
beekeepersgirl #691
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 6:12:35 PM
I've actually BEEN to Gobbler's Knob, Luanne! On Groundhog Day, as a matter of fact! Too funny!!!
I find these PA town names funny: Blue Ball, Intercourse, and Lackawanna County... What on earth were the settler's thinkin'? LOL!!!
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 5:23:24 PM
The area where I live used to have a community where mini farms are now. It was called Whodathoughtit. But my favorite here in Oklahoma are the two communities Nowata and Lottawatah. :-)
Mary Beth
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| beekeepersgirl |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 4:28:39 PM
I remembered another one from here in PA - Gobblers Knob. It is even mentioned in one of Beverly Lewis's books.
Luanne
beekeepersgirl #691
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 2:52:18 PM
I used to live in Flintstone, Ga. right up the road. My youngest daughter still lives there.
Wonder what's behind these town names. Flintstone was named because of the rock. We got all kinds of jokes when we moved there. But I love it. And the many ways people pronounce Chickamauga. Very funny! I just spell it for them.
I do love Knob Lick, Kn. Or Paint Lick? What was it?
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
| jessabelluh |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 2:13:28 PM
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Originally posted by one_dog_per_acre
HELL?!?
Yes, I can honestly say that I've been to Hell and back. lol
They play it up, at the general store they give out a $2 bill stamped with Hell Michigan on it as change. They also have little business sized cards labeled "Exit Visa"
~jess |
| woolgirl |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 1:47:28 PM
Don't forget Nowthen in MN Tasha-Rose!
Liz
Farmgirl #1947
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| GaiasRose |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 1:41:01 PM
Day, MN
Embarrass, MN
Knapp, WI
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| beekeepersgirl |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 1:35:45 PM
Oh yeah, I forgot Skunks Misery here in Northeast PA. I'm not sure if it is an official town, or just a section, but the name always makes me wonder?!?!??
Luanne
beekeepersgirl #691
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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| woolgirl |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 12:50:41 PM
Bat Cave, NC
Liz
Farmgirl #1947
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| traildancer |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 10:07:47 AM
How about Purgatory, Alaska? Fortunately there is also a Paradise. And Quinahagak? Any takers on pronunciation? And Egegik and Kvichak? Anuktuvik Pass, which means, of all things, the hind end of a caribou. Hee, hee.
The trail is the thing.... Louis L'Amour |
| Melina |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 09:59:48 AM
I used to live across the river from Hogjaw, a ways from Toad Suck, and there are at least a half dozen areas called Possum Kingdom...all of these in Arkansas
The morning breeze has secrets to tell you. Do not go back to sleep.
Rumi |
| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 08:12:47 AM
I should start one just for you, Trish--before Violet was born, Justin and I drove that little Honda civic through 10 kinds of creekbeds, reading the Gazateer, trying to find all these little places. We've seen some really amazing things along the way!
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
| StrawHouseRanch |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 08:08:23 AM
Peculiar, MO
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 07:03:01 AM
You mean in ORE EEEE GONE? It's Organ people.
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
| musicmommy |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 06:35:47 AM
Ah yes, Boring, Oregon. Their motto is "The most exciting place to live." 
We don't have many strange names around us, but just names outsiders can't pronounce.
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
Bob Marley
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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 06:28:10 AM
Jonni,
I don't follow blogs. If you had a blog about visiting these wonders of Kentucky, I would.
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Dec 13 2011 : 06:25:06 AM
And the new winner is............
MONKEY'S EYEBROWS, KY
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
