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May 22, 2024 · What about other places across the U.S. where people get laughs and maybe even some odd looks when they tell others where they live? We’ve scoured the country to find the wackiest, zaniest, funniest town names in America. Accident, Maryland. Rumor has it that this Maryland town got its name because a land speculator marked it off by accident.
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Sep 26, 2022 · You’re probably asking yourself what they were thinking when they named these places. Well, we got interested and tried to find out how many other cities have got a weird name. You know, just to satisfy our endless curiosity. The results were hilarious, so we collected them in a list of the most random city names ever!
- North Carolina, USA
- Gloucester Township, New Jersey
- Saint Louis County, Minnesota
- Boundary County, Idaho
- Tuamotu, French Polynesia
- Halfway, Oregon
- Tillamook County, Oregon
- Washington, USA
- Manitoba, Canada
- Aberdeenshire, Scotland
We begin our list of funniest place names at the bottom, so to speak. There's actually not one but fiveseparate mountains in North Carolina named 'Big Butt.' ('Butt' is a misspelling of 'butte' that no one has been able to wipe off.) Ranging in height from 4,700 to more than 6,000 feet, these peaks definitely offer plenty of cushion. We're assuming...
I thought everytown in New Jersey was Dicktown. I'm going to assume this city was founded by some poor soul named Richard whose friends gave him an unfortunate nickname and who doesn't appreciate us living folks laughing at his legacy. Image by We didn't want to Google 'Dicktown', so here's a picture of Ocean City
There are only 30 residents of this unincorporated township, so the shame quota per capita must be unbearable. On top of being Embarrassed every time someone asks where they live, these poor people are also freezing cold. Embarrass is the chilliest place in Minnesota, with an average annual temperature of just 34.5 °F. McGhiever/WikimediaEmbarrass,...
On the variety show Hee Haw, Good Grief was once described as having a population of three: "two dogs and one old grouch." In fact, it's much more than that. The population consists of one dog with an overactive imagination, his trusty bird companion, and a small balding child in a yellow sweater who can't kick a football to save his life. Shout ou...
Finally a vacation destination that underpromises and overdelivers. Actually, they probably underpromise andunderdeliver. The remote and arid Disappointment Islands are barely fit for human habitation, so if you take the trouble to visit you'll likely wind up both disappointed and dead. Still, we'd like to see the tourism pamphlets. Image by French...
Technically, this should rank among the former funniest place names, but it's weird enough that we're running with it. In 1998, the city of Halfway, Oregon sold its naming rights. As a result, for one year, it became Half.com, Oregon. The price? $100,000 and 20 new computers for its schools. It's always a healthy sign when your city sells its namin...
Let's stay in Oregon for a 'funniest place names' double-whammy. Idiotville was originally a logging camp. It earned its name because it was so far from civilization that "only an idiot would work there." Today, Idiotville is a ghost town as the residents likely got tired of the put-downs. Now, instead of concentrating the idiots, we seem to have o...
The most existentialist place on the list, Point No Point delightfully gives up on itself (and life) halfway through its own name. We could tell you about the lighthouse or the Point No Point Treaty that was signed here, but... Well, we're all going to die anyway, so who really cares? Let's just quietly despair. Moxfyre/WikimediaPoint No... oh, god...
There are thousands of freshwater lakes in Canada, so naming them all must have been frustrating. At some point, they ran out of ideas and simply christened this hole in the ground Stupid Lake. It actually is kind of a stupid lake, since it's 55 miles from the closest human settlement. Look at a map, lake. You're doing it wrong. Image by This lake ...
You don't have to blame it on the dog in Brokenwind. With such a humbling name, the residents here certainly won't be inclined to toot their own horns. And although the coast of Scotland sounds like a gas, we'll take a pass on this windy city. Image by Frank Winkler from PixabayIn Brokenwind, love means never having to ask "What's that smell?"
- Accident. Source: J. Thomas Scharf, History of Western Maryland, Image: able2know.org. Dating back to the 1770’s, Accident in West Maryland was an actual accident!
- Å. Source: yr.no, Image: Wikimedia. A gorgeous seaside village in the northernmost parts of Norway, Å is also the name of six other Norwegian towns as well as one Swedish and one Danish town.
- Bastardstown. Source: Google Maps, Image: Wikipedia. A small town in County Wexford, Bastardstown is a picturesque seaside Irish village just down the road from Rackardstown.
- Batman. Source: gap.gov.tr, Image: Wikipedia. More than just a comic book hero, Batman is a city in southwestern Turkey in the Batman Province named after the Batman River, a major tributary of the Tigris River.
From the Bat Cave, North Carolina, in the United States to Dollarbeg, Scotland, from a place called Normal to one called Odd, and from Why to Whynot, this is the World's Top 120 Cities with Funny Names! We at VroomVroomVroom created this list to honor and recognize all the little places that made us smile or laugh.
Sep 30, 2022 · The 50 funniest town names in America, state by state. DESTINATIONS. Travel. Add Topic. The weirdest town names in all 50 states, from Ketchuptown to Monkey's Eyebrow. Anna Kaufman. USA...
Sep 26, 2018 · You won't believe these wacky and funny town names are real—but they're all places you can actually visit in America. Read on to find out what they are!
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