Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging

Post by wraptile » Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 9:42 AM UTC

teekert wrote: post #141

wraptile wrote: post #52

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I guess if monetized properly big part of those 100 people could live off the name alone. It's also sad to see this tiny cultural artifact go just because few people are inconvenienced. The stone roads and tiny alleys in the old town are inconvenient yet we don't go bulldozing it all down.

Spoken like a true entrepreneur. But you know, there are people out there, in small villages that have quiet lives that nobody ever hears about and they are perfectly happy. I'm really amazed at all the "We can monetize this" and "It's free publicity" statements here. How about admiring these people for their wish to maintain tranquility in the village the know and love? Edit: quite - quiet

Post by arethuza » Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 9:43 AM UTC

sasaf5 wrote: post #99

bartread wrote: post #26

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And Shitterton in Dorset: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Shitterton,+Bere+Regis,+Wa...

Don't forget Boring (Oregon), sister city of Dull (Scotland).

Post by tetris11 » Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 9:48 AM UTC

signaru wrote: post #163

sdiq wrote: post #132

Kumamoto in Japan has a similarly bad name in Swahili. If you break the city's name into 2 four-letter words, you get vagina (kuma) and hot (moto) in Swahili. Thankfully, Swahili speakers are not going to harass this city's residents anytime soon.

meanwhile in Turkey, Batman can be found.

Post by SideburnsOfDoom » Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 9:55 AM UTC

teekert wrote: post #138

DoreenMichele wrote: post #44

"Don’t people have any sense of humour these days?” asked one OOeN reader. Another noted: “They’re getting free publicity – they ought to have been happy to have a funny name." Free publicity that leads to sign posts being stolen. For a tiny village of 100 people, this is likely a serious hardship. If it isn't bringing in more money than it's costing them, it's an attractive nuisance , not free publicity.

Moreover, is it really so difficult to imagine that there are still people that don't like publicity these days?

Post by skrebbel » Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 10:02 AM UTC

tetris11 wrote: post #176

signaru wrote: post #163

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meanwhile in Turkey, Batman can be found.

Turkey has bad city names even in its own language. Along the north coast, you will find a town called Çarşamba (Wednesday), which if you continue to drive for a few hours is followed by a town called Perşembe (Thursday).