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FantasticMrFox · 05-25-2015, 06:42 AM

Originally posted by robtcorl

Some of our town names are pretty unique, as in Useful, Missouri. and some are peculiar.

Very nice examples. Some German and Austrian villages have quite curious names too, which I will not mention here for fear of breaching forum rules

Anyone interested can have a look at location 48.065404, 12.858804 and 47.911831, 12.820379. Suffices to say that they don't mean the same in German

Parallax · 05-25-2015, 06:48 AM

On our trip this Spring we went through Hooker, Oklahoma.

Jean Poitiers · 05-25-2015, 06:49 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

On our trip this Spring we went through Hooket, Oklahoma.

That's Hooker ... the Horny Toads.

**gaweidert** · 05-25-2015, 07:05 AM

As much as I now dislike living in NY it is the center of the world. Within a day's drive is Utica, Attica, Syracuse, Cuba. Waterloo, Ithaca, Lyons, Amherst, Newark, Warsaw, Medina, Elba, Interlaken, Rome, Amsterdam, Leicester, Rochester, Rotterdam, Troy, Glasco (the Scots misspelled it) and so many other world renowned cities.

I can't believe that so many places in the world are named after places in New York Sate

Last edited by gaweidert; 05-25-2015 at 07:13 AM.

Jean Poitiers · 05-25-2015, 07:09 AM

http://www.roadsideresort.com/stories/hooker-oklahoma

robtcorl · 05-25-2015, 07:22 AM

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

No time for K3, too busy cooking pork ribs.

7 1/2 hours of torture...

I'll see your ribs, and raise you a butt, a brisket, baked beans, and pepper poppers.
All from this weekend.

Cheers!

Jean Poitiers · 05-25-2015, 07:57 AM

Hooker ... been there, done that ...

robtcorl · 05-25-2015, 08:11 AM

**savoche** · 05-25-2015, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by rod_grant

A lot of our non-English, non-Scottish, names are from the locality's Aboriginal name (or at least as close as the poms could get to pronouncing it!)

...which usually means you have to make use of more than a bit of imagination to make out any semblance at all.

normhead · 05-25-2015, 08:16 AM

My ex-mother in law was a rug hooker. She was going down to a convention in the states and at the border was asked where she was going. "To a hooking convention." The guy rolled his eyes and waived her through.

**savoche** · 05-25-2015, 08:22 AM

Hmm, Zoe lives just a few kilometres away from here:

Jean Poitiers · 05-25-2015, 08:27 AM

Condom ...been there ... done that, too ...

**savoche** · 05-25-2015, 12:21 PM

Trying to get back on topic here...

normhead · 05-25-2015, 12:27 PM

There's a topic?

I thought that was against thread rules.

I wonder though.. has CONDOM ever been a topic before today?

**gaweidert** · 05-25-2015, 12:33 PM

Originally posted by normhead

There's a topic?

I thought that was against thread rules.

I wonder though.. has CONDOM ever been a topic before toady?

No, because there as been an unspoken thought that certain critters on this thread should not be allowed to breed. Otis comes to mind.

05-25-2015, 12:27 PM	#17324
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	There's a topic? I thought that was against thread rules. I wonder though.. has CONDOM ever been a topic before today? Last edited by normhead; 05-25-2015 at 12:40 PM.

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05-25-2015, 06:42 AM	#17311
FantasticMrFox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Munich Posts: 2,339	Originally posted by robtcorl Some of our town names are pretty unique, as in Useful, Missouri. and some are peculiar. Very nice examples. Some German and Austrian villages have quite curious names too, which I will not mention here for fear of breaching forum rules Anyone interested can have a look at location 48.065404, 12.858804 and 47.911831, 12.820379. Suffices to say that they don't mean the same in German

05-25-2015, 06:48 AM	#17312
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,333	On our trip this Spring we went through Hooker, Oklahoma.

05-25-2015, 06:49 AM	#17313
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by Parallax On our trip this Spring we went through Hooket, Oklahoma. That's Hooker ... the Horny Toads.

05-25-2015, 07:05 AM	#17314
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,327	As much as I now dislike living in NY it is the center of the world. Within a day's drive is Utica, Attica, Syracuse, Cuba. Waterloo, Ithaca, Lyons, Amherst, Newark, Warsaw, Medina, Elba, Interlaken, Rome, Amsterdam, Leicester, Rochester, Rotterdam, Troy, Glasco (the Scots misspelled it) and so many other world renowned cities. I can't believe that so many places in the world are named after places in New York Sate Last edited by gaweidert; 05-25-2015 at 07:13 AM.

05-25-2015, 07:09 AM	#17315
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	http://www.roadsideresort.com/stories/hooker-oklahoma

05-25-2015, 07:22 AM	#17316
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by Ex Finn. No time for K3, too busy cooking pork ribs. 7 1/2 hours of torture... I'll see your ribs, and raise you a butt, a brisket, baked beans, and pepper poppers. All from this weekend. Cheers!

05-25-2015, 07:57 AM	#17317
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Hooker ... been there, done that ...

05-25-2015, 08:11 AM	#17318
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606

05-25-2015, 08:15 AM	#17319
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,312	Originally posted by rod_grant A lot of our non-English, non-Scottish, names are from the locality's Aboriginal name (or at least as close as the poms could get to pronouncing it!) ...which usually means you have to make use of more than a bit of imagination to make out any semblance at all.

05-25-2015, 08:16 AM	#17320
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	My ex-mother in law was a rug hooker. She was going down to a convention in the states and at the border was asked where she was going. "To a hooking convention." The guy rolled his eyes and waived her through.

05-25-2015, 08:22 AM	#17321
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,312	Hmm, Zoe lives just a few kilometres away from here:

05-25-2015, 08:27 AM	#17322
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Condom ...been there ... done that, too ...

05-25-2015, 12:21 PM	#17323
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,312	Trying to get back on topic here...

05-25-2015, 12:33 PM	#17325
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,327	Originally posted by normhead There's a topic? I thought that was against thread rules. I wonder though.. has CONDOM ever been a topic before toady? No, because there as been an unspoken thought that certain critters on this thread should not be allowed to breed. Otis comes to mind.

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