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Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging

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Re: Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging

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Post by SideburnsOfDoom »

read_if_gay_ wrote: post #190
DoreenMichele wrote: post #148

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I just cannot comprehend what is going on in this discussion. Is this the same HN that hates Facebook for all of its privacy issues? But the people in some small village somehow forfeited their right to privacy because a few hundred years ago it was named something that now sounds funny to people in a different language? It's bizarre.

That’s nonsensical. Because the town’s name is mildly meme worthy, these people are forfeiting their right to privacy? Sorry, what ? And how is Facebook even remotely related to this discussion?

I think you're mistreading the parent comment. And oddly too, because you do the same thing. You don't mean "these people are forfeiting their right to privacy" literally, do you? it's the opposite. Neither does the parent, it's a question, implied that the answer is "of course not!"

You made that even clearer with "Sorry, what?" but parent comment only make sense if that addendum is assumed.

Re: Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging

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Post by thechao »

rebuilder wrote: post #215

Finland has a lot of intentionally rude place names, especially in the north. Places like "cunt pond" ("vittulampi"), "cockpile" ("kullirova"), "cuntwhistle bog" ("vitunviheltämänjänkä") etc. As to why this is, I've heard a number of theories. One is that people used to be less prudish and this kind of talk was much more commonplace back in the day. Also that the culture up north is more conducive to crude language.…

My advisor (Finnish) told me almost every one’s last name is some form of “Järvi”; when the Finns were asked to pick a last name, the guidance was to use a profession or a major physical landmark near them. There are 10s of thousands of lakes (järvi)...

Re: Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

rebuilder wrote: post #215

Finland has a lot of intentionally rude place names, especially in the north. Places like "cunt pond" ("vittulampi"), "cockpile" ("kullirova"), "cuntwhistle bog" ("vitunviheltämänjänkä") etc. As to why this is, I've heard a number of theories. One is that people used to be less prudish and this kind of talk was much more commonplace back in the day. Also that the culture up north is more conducive to crude language.…

They probably let the builders name it. If you have ever worked on a building site you will have found that every noun is preceeded by the word fucking.

Jewsons, a builders merchant in the UK did a brilliant take on this in one of their adverts.

Re: Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging

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Post by Ultcyber »

severak_cz wrote: post #187

In Czech republic there is a town called "Horní Police". I saw memes with it, but I dont't find it funny because in Czech it actually means just "Upper Shelf". (But I understand what does it mean for english speaking ppl.) But what I found more fascinating is that there is bus line number 666 going from Debki to Hel in Poland (Debki sounds bit like "depky" which is diminutive for depressions in Czech).

I can confirm the 666 bus - I go to the Hel peninsula often and it always makes me laugh

Re: Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging

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Post by diegoperini »

krueger71 wrote: post #229
fileeditview wrote: post #222

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This signpost stealing seems to be a common thing. I know of a town in France called Condom which also suffered this fate a lot.

Maybe Batman, Turkey could help out?

We will never ever rename Batman!

Re: Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging

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Post by geek_at »

bsd44 wrote: post #211

"They finally grew weary of Fucking, its current name, which some experts say dates back to the 11th century." "Some have reportedly even stolen the signposts, leading the local authorities to use theft-resistant concrete when putting up replacements." It's sad and a disgrace that a town has to rename itself after a thousand years, because people whose intellectual capacity is questionable won't stop with the abuse.…

Also pornhub gave every resident of Fucking a free lifetime premium account. Wonder if they'll revoke it now.

Re: Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging

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Post by read_if_gay_ »

SideburnsOfDoom wrote: post #231
read_if_gay_ wrote: post #190

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That’s nonsensical. Because the town’s name is mildly meme worthy, these people are forfeiting their right to privacy? Sorry, what ? And how is Facebook even remotely related to this discussion?

I think you're mistreading the parent comment. And oddly too, because you do the same thing. You don't mean "these people are forfeiting their right to privacy" literally, do you? it's the opposite. Neither does the parent, it's a question, implied that the answer is "of course not!" You made that even clearer with "Sorry, what?" but parent comment only make sense if that addendum is assumed.

Thanks for pointing that out, I see where you're coming from, but GP's other comments make it seem like a serious statement to me.

Re: Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging

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Post by tug0fwar »

j_4 wrote: post #206
Someone wrote: post #188

So, how long will it take for some internet subgroup to use the verb “to fug”? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fug : *Sound shift from fuck. Interjection fug Euphemistic form of fuck. quotations ▲ - 1985, Herbert A. Applebaum, Blue Chips, Brunswick Pub. Co., page 126: It's always somethin' or other. Ah, fug it. I'm away now. - 2012, Drew Campbell, Dead Letter House, →ISBN: Oh fug. Whad a mess. - 2015, Lynn Lindquist,…

It's already pretty popular in what I'd call loosely 4chan-adjacent meme culture. https://www.google.com/search?q=spurdo+fug :DD

Big G tracks you–we are different

Re: Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging

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Post by sdiq »

mads wrote: post #198
ochrist wrote: post #179

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a town in Denmark called Middelfart ...

Never thought of what Middelfart means in english. Now i cannot unsee it.

Somalia too had Dhuusamareeb, which in Somalia directly means 'can't stop farting'. I understand the president recently issued a directive of a name change for the city.
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