Wacky news that makes you go "wtf?" - Page 88

ewmayer · 2014-08-31, 01:30

I seem to recall an entire "funny place names" thread on the forum some years back, too lazy to dig it out, but thanks for the reminder. :)

Said thread may have even started with - but definitely included, in any event - a place name from my country of birth: The lovely little town of Fuck, Austria. (Pronounced "fook".)

kladner · 2014-08-31, 06:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian-E

I find the similarities between the problems with the words "homophone" and "niggardly" quite witty[SNIP]

A girl I knew in my high school years once outraged a teacher by saying "Stop being such a dastard."

Mark Rose · 2014-08-31, 22:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by ewmayer

I seem to recall an entire "funny place names" thread on the forum some years back, too lazy to dig it out, but thanks for the reminder. :)

Said thread may have even started with - but definitely included, in any event - a place name from my country of birth: The lovely little town of Fuck, Austria. (Pronounced "fook".)

I think you mean Fucking, Austria. It's on my bucket list of places to visit ;)

Uncwilly · 2014-08-31, 22:50

[Christopher Walken Voice]I think, you, mean, Fucking, Austria.[/Christopher Walken Voice]

ewmayer · 2014-08-31, 23:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Rose

I think you mean Fucking, Austria. It's on my bucket list of places to visit ;)

Fucking right I do. [makeshituponthespot]It used to be just "Fuck", though, until it "ing-corporated" a few years back.[/makeshituponthespot]

Mark Rose · 2014-09-01, 00:27

I always imagine it being said by Ozzy Osbourne.

ewmayer · 2014-09-04, 01:28

'Java Juggs' coffee-stand brothel operator pleads guilty

Sounds like blatant state interference with free-market capitalism to me. (But seriously, driving the world's oldest profession underground tends to lead to worse outcomes than those afforded by tolerating the above kind of thing).

As Gregory House might say, "coffee ... boobies ... consenting adults ... where's the problem?"

Uncwilly · 2014-09-04, 05:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by ewmayer

As Gregory House might say, "coffee ... boobies ... consenting adults ... where's the problem?"

Maybe something like this?
MickyDee's Coffee causes horrible burns.
An ex-coworker had something similar happen, it involved preparing tea and for a bath in the incorrect order and an unfortunate spill.

jasong · 2014-09-06, 00:23

Round here we have a festival in May called Toad Suck Daze. The origins of the name Toad Suck are debatable(probably a mispronunciation of a French word meaning a narrow point in a river) but it definitely isn't a reference to getting high by licking certain species of toad.

Despite this, kids who go to other schools with the festival's t-shirts on are sometimes forced to change or wear their shirt inside out. Kind of ironic when you consider how popular Christianity is here in Conway. Most residents would definitely disapprove of getting high this way, but also realize it's just an unfortunate coincidence with the name. When you go to the festival, there's no indication whatsoever of the alternate meaning of the term, and I'm sure people have been discouraged for making jokes about it to their friends. This didn't stop a certain talk show host from making our town the butt of his jokes years back. Can't think of his name though, he's the one that pretends like the audience doesn't understand if the joke doesn't get a big laugh.

Brian-E · 2014-09-14, 17:46

http://nos.nl/artikel/698277-jager-d...-zat-fout.html

No English language version available to my knowledge, but I find it so ridiculous that I'll summarize it here.

This Sunday morning we were treated to the distressing news that eight wild boars had been successfully rescued from water, from which they could not get out by themselves, by the fire brigade, but had then - before the very eyes of those fire brigade heroes and to their amazement - immediately been shot dead one after another by an official hunter of the local authority. Apparently this shooting is required by law when wild boars stray from their official parks in order to prevent infection of cattle (with swine fever for example), damage to crops and gardens, and in the interests of traffic safety.

Now we read the above article whose title reads "Hunter who shot the boars was in the wrong". The article quotes the provincial authority as stating that the hunter would have been perfectly correct to shoot the just-saved wild boars normally, but not on a Sunday when such shooting is forbidden.

Xyzzy · 2014-09-15, 01:12

Vaguely related: http://www.arkansas.gov/abof/pdfs/AB...s_jrushing.pdf

2014-08-31, 22:50	#961
Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 3·7·17·31 Posts	[Christopher Walken Voice]I think, you, mean, Fucking, Austria.[/Christopher Walken Voice] Last fiddled with by Batalov on 2014-08-31 at 23:02 Reason: FTFY ;-)

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2014-08-31, 01:30	#958
ewmayer ∂²ω=0 Sep 2002 República de California 2²×2,939 Posts	I seem to recall an entire "funny place names" thread on the forum some years back, too lazy to dig it out, but thanks for the reminder. :) Said thread may have even started with - but definitely included, in any event - a place name from my country of birth: The lovely little town of Fuck, Austria. (Pronounced "fook".)

2014-09-01, 00:27	#963
Mark Rose "/X\(‘-‘)/X\" Jan 2013 https://pedan.tech/ 2⁴·199 Posts	I always imagine it being said by Ozzy Osbourne.

2014-09-04, 01:28	#964
ewmayer ∂²ω=0 Sep 2002 República de California 10110111101100₂ Posts	'Java Juggs' coffee-stand brothel operator pleads guilty Sounds like blatant state interference with free-market capitalism to me. (But seriously, driving the world's oldest profession underground tends to lead to worse outcomes than those afforded by tolerating the above kind of thing). As Gregory House might say, "coffee ... boobies ... consenting adults ... where's the problem?"

2014-09-06, 00:23	#966
jasong "Jason Goatcher" Mar 2005 3·7·167 Posts	Round here we have a festival in May called Toad Suck Daze. The origins of the name Toad Suck are debatable(probably a mispronunciation of a French word meaning a narrow point in a river) but it definitely isn't a reference to getting high by licking certain species of toad. Despite this, kids who go to other schools with the festival's t-shirts on are sometimes forced to change or wear their shirt inside out. Kind of ironic when you consider how popular Christianity is here in Conway. Most residents would definitely disapprove of getting high this way, but also realize it's just an unfortunate coincidence with the name. When you go to the festival, there's no indication whatsoever of the alternate meaning of the term, and I'm sure people have been discouraged for making jokes about it to their friends. This didn't stop a certain talk show host from making our town the butt of his jokes years back. Can't think of his name though, he's the one that pretends like the audience doesn't understand if the joke doesn't get a big laugh.

2014-09-14, 17:46	#967
Brian-E "Brian" Jul 2007 The Netherlands 2×11×149 Posts	http://nos.nl/artikel/698277-jager-d...-zat-fout.html No English language version available to my knowledge, but I find it so ridiculous that I'll summarize it here. This Sunday morning we were treated to the distressing news that eight wild boars had been successfully rescued from water, from which they could not get out by themselves, by the fire brigade, but had then - before the very eyes of those fire brigade heroes and to their amazement - immediately been shot dead one after another by an official hunter of the local authority. Apparently this shooting is required by law when wild boars stray from their official parks in order to prevent infection of cattle (with swine fever for example), damage to crops and gardens, and in the interests of traffic safety. Now we read the above article whose title reads "Hunter who shot the boars was in the wrong". The article quotes the provincial authority as stating that the hunter would have been perfectly correct to shoot the just-saved wild boars normally, but not on a Sunday when such shooting is forbidden.

2014-09-15, 01:12	#968
Xyzzy Aug 2002 21D2₁₆ Posts	Vaguely related: http://www.arkansas.gov/abof/pdfs/AB...s_jrushing.pdf