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Old June 20th, 2005, 10:37 PM   #1
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U. S. Cities with the Oddest Names

What's your pick of U. S. cities with the weirdest names?

My picks are:
Biloxi
Walla Walla
Albuquerque
Spokane
Oklahoma City
Chattanooga
Tuskaloosa
Accokeek
Kalamazoo
Tallahassee
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Old June 20th, 2005, 10:57 PM   #2
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My Pick:
Truth and Consequences, NM
Hell, MI
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Old June 20th, 2005, 11:12 PM   #3
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Old June 20th, 2005, 11:23 PM   #4
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L'Original, ON
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Old June 20th, 2005, 11:26 PM   #5
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^ cool, we've annexed canada.

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Old June 20th, 2005, 11:36 PM   #6
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"My picks are:
Biloxi
Walla Walla
Albuquerque
Spokane
Oklahoma City
Chattanooga
Tuskaloosa
Accokeek
Kalamazoo
Tallahassee"

...these are mainly American Indian names nothing strange there girlfriend.
In Massachussetts there is Cohasset, Scituate and Cohituate. Tawk about bizahh.

Since we annexed Canada....Flin Flon Manitoba takes the cake.

I like Mt. Misery NJ

Intercourse PA
Rough-n-Ready PA

Weed CA
Cool CA
Rough-n-Ready CA
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Old June 20th, 2005, 11:48 PM   #7
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Medicine Hat, Alberta
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Truro, Nova Scotia (it's just strange to pronounce)
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Old June 21st, 2005, 12:09 AM   #8
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Kalamazoo, which isn't far from Hell....Michigan that is.
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Old June 21st, 2005, 12:11 AM   #9
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Cut-N-Shoot, Texas
Gun Barrel City, Texas
Waxahachie,Texas

I'll post more later but wanted to post those three lol.
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Old June 21st, 2005, 01:32 AM   #10
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Rough-n-ready?
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Old June 21st, 2005, 01:33 AM   #11
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Old June 21st, 2005, 01:41 AM   #12
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I cant believe there are two cities called Rough-n-Ready.
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Old June 21st, 2005, 04:01 AM   #13
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yakima, skokie and kenosha are odd
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Old June 21st, 2005, 04:40 AM   #14
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Humptulips, WA
Hungry Horse, MT
Flasher, ND
Knob Lick, KY
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Old June 21st, 2005, 04:46 AM   #15
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are all of these names real?
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Old June 21st, 2005, 06:35 AM   #16
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I hate to say this but I always found Chicago to be very odd when it came to city names. But its a staple now.
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Old June 21st, 2005, 07:39 AM   #17
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Old June 21st, 2005, 09:20 AM   #18
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I don't know why but none of these are weird to me
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Old June 21st, 2005, 10:09 AM   #19
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Toad Suck, Arkansas
Idiotville, Oregon
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Old June 21st, 2005, 05:06 PM   #20
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Don't forget the gruesome: Braintree, MA
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