Pennsylvania has some of the stupidest names for cities and towns, name one:

[CreekDog]

King of Prussia. :wtf:

[Aristus]

1. Whoops! I was going to say 'Chevy Chase', but that's Maryland...

:dunce:

[TZ]

2. Biglerville

No kidding.

[CreekDog]

4. LOL

not that i'm surprised. :rofl:

[LynneSin]

8. FUCK YOU ASSHOLE

I know people from Biglersville

:grr:

[TZ]

11. So do I actually...

And I used to tease him unmercifully about that name...:rofl:

[LynneSin]

13. Look not as bad as being from some place like Virginville, PA

:eyes:

[CreekDog]

35. Lynne takes it personally because she lives in Delaware County

:hide:

[CreekDog]

66. they are Bigler Assholes than you

:think:

[suninvited]

3. Who can forget Intercourse

[LynneSin]

I have been thru Intercourse hundreds of time

usually driving thru it you end up in Paradise but if you get lost you might go thru Bird-in-Hand

[CreekDog]

33. And what town is next to Intercourse? Bird in Hand.

:rofl: :wtf:

[hvn_nbr_2]

53. Down the road from Paradise and Blue Ball. nt

[CreekDog]

64. the powers that be back at their founding were all on drugs

:eyes: :rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

103. It was probably some sort of wheat fungus that made them nuts.

Like in Salem, Mass., back in the witch days.

[charlie and algernon]

5. intercourse

The best might be Scot Run. Driving 65mph on the highway, the signs look like scrotum.

[madinmaryland]

14. You've noticed that too? My wife and I think the same thing!!

:rofl:

[KamaAina]

18. And to think, it's just down the road from Blue Ball

:shrug:

[madinmaryland]

23. It's Blue BELL!

[ElboRuum]

37. Blue Bell... It's NICKNAME to the locals is Blue Balls.

[ElboRuum]

43. Oh. Wait. There is a Blue Ball.

I forgot about that one. It's in Lancaster County. Blue Bell is in Montgomery County.

[CreekDog]

6. Pottstown!

where Hall and Oates are from.

[LynneSin]

10. Or Pottsville - Home of Yuengling Beer

:eyes:

[LostinVA]

80. Which is what Haruka is drinking tonight

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

7. Sorry, but Texas wins the prize

I have seen many ads on TV recently for property on "Possum Kingdom Lake." There is actually a town called "Possum Kingdom" in Texas.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, GET ME OUT OF HERE!!

[suninvited]

31. You know what's funny

because I grew up in Millsap Texas and the nearest lake was Possum Kingdom I have been going there my whole life. It wasnt until I lived in Florida and mentioned that the first time I rode a motorcycle was up to Possum Kingdom Lake and everyone thought that was so hilarious that I even thought about how dumb sounding that name was.

[CreekDog]

36. Nobody can say "Okeechobee" without sounding like a goofball. nt

[MrCoffee]

32. I've been waterskiing on Possum Kingdom lake

One of my ex-GF's family had a house on PK lake. Great lake...good times.


:thumbsup:

[yellowdogintexas]

40. Depose, Possum Kingdom is a very nice lake! Some of the clearest fresh

deep water around. but the name is still funny as hell

[RebelOne]

9. Mechanicsville. I picture a town full of mechanics.

[LynneSin]

12. You are dead to me!!!

My 3rd boyfriend was from Mechanicsburg and they have a lovely festival in that town each year. Plus the G-Man in Mechanicsburg was the hot place to go when I use to do my summer job in Camp Hill

[TZ]

15. Uh oih. Now you did it

You infringed on Midlos trademark "dead to me"..You are in such trouble....oooooooh....

[LynneSin]

19. Midlo can kiss my sorry pasty white ass

nuff said!

[madinmaryland]

29. don't tutch the but

[CreekDog]

39. was your 3rd boyfriend a mechanic?

:shrug:

[driver8]

52. I went to second grade in Camp Hill...Highland Elementary. n/t

[madinmaryland]

16. Kutztown, PA??

Actually there is a road named after me there!

[TZ]

21. brazilion lane?

Or beating a dead horse corner?:rofl:

[madinmaryland]

28. There was no such thing as "brazil" when they named the road.

It was actually named in the 1770's after my great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather who came to America in 1738.

[Chan790]

17. State College

Gee...I wonder what's there?

[madinmaryland]

20. Maryland has College Park. Same thing.

[Chan790]

26. Yes, but...

there are other things in College Park. They should have named State College "Cornfield, six gas stations and Penn State University."

[WinkyDink]

57. Penn State University isn't in State College; it's University Park, complete with unique zipcode.

[KamaAina]

22. Indiana and California

both are the seats of state colleges, so you end up with a score like Indiana (Pa.) 24, California (Pa.) 14. :eyes:

[TK421]

24. Surprised nobody mentioned BlueBall

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ball,_Lancaster_County,_Pennsylvania

[NoGOPZone]

25. Bala Cynwyd nt

[CreekDog]

27. that's my second favorite

and nobody can pronounce it until they hear it:

bala kinowid

[hvn_nbr_2]

62. I always heard it pronounced ba' la kin' wid, without the o syllable.

I grew up in PA.

