Feed Dump 209 - UK Tourism Edition
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Feed Dump 209 - UK Tourism Edition
This week, Beej and Andrew find out a lot of... personal things about Merry Olde England.
https://youtu.be/mnTC0AfCa9c
https://youtu.be/mnTC0AfCa9c
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there is no way in hell ALL of those names are real
I owe Graham a beer.
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Nork is slang for breasts here, so totally deserves a place on the list.
Considering our ancient ancestors went around drawing giant penises on the sides of hills in chalk, I can totally believe that entire list is real. In fact I'm surprised it's so short - I know they could have included places like "Hole of Horcum", "Honey Knob Hill" or "Twatt", for example
wizzerd229 wrote:there is no way in hell ALL of those names are real
Considering our ancient ancestors went around drawing giant penises on the sides of hills in chalk, I can totally believe that entire list is real. In fact I'm surprised it's so short - I know they could have included places like "Hole of Horcum", "Honey Knob Hill" or "Twatt", for example
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I can confirm that Horncastle, Lincolnshire is real as I went to school there!
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I can also confirm that Ramsbottom, Lancashire is real for that is my home town. We're real, and...yes, we have a few sheep.
Rather boringly, the prevailing theory for this name is that it is named after a type of garlic that grows in the bottom of the valley. Nowhere near as fun as you might think :-\
Rather boringly, the prevailing theory for this name is that it is named after a type of garlic that grows in the bottom of the valley. Nowhere near as fun as you might think :-\
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There is an amazing cider brewery in Tutts Clump that makes some incredible drinks. They make the rounds at ale festivals and other such drunkeries. Also I grew up very near to a place called Three Cocks. It never stops being amusing.
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As a Briton who enjoys "The Meaning of Liff" to a slightly worrying degree:
1) Not only can I entirely confirm that everything on that list sounds legit, and that I've heard of or been to several of them, but it's reached a point now where nothing on that list surprises me
2) The main things I was concentrating on during that part were the occasional spelling mistakes and Graham's kinda hilarious pronounciation
1) Not only can I entirely confirm that everything on that list sounds legit, and that I've heard of or been to several of them, but it's reached a point now where nothing on that list surprises me
2) The main things I was concentrating on during that part were the occasional spelling mistakes and Graham's kinda hilarious pronounciation
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Also, on a related note of English place names, please feel free to enjoy a famous urban legend which does the rounds online every so often:
"The Cock Inn" is actually a pretty common name for a pub around here- there's one just down the road from my home town. There is also, apparently, one in the borough of Tillet in Hertfordshire, specifically in the small hamlet of Erbum. The place is said to be owned by a woman named Linda Lykes, who thus receives letters addressed to:
Linda Lykes
The Cock Inn
Erbum
Tillet
Herts
Fairly sure it's not true, but to be honest it's entirely believable
"The Cock Inn" is actually a pretty common name for a pub around here- there's one just down the road from my home town. There is also, apparently, one in the borough of Tillet in Hertfordshire, specifically in the small hamlet of Erbum. The place is said to be owned by a woman named Linda Lykes, who thus receives letters addressed to:
Linda Lykes
The Cock Inn
Erbum
Tillet
Herts
Fairly sure it's not true, but to be honest it's entirely believable
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Apparently they brought this sort of naming with them when they colonized Australia
we have a whole suburb here in Perth called cockburn. its pronounced co burn (and no one will give me a legitimate reason why it should be pronounced like this)
we have a whole suburb here in Perth called cockburn. its pronounced co burn (and no one will give me a legitimate reason why it should be pronounced like this)
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While we're on the topic: Dildo, Newfoundland.
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I've been to way too many of those places. Deadpan Graham makes it even better.
Excellent episode!
Excellent episode!
