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Want To Go To Dildo, Newfoundland?
Want To Go To Dildo, Newfoundland? Yes, that really is the name of a town in Newfoundland. Does the name of a city or town draw your attention and influence your choices? There are a lot of oddly-named places across Canada. I thought it would be fun to share some of them with you and how they got their name. Snafu, Yukon This community was christened after the military acronym-Situation Normal: All Fouled Up, b.y the U.S. military while they were building the Alaska highway. Snafu served as one of two forest fire crew camps in the Yukon in the ’50s. It’s now a campground surrounded b.y lakes and a popular destination for canoe trips. Stoner, British Columbia Which came first: Stoner or Stone Creek? Locals reportedly use the latter, with “Stoner” presumably a modern- derivative. Legal, Alberta Legal owes its name t.o Emile Legal, the bishop of St. Albert, Alberta. The bilingual town was settled mostly b.y homesteaders from Quebec and is now renowned for its public murals. It was named “French Mural Capital of the World”. Happyland, Saskatchewan The full name for this community is the Rural Municipality of Happyland no. 231. The community supposedly got its name from an early resident who was very pleased 😊 t.o be there. Climax, Saskatchewan This Saskatchewan village was settled b.y Christ Fugelstad, an immigrant from Climax, Minnesota, who was apparently either terribly homesick or terribly unimaginative. (the original Climax owed its curious name t.o a chewing tobacco company.) Today, Climax has a small but thriving population of One Hundred and Ninety-five Crotch Lake, Ontario The name comes from the fact that the lake has two narrows, and the point where they meet resembles the crotch of a stick. The lake has seventy-seven campsites and is part of the canoe route through the Mississippi River. Peekaboo Corner, New Brunswick A small community within the village of Norton, New Brunswick, Peekaboo Corner is named for a poorly-placed house that stood on the corner, blocking the vision of passing drivers. Hopefully, the name delivered a cautionary message to future motorists. Sober Island, Nova Scotia Some locals claim that this remote island in Nova Scotia was named b.y British soldiers who landed there with no liquor on their ship. Today the island is known for its oysters, and for the Sober Island Brewing Company, a popular brewery despite not actually being located there. Dildo, Newfoundland No one can quite confirm where the most infamous of all funny Canadian town names comes from. Some say it comes from a French word for the island, “ile d’eau” or a Spanish word for the bottom of a boat. The term has also been known t.o refer t.o a pin placed in a rowboat that attaches t.o the oar. You can always ask its mascot, Captain Dildo, for his take on the tale. @Readers Digest |
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What strangely named towns or cities have you visited? Who is ready for a road trip to Dildo, Newfoundland?
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Some interesting town names here, some even made me LOL. I hope your enjoying a relaxing Sunday..
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Have driven through the village of Tongue in northern Scotland. Then there's a Twatt on the Orkney Islands. I understand there's a diving club located in Muff in County Donegal, Ireland. Interestingly they call themselves Muff Diving Club. And across the border in England, there's a Cockermouth.
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There's an innocently named (in German!) settlement near Bern, Switzerland called Wankdorf which always makes me smile.
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Michigan also has a village of Climax and the (locally) well-known city of Hell (which does freeze over) Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation bangs on the door forever!
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"Intercorse Alabama, you missed our southern best, LOL, not sure of the origin but a real town in southern Alabama.. Just shows that any thing can get any name... Stop by at lonlyforlove2 also see Lunch with Lonly , we get snow tomorrow Check my blog on New Community, "A photo of my big Pecker" also, " My Sunday afternoon with the kids'
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I do like the town name 'Kamloops', in my trip to Canada we stopped there for lunch. It sounds like a cereal name. Don't know very many funny town names. I also like Captain Dildo! I can almost picture the embroidery on his captain hat.
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There's Intercourse PA. We have a town names Weed and Los Banos (The toilets) Time for a road trip
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What strangely named towns or cities have you visited? Who is ready for a road trip to Dildo, Newfoundland? When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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How about L'Anse-Amour, Newfoundland and Labrador A0K 3L0, Canada. Saw my first iceberg there
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3/28/2021 5:58 pm |
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3/28/2021 6:37 pm |
Of course you have village of Fucking in Austria...
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Some interesting town names here, some even made me LOL. I hope your enjoying a relaxing Sunday..
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Have driven through the village of Tongue in northern Scotland. Then there's a Twatt on the Orkney Islands. I understand there's a diving club located in Muff in County Donegal, Ireland. Interestingly they call themselves Muff Diving Club. And across the border in England, there's a Cockermouth.
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There's an innocently named (in German!) settlement near Bern, Switzerland called Wankdorf which always makes me smile.
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Michigan also has a village of Climax and the (locally) well-known city of Hell (which does freeze over)
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"Intercorse Alabama, you missed our southern best, LOL, not sure of the origin but a real town in southern Alabama.. Just shows that any thing can get any name...
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I do like the town name 'Kamloops', in my trip to Canada we stopped there for lunch. It sounds like a cereal name. Don't know very many funny town names. I also like Captain Dildo! I can almost picture the embroidery on his captain hat.
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There's Intercourse PA. We have a town names Weed and Los Banos (The toilets) Time for a road trip
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Apparently, in the 18th century, the owner of the Blue Ball Inn hung a blue ball outside and referred to his business as "The Sign of the Blue Ball." The name caught-on and became the town's name. Blue Ball is often listed among the "delightfully-named towns" in Pennsylvania along with Pleasureville, Intercourse, Mount Joy, Lititz, Bareville, Bird-in-Hand, and Paradise.
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The problem with visiting Dildo is that when you leave it will be behind you.
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How about L'Anse-Amour, Newfoundland and Labrador A0K 3L0, Canada. Saw my first iceberg there
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Another funny one . Have you ever been there?
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Great names!
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Of course you have village of Fucking in Austria...
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