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Offline ridban

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Re: A place called what..!.!.!
« Reply #72 on: Sunday 12 February 06 11:51 GMT (UK) »
Many years ago I remember getting a call at work from someone who said 'this is xxx from Diss office' to which the tempting reply was 'Well I am xxxx from Dat office'

Reminds me of a great piece of graffiti I heard about! Someone had written Disarm today on a wall. Someone else came along later and added "Dat arm tomorrow".

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« Reply #73 on: Sunday 12 February 06 16:11 GMT (UK) »
There's a village in Worcestershire called Uckinghall - which is fine as long as you say it very carefully!

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Re: A place called what..!.!.!
« Reply #74 on: Sunday 12 February 06 22:37 GMT (UK) »

There's a place in Sedgley, Staffs called Sodom.  Some of my ancesters lived and died there.


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Re: A place called what..!.!.!
« Reply #75 on: Sunday 12 February 06 22:47 GMT (UK) »

There's a place in Sedgley, Staffs called Sodom.  Some of my ancesters lived and died there.
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Re: A place called what..!.!.!
« Reply #76 on: Sunday 12 February 06 23:13 GMT (UK) »
There's an area of Raunds, Northamptonshire called Titty Ho.

Apparently it means "little house"  ;D

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Re: A place called what..!.!.!
« Reply #77 on: Tuesday 21 March 06 21:11 GMT (UK) »
...I'm sure I could take pleasure in living in Hedon (near Hull)

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« Reply #78 on: Tuesday 28 March 06 23:38 BST (UK) »
How about Muff in Northern Ireland, Effin in Limerick, Cockermouth in Cumbria, Brown Willy in Cornwall and my favourites are three neighbouring towns in Pensylvania USA...... High Point, Climax and Intercourse.

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« Reply #79 on: Wednesday 29 March 06 00:03 BST (UK) »
My father in law's family came from Muff in Co Donegal.  Try putting just that into a search engine!  My daughter came in one night when we had and said she couldn't believe her parents were looking at porn on the internet. (We didn't open any of them as it was obvious what was there!)

We now always put the "Co Donegal" in too !

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Re: A place called what..!.!.!
« Reply #80 on: Wednesday 29 March 06 00:04 BST (UK) »

There's a place in Sedgley, Staffs called Sodom.  Some of my ancesters lived and died there.


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Just heard that my Stokes line may have originated there - honest  ;D

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