07/17/2003 Archived Entry: "Cities"

Who comes up with these names?

Hell, Michigan
River Styx, ohio
Peculiar, Missouri
Eek and Chicken, alaska
Eclectic and Muck City Alabama
Plain City, Utah
Boring, Maryland and Oregon
No Name, Colorado
Climax, in North Carolina and Pennsylvania
Intercourse, Blue Ball, Panic and Fearnot,Pennsylvania.
Monkeys Elbow, Kentucky
Waterproof, Uncle Sam, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Purgatory, Colorado
Bill, Wyoming
Metropolis, Illinois
Perdition, Kansas
Ile Bizard, Quebec
Dime Box, Texas
Cementville, Indiana

and of course I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the beautiful city of Rayne, Louisiana

Replies: 9 comments

Hey, if it sticks as a crazy name, at least it will be remembered!

Posted by Lauralee @ 07/17/2003 02:31 PM EST

and you forgot Bastard, Ontario. I think it may have been renamed but it did exist for many years.

Posted by Mike @ 07/17/2003 05:07 PM EST

there's a melissa, ontario ...

unfortunately it's a little trailer type town in more northern ontario ... not very flattering, if you ask me

Posted by melpie @ 07/18/2003 01:40 AM EST

I'd like to be in Melissa, sounds warm and cozy!

um..ya!

Don't forget there's also ThaiLand!

Posted by Rayne @ 07/18/2003 10:44 AM EST

you'd like to be in melissa?

how naughty!

i'd like to venture onto thailand

;)

how do you like them apples?

Posted by melpie @ 07/19/2003 10:09 PM EST

eeeeeew!!!

Posted by Rayne @ 07/19/2003 11:18 PM EST

Ahah, reminds me of the time thai got head, not so long ago. :P

Who thought tennis rackets and proper names could be that fun?

Posted by Étienne @ 07/21/2003 02:33 AM EST

The guys who came up with the company name "HEAD" probably thought so...

Posted by Rayne @ 07/21/2003 10:05 AM EST

those crazy tennis racket people!

Posted by shawnathan @ 07/21/2003 04:22 PM EST