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  2. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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    Fucking, Austria.The village was renamed on 1 January 2021 to "Fugging" [1] Hell, Norway.The hillside sign is visible in the background in the left corner. Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including ...

  3. List of tautological place names - Wikipedia

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    Nesoddtangen, Norway, a triple tautology, consisting of three parts, nes, odd and tangen, all being synonyms signifying a small cape or promontory. Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia – (Eastern Southeastern Islands – Indonesian) Nyanza Lac, Burundi – Nyanza and lac are the Bantu and French words for "lake" respectively. This is a city, not a ...

  4. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    The name of a few different places, the biggest one being in Benin. Kandos: An Australian town that may give a few Estonians a bit of a laugh. "Kandos" looks like the Estonian word "kandoss" which is a slang term for a condom. Kandy: A very tasty city in Sri Lanka. Kang: A village in Botswana. Kangel: A streaming village in Nepal. Kannus: A ...

  5. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    lower of two floors that are each at a different ground level due to sloping terrain (UK: lower ground floor) guard the official in charge of a railway train (US & now UK also: conductor) to watch over for security one who guards a protective device. one of two positions in basketball, usually players who are the best ball-handlers and shooters ...

  6. 134 funny quotes that will literally make you laugh out loud

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    These are the best funny quotes to make you laugh about life, aging, family, work, and even nature. Enjoy quips from comedy greats like Bob Hope, Robin Williams, and more. 134 funny quotes that ...

  7. 50 Times Google Street View Caught Pure Comedy Gold In Real Life

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    One marvel of the 21st century is that anyone with an internet connection and device newer than the year 2000 can at any point pull up satellite imagery of the entire world. Even more, if the area ...

  8. List of placeholder names - Wikipedia

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    Gonbei is an old masculine given name that, due to being common in the countryside, came to have connotations of "hillbilly". On documents or forms requiring a first and last name, 山田 太郎 Yamada Tarō and 山田 花子 Yamada Hanako are very commonly used example names for men and women respectively, [ 31 ] comparable to John and Jane ...

  9. 10 Hilarious Excuses for Missing Work That People Have ...

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    From not being able to find parking to pet goats gone wild, here are 10 hilarious excuses people have really used to get out of going to work.