Funny addresses!

theartfullodger

Nobody seems to have mentioned two old favourites.,.. "!!!!!!" on Orkney - see,,,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/!!!!!!,_Orkney

(there's another in Shetland). Interestingly the word derives from an Old Norse word meaning small parcel of land. Aye, right...I hope to visit Orkney & send postcards some time soon...

Further the earliest known occurrence of one of the famous 7 "bad" words, see..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_dirty_words

c***, was in "Gropec***lane" in Southwark I think, 12th century. The name has sadly been expunged, but the lanes themselves continue, eg "Magpie Lane" in Oxford, which I remember from my school days..... see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grope!!!!_Lane

I fear this post may be censored ,, ah well, worth a try eh??

Cheers!!

Artful

PS Regarding Cockup, my favourite Burns poem is "C++k up your Beaver" (no, really.. see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/!!!!_Up_Your_Beaver..
)

theartfullodger

tbs624 wrote: »

Those familiar with Wainright and the Cumbrian fells will know of the beauty of Great Cockup and Little Cockup - summit cairn

Name has something to do with woodcocks apparently.

Further, on the Balmoral estate (we will not discuss how money was gained to puchase this nor how much tax was being paid in the 19th cent. by that family......) is lofty Lochnagar, 3,789 feet high. (See Charlie's kid's book, the "Old man of Lochnagar"...). The very top is named Cac Càrn Beag, meaning "small cairn of faeces" in Scottish Gaelic. I think there is a Cac Carn Mhor somewhere nearby, meaning large pile of etc etc... see...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lochnagar

(Been there, quite a hot sunny day...)

deedee71

Is it just me.....I don't get the OP - 4 kinnell?? Can someone explain x

delain

deedee71 wrote: »

Is it just me.....I don't get the OP - 4 kinnell?? Can someone explain x

Run it all together in a Jim Royle accent

deedee71

delain wrote: »

Run it all together in a Jim Royle accent

Still not getting it - must not work in a Scottish accent.

tbs624

erm ...."effin hell" but with the full expletive ?

maninthestreet

deedee71 wrote: »

still not getting it - must not work in a scottish accent.

fork-in-hell

carefullycautious

Lower piddle in worcestershire

hanging lane in Northfield

also see this website

http://www.auluk.freeserve.co.uk/placenames.htm