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The name change story sparked a memory of mine about this story, in which the voters in Gay Head Massachusetts, a small town on the island of Martha's Vineyard decided to change the name of their town to one in the language of the Wampanoag (the local Native American tribe, who constitute a large percentage of the town's ~200 residents [as of the mid 1990s]). The town of Aquinnah still proudly claims the historic Gay Head Lighthouse.
Note the complete seriousness of the 7th 'graph of the NYT story about the campaign's focus on recognizing the town's history as a predominantly Native American community, and nothing to do with "the 20th-century connotation of the word 'gay,' which meant something quite different when it was affixed to this area during the 17th century."
Note the complete seriousness of the 7th 'graph of the NYT story about the campaign's focus on recognizing the town's history as a predominantly Native American community, and nothing to do with "the 20th-century connotation of the word 'gay,' which meant something quite different when it was affixed to this area during the 17th century."
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Quick note about the FIFA bit: Sepp Blatter, after resigning, then speculated about a week later that ehhhhhhh maybe I'll run for re-election to the seat I just said I'm vacating.
There's also the bit about CONMEBOL (South America) headquarters in Luque, Paraguay- a suburb of Asuncion- somehow managing to get itself embassy powers, making the police unable to prosecute for any crime occurring on the grounds. Nobody in the Paraguayan legislature knows for sure how that happened because they don't always read the stuff they're voting on.
There's also the FIFA-made movie United Passions, which made a whopping $607 on opening weekend, also known as 'maybe enough to win a Desert Bus silent auction, maybe, perhaps, if the bidding stays relatively quiet'.
There's also the bit about CONMEBOL (South America) headquarters in Luque, Paraguay- a suburb of Asuncion- somehow managing to get itself embassy powers, making the police unable to prosecute for any crime occurring on the grounds. Nobody in the Paraguayan legislature knows for sure how that happened because they don't always read the stuff they're voting on.
There's also the FIFA-made movie United Passions, which made a whopping $607 on opening weekend, also known as 'maybe enough to win a Desert Bus silent auction, maybe, perhaps, if the bidding stays relatively quiet'.
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I always think the address joke gets better each time you use it.
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The thing about those names is, most of them were probably named before those words were anything close to being considered rude. Still, no one likes to make fun of those names more than we Britts do.
As for the road name in Kent, as someone who went to college not far from there, I can report that people are just weird down in the bottom right hand corner of the country.
As for the road name in Kent, as someone who went to college not far from there, I can report that people are just weird down in the bottom right hand corner of the country.
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theknightofiron wrote:Apparently they brought this sort of naming with them when they colonized Australia
we have a whole suburb here in Perth called cockburn. its pronounced co burn (and no one will give me a legitimate reason why it should be pronounced like this)
Cockburn (pronounced Cobain) is a common enough surname, particularly in Wales. Not sure why the pronunciation/spelling has evolved that way.
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and more and more believable.
thanks all.
thanks all.
AdmiralMemo wrote:I always think the address joke gets better each time you use it.
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Guys. You forgot my favourite one: Bell End, Worcestershire.
(And yes, that one is indeed real)
(And yes, that one is indeed real)
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mtvcdm wrote:Quick note about the FIFA bit: Sepp Blatter, after resigning, then speculated about a week later that ehhhhhhh maybe I'll run for re-election to the seat I just said I'm vacating.
Someone needs to inform this guy that prosecutions don't work like flicker effects in Magic, and you don't stop being targeted just because you briefly leave and then come back...
Also: "10 Downing Street, Ottawa, Canada" came very close to breaking me at my office desk...
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This town in Yorkshire got one of my friends in trouble when her job took her there:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penistone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penistone
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There's a town in Queensland, Australia named "Blackbutt".
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My hat! You have my hat! Agh, the honor is overwhelming. I hope it serves you well forevermore. Also, if Tally wants to give it a hat-hat, I'm sure she's seen that tumblr post as well. As far as odd road names go, for what it's worth, I live near Po`ope`e (pronounced poh-oh-peh-eh, sort of). It's Hawaiian, but it still says poopee.
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