Weird Place Names

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  1. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    Lots of really unique ones! Thanks for sharing!

    "Dear Wife" was surprisingly tame when compared to the rest, and actually kinda cute~
     
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    Villages in Poland called: "Wódka" - Vodka, "Piekło" - Hell, "Owsianka" - Oatmeal, "Kozie Doły" - Goat Pits, "Stary Łom" - Old Crowbar, "Biały Kał" - White Feces, "Krzywe Kolano" - Crooked Knee, "Grzeczna Panna" - The Good Maiden, "Dolne Wymiary i Górne Wymiary" - Lower Dimensions and Upper Dimensions, "Zgniłobłoty" - Rottenmuds, "Sahara" - ..., "Lenie Wielkie" - Great Lazybones, "Brzozowe Błota" - Birchwood Muds...

    There are so many more strange places names in Poland that someone even created list of top 300...
     
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  3. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    *impressed Alice noises*

    I think Great Lazybones has a certain charm to it though~
     
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    MidstNost 【 Reigen's Saltshaker 】【 Lingtian Raider 】

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    There's this road in Philippines called Bitukang Manok which translates to 'Chicken Intestines" because of its curved zigzag roads that looks like intestines. We usually cross there when we go on a vacation in my province
     
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    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    Oh... This is... That is one unusual inspiration for a road name.
     
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    Somewhere in New Zealand:
    Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
     
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    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    That is one big name~
     
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    Kadmos1 Well-Known Member

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    Now that is a spelling bee word!
     
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    Yeah those are real places.
     
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    Yolo county, California, USA
    (Yolo = recent slang for 'you only live once', said before doing something reckless/stupid just because you can)
    Of course the place was named before that slang existed.

    Also BJ's grocery store. Not a 'place' but I wanted to mention it.
    (BJ = slang for ... *cough*. I looked it up and it was named after someone's initials, but the name was picked after the slang was already around so I think it's not like they didn't know, probably )
     
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    Okay, I guess you want something to laugh??? Please watch this video :D

     
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    :blobconfused::blobexpressionless::facepalm:

    That place isn't real, right?
     
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    There is a place in my state called Poochatty which translates to Flower pot and another called Arakkinar which translates to half well.
     
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    It is real :D

    I quote a comment on this youtube video:

    "Actually between Germany and Austria it is possible to start at Kissing, then move on to Petting, from Petting to F.cking and finish at Wedding. These are all real places."

    I can confirm, that all of these places also exist :D
     
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  15. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    Yolo country is an unusual name! xD

    As for the grocery store... I think it totally fits as a place name, since the place I named on the OP was just the name of a church! xD

    *was actually expecting more names like that, instead of town names, but... The town names have been quite funny too, so all is well*
    Well... That is one special trip, I guess~
     
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    Heard from a friend of mine Kabarbari it has a meaning that's pretty close to graveyard...
     
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    For some reason, I am picturing this: Some anime-related industry figure in Japan is trying to pitch an OG anime idea to a network and trying to come up with a non-Asian setting. However, the figurative light bulb turns on when they are reading this very thread and choose 1 of these place names.

    Oh, and you know how you hear the stories about the over-worked and underpaid animators in Japan? Well, in this what-if, this 24-epi. OG TV anime sold very well and the animators got paid very well for this project. How much? For this particular project, each animator earned at least $25,000 after taxes.
     
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    Villages in Poland part 2: "Rozpłucie Pierwsze" - First Rampant, "Wola Radziecka" - Soviet Will, "Oszczywilk" - Pissingwolf, "Stary Bubel" - Old Rubbish, "Klątwy" - Curses, "Orle Gniazdo" - Eagle's Nest, "Podła Góra" - Vicious Mountain, "Krzywokleszcz" - Crookedtick, "Bujny Księże" - Lush Prince, "Leśne Odpadki" - Forestry Waste, "Pędziwiatry" - Rushingwinds...