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Started 3 years ago by riesler
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riesler

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Just been for a bike ride and came across 'Funton' - all it seems to be is a brick factory on a marsh, where's the fun in that?

Posted 3 years ago #
The All New Jeni B

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There's Cellardyke in Fife. Make as much fun of that as you like...

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riesler

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I live just down the road from Thong...maybe they should be twinned?

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brownpaperreporter

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Here Great Coxwell is close to Gaggingwell

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QorbeQ

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The local sign for Ruckhall (where, to be fair, there isn't a great deal to be seen) has oft been 'modifed' with judicious use of Tippex or white paint...

Posted 3 years ago #
PluckyMunky

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The Welsh name for Usk is Brynbuga.

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MrChigleysAunt

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Wait a mo, you came across Funton? Something must have been giving you a good time.

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sauce

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Aren't there books of these?

Upton has Minge Lane.

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MrChigleysAunt

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Near us is Four Marks. "out of 10" is often added to the sign.

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Golgo13

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There's a Twatt in Orkney, and a Twatt in Shetland. I went looking for the Twatt in Orkney last summer. No village sign though, so missed opportunity for "You are now entering Twatt" sign.

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arrghgarry

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There was a twat in Number 10 as well ,if fact he was so much of a twat it took two to replace him.
There is a Peniston near Sheffield and some people go around breaking the ton off the cast iron signs

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antharrison

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Here's a photo (thanks to Google)

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Oxbridge

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There's a Wetwang somewhere in this country.

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saltire

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Slightly off topic here , but from yesterday's Times ;

A student has changed his name to Bagheera Anthony Dairy Lea Dunkable after watching the Jungle Book. Bagheera,real name Philip Mackintosh, was encouraged by a friend to name himself after the panther in the film.
'We thought we might as well do it properly so we added the Dairy Lea Dunkable bit' said Bagheera,18.

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The All New Jeni B

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Indeed. For what is a Bagheera without it's Dairy Lea Dunkable?

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MrChigleysAunt

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This conversation reminds me that I really enjoyed Boothby Graffoe's radio shows. What's happened to him? I guess he's still the only comedian to be named after a Lincolnshire village.

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Svendo

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Driving up near Edinburgh at the weekend I passed Cockburnspath.

Also in Northumberland we have Shilbottle which often has a modified sign.
Just down the road from there is Helm which always gives me a chuckle when I drive passed.

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simonjmr

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Idle, Bradford makes me laugh as does the Idle Workingmen's Club

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