Weird Mountain Names ! |
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Weird Mountain Names ! |
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Sep 21 2012, 09:33 AM |
I was just reading about the Lake District and I spied a mountain called... wait for it.... Great Cockup.
In British slang 'cock up' means when something goes wrong. 'Oh, that's a total cock up !' or 'We really cocked it up'. It's not a rude phrase, even though it may look like it.. it's just funny So calling a mountain Great Cockup is basically calling it a Big Disaster !! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Cockup |
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Sep 21 2012, 01:56 PM |
LOL! seriously?!great cockup and little cockup It's like they were named by a teenager isn't it ? |
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Sep 22 2012, 10:39 PM
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This reminds me of an area of the mountians that run through where I live. There is a place where there is a small gap in the mountains and one side of that gap is known locally by the name Jesse's Butt. Whoever Jesse was, I'm not sure he (or she?) wanted to be remembered in this fashion!
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Sep 23 2012, 07:22 PM |
I couldn't find any weird names for mountains here but I did find a village by the name of Tatitlek.
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Sep 23 2012, 08:05 PM | ||
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Sep 23 2012, 08:24 PM
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I think its butte , but I like your interpretation in California we have one called mt. baldy on a side note , when I misspelled Calfornia , my spell checker gave me 2 options -California or fornication Yeah I think its actually supposed to be pronounced so it rymes with "Cute" Everybody around here says it the other way, which makes it even more crazy. Brown Willy for the name of a hill? That's great! I do not really have anymore weird hill or mountain names but what about town/community names? The farther you go out into the countryside the more interesting they get. For instance, I live near a little community known as Stumpy Bottom, (who knows why its called that) and there is also a really small town around here known as Frog Level. -------------------- My Sound Cloud Profile: http://soundcloud.com/casinostrat
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Sep 23 2012, 08:48 PM | ||
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Sep 23 2012, 08:53 PM |
oh dear.... it just gets more hilarious Oh... I didn't even get that link either.. !! |
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Sep 23 2012, 09:30 PM |
I was just reading about the Lake District and I spied a mountain called... wait for it.... Great Cockup. Thats just fantastic! "cockup" is a fantastic term! I've come across these before- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking,_Austria http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Disappointment They're not mountains, but still funny! |
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Sep 23 2012, 10:53 PM |
When we name things in Denmark, it is ok to exaggerate:
For example a hill of 147 meters is called the "Sky Mountain" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himmelbjerget. Also I remember an episode of Jackass, where they find the name of the Danish city Middelfart quite amusing Finally I just googled this up: http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/Cities.html A lot of silly places -------------------- |
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Sep 24 2012, 07:39 PM |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking,_Austria http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Disappointment They're not mountains, but still funny! Oh yes, those are classics ! Finally I just googled this up: http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/Cities.html A lot of silly places Oh this is fantastic - thank you !! Just when I think I've found one I want to post, I find another funnier one !! |
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Sep 24 2012, 08:23 PM |
There is a city called "Hell" Michigan, here in the States.
And in Oregon, Mt Hood used to be called "Wy'East" (pronounced "why east?") by the Multnomah native american tribes. And, our bluegrass band named ourselves Wy'East, as well. It's kind of a weird mountain name, but it's no Cockup! -------------------- Check out my awesome Nintendo Cover-band, EMULATOR!! http://www.reverbnation.com/emulator Now.....go practice!! |
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Sep 24 2012, 10:44 PM |
"Mrs. Juana's b**bs" LOL! Im not sure but I think I can see the reasoning behind their name -------------------- You say 'minor pentatonic ' like it's a bad thing |
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Sep 24 2012, 11:09 PM |
LOL! Im not sure but I think I can see the reasoning behind their name Hehehe -------------------- BRUUUUUTAL GRIM DEATH NINJA OF THE FROZEN NORTH!!!!
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Sep 25 2012, 01:58 AM
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Man there are some "interesting" names for places out there. Imagine being a well known guitar player from one of these places..... Reporters ask you where you are from and you have to say something like, "I'm from Shitterton!"
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