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Cazikins

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Rudest place names in Australia
« on: September 06, 2016, 08:57:29 PM »

Peculiar Nob, Titwobble Lane, Windy Saddle, Pensioners Bush and Intercourse Island are among the actual place names featured on a new map of Australia.
The country's rudest and funniest place names have been highlighted by British company Strumpshaw, Tincleton & Giggleswick.

Company founder Humphrey Butler says that Tasmania has a particularly high concentration of colourful names.
"One of the things that I think make the Aussie map is that there are quite a few places that sound really, really Australian," he told the BBC.

"There's a place called Dinkum, there's a place called Mate, there's a place called Bruce as well."

The idea came to Mr Butler after he escaped a corporate job in London and took a road trip around Britain in a "knackered old car".
"When you're travelling like that, you look at map and road signs and notice all these funny sounding place names," he said.
The thought kicked in: how many of these places are there?

He lists his personal favourites as Lovely Bottom in Tasmania, Humpty Do in the Northern Territory and Windy Saddle in Victoria.
"There are a lot of Knobs in Australia," he said.
"There are hundreds and hundreds of Knobs all over Australia but there is one called Prominent Nob in South Australia and that does make us laugh."

Check out the maps here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-37283790

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CLKD

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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2016, 09:19:17 PM »

 ;D
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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2016, 09:23:35 PM »

We actually visited Yorkie's nob near Cairns  ;D
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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2016, 12:13:01 PM »

 ;D
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Lanzalover

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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2016, 09:03:34 PM »

And was it worth a visit ?

Lama lover x
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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2016, 10:04:48 PM »

The UK has lots of iffy place names but can't think of any right now …..
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flutterby

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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2016, 04:17:35 PM »

Lanzalover - Definitely, enjoyed seeing the Dolphins as well ;)
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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2016, 04:45:22 PM »

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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2016, 09:51:19 PM »

 :thankyou:  there are more.  Several 'piddles' across the UK!

Don't U have anything else to do  ;D
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Taz2

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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2016, 10:40:32 PM »

It took five seconds!

Taz x  :D
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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2016, 01:41:53 PM »

…… and looking for the Link too how long  ;)
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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2016, 03:30:32 PM »

Five seconds  ;) ;)

Taz x
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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2016, 03:53:53 PM »

 :rofl:

When I'm travelling round the UK I will make notes of our 'rude' place names ;-)
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Cazikins

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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2016, 10:36:21 PM »

I like the sound of the name of a village called Piddletrenthide - it's in the Piddle Valley in Dorset & the River Piddle runs through it.
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Re: Rudest place names in Australia
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2016, 02:39:51 PM »

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