Re: Small town names (was: yank jokes)

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From: Mary Pulliam
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 00:00

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> > In <3248D747.4783@ibm.net>, Mike Dale <mdale@ibm.net> writes:
> > >Looks like the U.S. wins in the funny small town names comp.   The only
> > >one I recall is "Witts End", somewhere in England, maybe near Warwick.
> > >It might not even be a village, just a locality, but I remember the sign.

If localities count, here's a good one from the US. Near the town where I
was born is a rather pretty little rural area called Skunk's Misery. (I
have no idea why.) -MP

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From: mpulliam@itis.com (Mary Pulliam)
Subject: Re: Small town names (was: yank jokes)
Date: 1996/09/30
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