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Started 8 years ago by Scroat
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Scroat

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Apart from Cockermouth of course, have you noticed that some place names just jump out at you when you're making up a sub?

Don't know why, but places just do this.

Neasden.

Cheam.

Cricklewood.

Penge.

I think Neasden and Penge may have Goon connections, back in the day.

Posted 8 years ago #
seymour totti

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Carry-On style names like Upper Dicker or Upper Ramsbottom are great for the one liners. For the NB stories, I keep coming back to Swindon. Don't know why, but it makes me laugh.

Posted 8 years ago #
Zadok the second

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Neasden is Private Eye territory.

Cheam (East Cheam) was Hancock.

Cricklewood was the home of the Goodies.

Penge was occasionally Goon-fodder, but they got around a bit... Earthquakes in East Acton, The Dreaded Batter-Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea, catching Lurgy in Oldham etc.

Hope this helps, love, your friendly neighbourhood comedy-nerd.

Posted 8 years ago #
kimllfixit

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Badger's Mount remains high on the ranks when it comes to childish town names. Ones that are just plain peculiar include Godalming, Stone and Waterlooville.

Posted 8 years ago #
Haywood Manley

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Wetwang takes some beating.

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kimllfixit

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That's what he said... *ba-doom-tssh*

Posted 8 years ago #
rikkor

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Intercourse, Pennsylvania.

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dvo4fun

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I've always had a thing for '39 Laburnum Avenue'. Never that bothered about which town it was in.

Posted 8 years ago #
godly1966

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rodney's pillar and Lord Herefords Knob http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlRrdbkyV8w

Posted 8 years ago #
Very Little Else

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There's a Pratt's Bottom not far from me.

Posted 8 years ago #
Scroat

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Thanks dearie.

Posted 8 years ago #
rikkor

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asse

Asse, Belgium

Posted 8 years ago #
button

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Thanks Seymour, I used Swindon in my sub yesterday and it made the NiB. It must be funny!

Posted 8 years ago #
riesler

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I live near Thong. It's very small.

Posted 8 years ago #
bonjonelson

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Clitheroe

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beau-jolly

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Nempnett Thrubwell. Not because it is particularily funny but because the pronounciation has not been corrupted or softened despite not exactly rolling of the tongue. (It's near Bath btw)

Posted 8 years ago #
Scroat

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And there's always Scunthorpe of course, or Shorpe as Dr Bowdler would have it.

Posted 8 years ago #
gregle

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I actually come from a town called Penistone. You couldn't make it up.

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rikkor

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Could you get it up in Penistone? I told people here before about Lunt St. in a neighboring town. They finally made the street sign in cursive script, to thwart the plans of wags with white reflective tape.

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ianslat

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There's a Fucking in Austria, but I like Little Piddle in Dorset.

Posted 8 years ago #
FlashArry

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We've got Butlocks Heath up the road, anyone got some black insulating tape ?

Posted 8 years ago #
The All New Jeni B

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In my teens I had a boyfriend whose surname was Woodcock who live in Hardston Street. The 't' was frequently painted out by local wags.

I can neither confirm nor deny the claims...

Posted 8 years ago #
rikkor

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Punchcunt, Nebraska.

Posted 8 years ago #
godly1966

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Yesterday on the way to wisley we drove past a sign for Cockpole Green, it made the journey worth it.

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dvo4fun

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A bit of a diversion from Topic: My local John Lewis [but of course. The cheese scones are particularly moist] has a sign in the car park announcing 'Humped Zebra Crossing' but I've yet to see it myself.

Posted 8 years ago #
grottymonty

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On the way to Alton Towers you pass through Wetley Rocks. I'm not so sure it does...

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Midfield Diamond

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Can't beat Somerset for placenames that make you think 'why?' Charlton Mackrell, Mudford Sock, Queen Camel, Huish Episcopi and there are loads of others.

For Newsbiscuit, I have a habit of using Basingstoke for some reason.

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Al OPecia

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Jirkov, Czech Republic.

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Perks

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I chuckle childishly at Krakow (pronounced Krak off).

Always remember a news report about the price of the dentist. One man said 'Every 6months I go to Krakow in poland'. I couldn't help but think that was a long way to go for a wank

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kimllfixit

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There's a place called Fishponds near Bristol; that always makes me chuckle.

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