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Strange Place Names
Ever heard of Monkey's Eyebrow? Reklaw and Sacul? What abouut Whorehouse Meadows or a town called Batman?
These are just a few of the strange place names that are examined in
this piece from PRI's The World. Texas, it
turns out, has some of the strangest names around. Here's a list from the article:
Cut and Shoot, TX
Oatmeal, TX
Birthright, TX
Cash, TX
Circle Back, TX
Coffee City, TX (with no Starbucks!)
Dime Box, TX
Flat, TX
Grit, TX
Gun Barrel City, TX
Happy, TX
Noodle, TX
Telephone, TX
Uncertain, TX
Utopia, TX
Crazy Texans.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Blue Balloon Dec 18th 2005 5:07PM
Don't forget Cool, TX.
^_^
Carl Dec 18th 2005 5:07PM
It's not Texas but how about Intercourse, Pennsylvania?
Erik Olsen Dec 18th 2005 5:07PM
Both great recs, guys. Looking abroad, I was also thinking about Blow Me Down Newfoundland...and I think there's a place called Urine in Canada.
Adrienne Dec 18th 2005 5:07PM
This one isn't Texas either, but what about Sweet Gum Head, Florida. I bet all the winning lotto tickets are sold out of there. You never hear the winners being from big cities like Miami, Tampa, Houston, Austin, or Dallas. Heck, we might all want to take a trip to Noodle, TX.