Austrian town with Four-Letter name (well, seven) mulls name change.

[ScoopKona]

The town of I-Don't-Know-If-I-Can-Type-The-Name-Without-Being-Banned-From-TUG, Austria, is considering changing it's name. They're tired of being the butt of jokes.

As many times as I've been to Austria, I've never passed through the town of I-Don't-Know-If-I-Can-Type-The-Name-Without-Being-Banned-From-TUG. If I had, I would certainly take a picture of the town sign. Really, they should change the sign from just I-Don't-Know-If-I-Can-Type-The-Name-Without-Being-Banned-From-TUG to "Welcome TO I-Don't-Know-If-I-Can-Type-The-Name-Without-Being-Banned-From-TUG."

It's so much more inviting than just the town's name on a sign.



If you're not adverse to a news story that prominently features the name of the town, and a couple references to the English curse word that has the town atitter, the link is here:

http://now.msn.com/now/0417-austria-town.aspx

 

[brigechols]

FuNny I enjoyed reading the article as well as responses to the question What's the funniest place name you've heard of?

 

[presley]

Interesting.

 

[RX8]

I propose they change the name to $@&£#%¥

 

[Passepartout]

Or 'Freaking'

 

[Patri]

The name needs to go.

 

[ronparise]

un-f****** believable

 

[pjrose]

In the article, click on the link for the residents mulling a name change....they sell Christmas Cards from the village! Yikes!

 

[easyrider]

What are the residents called ?? Im thinking it ends in er's.

 

[gnorth16]

Dildo, Newfoundland

I used to live not to far away and on the drive to/from St. John's we would see the sign for Dildo and laugh...:rofl:

Two towns in the area are Spread Eagle and Come by Chance as well. I loved my time in Newfoundland, great people and beautiful sights!

 

[Passepartout]

Only Americans would get offended/amused/amazed by some other language's place name. Especially one that had the name before there was a USA.

The common name that we call an elastic blow-up child's toy or weather probing tool or special occasion decoration, in Arabic, sounds like their name for a male organ.

I am sure there are many other examples. It isn't meant to offend.

Jim

 

[DeniseM]

True story - My high school had a south-east Asian student whose first name was the same as the city, without the ing. And she pronounced it just like it's spelled.

Also a male student whose first name was Duoc or Douc - pronounced like "Duck," and last name was the same as the city, without the ing. He decided to adopt the nickname "Joe," - I'm not making this up.

 

[ScoopKona]

The name needs to go.

Why? It was there before you. Before your state. Before your country. And before this continent was discovered by Westerners. (Well, unless you count Leif Erickson's little foray.)

I say they should keep their name. And they should make those signs by the dozens and sell them in a souvenir shop. Kind of like the Abbey Road sign. A certain demographic thinks its funny, and is willing to travel halfway around the world for a chuckle.

And you want them to change it to what? Fokking? Phucing? Intercourse, Pennsylvania?

And let's not forget all the other fun German words. Like the word for Exit -- Ausfahrt.

As in, "Bitte, wissen Sie dem Ausfahrt fur F**king? Ich treffe freunden in zwei Stunden da."

 

[easyrider]

Clouds drift by the Town with the nasty name