The town of Fucking, Austria.
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The town of Fucking, Austria.
I just read about this little village in Austria, near the border with Germany, the name of which is Fucking, which for obvious reasons is amusing in the English speaking world. And so I wonder, has anyone here ever been there? Entered notes from Fucking
There is no listing in the EBT database for it, I wonder is it because the village is part of the municipality of Tarsdorf, which is listed? If I were to enter a note from Fucking, Austria today (obviously I can't) what would happen?
There is no listing in the EBT database for it, I wonder is it because the village is part of the municipality of Tarsdorf, which is listed? If I were to enter a note from Fucking, Austria today (obviously I can't) what would happen?
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Re: The town of Fucking, Austria.
Well, the way the location database is set up now, entries for Fucking would of course be assigned to the profile of Tarsdorf.SeanW wrote:There is no listing in the EBT database for it, I wonder is it because the village is part of the municipality of Tarsdorf, which is listed? If I were to enter a note from Fucking, Austria today (obviously I can't) what would happen?
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I gotta ask, could we please make an exception for the village of Fucking n
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Re: The town of Fucking, Austria.
As Support Admin I can see deeper in the location list.
There is only one bill registered in Fucking.
This was entered by eddydevries in 2008.
There is only one bill registered in Fucking.
This was entered by eddydevries in 2008.
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Er gaat niets boven Groningen EBT
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Er gaat niets boven Groningen EBT
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Re: The town of Fucking, Austria.
Google Maps is calling the town Hucking.
Re: The town of Fucking, Austria.
I see a village called Fucking and a set of streets/roads called Hucking.
Re: The town of Fucking, Austria.
i recall there being a debate about this town a while back to change the name as ppl kept stealing singposts
Re: The town of Fucking, Austria.
After a local ballot rejected the idea, they decided to make the signposts more secure, i.e. embedding them in concrete.
They really ought to open up some gift shops etc in Fucking ...
They really ought to open up some gift shops etc in Fucking ...
Re: The town of Fucking, Austria.
here is a sign :
https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=Fucking,+ ... po-8599408" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=Fucking,+ ... po-8599408" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: The town of Fucking, Austria.
Guess that these things are funny primarily for people who are monolingual. I remember that some other people (who spoke English only) found the second syllable in our "Ausfahrt" signs amusing. Well, in Northern Germany you can come across place names such as Hymendorf or Fickmühlen, but they would not be in the EBT database either, hehe.
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Re: The town of Fucking, Austria.
Some funny / rude names are in the database, though.
At the moment, the only person who can say "I've registered a note in Poo" is the Spanish user Glaciar. (I wonder why this town doesn't show up on a regular search.)
As far as I know, no Portuguese user has been to the Italian Cona. (This is the most hardcore name for "vagina", in Portuguese.)
Is there any other place names that sound or look rude or funny in your own language?
(Oh, and if this is your kind of humor, here's a huge Map of Vaguely Rude Place Names of the World.)
At the moment, the only person who can say "I've registered a note in Poo" is the Spanish user Glaciar. (I wonder why this town doesn't show up on a regular search.)
As far as I know, no Portuguese user has been to the Italian Cona. (This is the most hardcore name for "vagina", in Portuguese.)
Is there any other place names that sound or look rude or funny in your own language?
(Oh, and if this is your kind of humor, here's a huge Map of Vaguely Rude Place Names of the World.)
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Re: The town of Fucking, Austria.
Varkaus town in Finland has funny name; it means theft in Finnish.
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Re: The town of Fucking, Austria.
Not rude, but still funny: Muggenbeet ('mosquito bite') in The Netherlands.
(with an impressive 25 inhabitants)
(with an impressive 25 inhabitants)
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Re: The town of Fucking, Austria.
Viterbo, I think this is the link you meant to post:
http://maps.geotastic.org/vaguely-rude-places/index.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://maps.geotastic.org/vaguely-rude-places/index.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: The town of Fucking, Austria.
Yes, that's it, thanks, I wonder how I got it wrong… Corrected now.Montgomery Burns wrote:http://maps.geotastic.org/vaguely-rude-places/index.php
I was waiting for answers with names that are pretty normal in the local language but sound rude or funny on any other language, just like Fucking in Austria. Like Tróia, in Portugal. The Italian word "troia", pronounced the exact same way, means either whore or sow (female pig).