[CreekDog]

68. you're right of course

:hi:

[hvn_nbr_2]

70. I wondered if that o was just a typo.

:hi:

[Mr_leftyclimber]

30. Laboratory

As with most town names in PA no one knows why it's named that.

[Efilroft Sul]

50. Isn't that really Pancake?

Another fun town name, FWIW.

[I Have A Dream]

77. I think that Pancake is just one section of Laboratory. nt

[tigereye]

59. ah, there's some elder who knows the town history that knows...

[deucemagnet]

34. Jim Thorpe

Why not "Thorpeton" or "Thorpeville", or simply "Thorpe"? Nope, ya gotta stick the whole moniker on the town.

[JVS]

72. Jim Thorpe takes the fucking cake, especially because there is no reason to have changed the name!

[Parche]

38. Intercourse

Fukin excellent name

[CreekDog]

42. IBTL

:P

[yellowdogintexas]

41. I dunno, Monkey's Eyebrow Kentucky is pretty stupid. Also Bucksnort Tennessee

[charlie and algernon]

44. Bucksnort?

:rofl:

[yellowdogintexas]

48. yep, and there is a really good BBQ place there too. nt

[KamaAina]

46. Dry Prong, LA

wonder if Diaper Dave Vitter has ever made a campaign swing there? Or Jimmy Swaggart a revival meeting? :shrug:

edit: punctuation

[Iggo]

45. It ain't in PA, but...

...I've always laughed at Oxnard, CA.

[CharmCity]

47. Erie. Mars.

[tigereye]

60. Mars is actually cute

I used to be a waitress in Mars when I was in college! :rofl:

[I Have A Dream]

78. Well, there's also Moon Township.

:)

[bicentennial_baby]

49. Dillweed

:D

[sammythecat]

51. I live in central Pa., about 4 miles from Mexico.

About 12 miles from Peru Lack (pronounced PeeRoo lak), and about 12 miles the other way from Oriental. I'm about 5 miles from Dogtown.

[hvn_nbr_2]

54. Annville - the name isn't so strange but...

the Christmas decorations they put down the main street are light sets in the shape of anvils (Annville--get it? ugh).

[tigereye]

55. that's my state you are maligning!

although Blue Ball and Intercourse do seem silly in this day and age...

[TK421]

56. Once again....Blue Ball needs mention here

[hvn_nbr_2]

58. Catasauqua, Wyalusing, Wissahickon, Towanda, Juniata, Jersey Shore.

Jersey Shore is weird only because it's way inland about 150 miles from the Jersey shore. The others are probably all words or names from local Native American tribes.

[LynneSin]

94. I love the town of Jersey Shore - they had a great fair there we would go to as kids

:D

[WinkyDink]

61. We are not amused.

[CreekDog]

96. well you should be ;)

you just live to give things funny names.

[speedoo]

63. Conshohocken. Just one of many. nt

[MadrasT]

65. Blue Ball

I shit you not.

[MadrasT]

67. Virginville.

Really.

[MadrasT]

69. Paradise.

And it's not even close.

[I Have A Dream]

71. Eighty Four. nt

[TZ]

74. I went to college with someone from there...

Named for eighty-four lumber...:hi:

[I Have A Dream]

76. 84 Lumber was named after Eighty Four, PA, actually.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Four,_Pennsylvania

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

73. Pittsburgh

:hide:

RL

[Arugula Latte]

75. Buttutch and Peeinmud, Pa.

Okay, I made those up. :D

[Philosoraptor]

79. My hillbilly relatives are from Groundhog, PA.

[I Have A Dream]

81. Lover nt

[I Have A Dream]

82. Keisterville

It might be OK to tutch the but there! :rofl:

[Fenris]

83. Nickel Mines, Bird-In-Hand, Mechanics Grove, Hinkletown, Fivepointville, Salunga-Landisville

Blue Ball, Intercourse, Ronks, and Gap. And those are just in Lancaster County!

[Sheets of Easter]

84. Big Beaver and Beaver Falls. Oh, and just plain old Beaver.

[Fenris]

85. Pennsylvanians LOVE Beaver!

[Sheets of Easter]

88. They named a whole county after it!

King Sandbox Fun Fact: I used to live right off of Beaver Street.

[Fenris]

90. I like the area right past Beaver Street.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

86. Reamstown

[Fenris]

87. Not to be confused with Rheems!

ALSO IN LANCASTER COUNTY!

:rofl: @ Zip Down

[GoddessOfGuinness]

91. I think Zip Down might be a fake...

I found it on a website with funny town names; but when I googled zip down, pa, I didn't get any map hits...

[Fenris]

92. Still funny!

[Sheets of Easter]

89. PA rule of thumb: most PA communities with "city" in their name,

usually are unincorporated and have a population of less than 1,000.

[JVS]

93. I can tell that this is just your attempt to take a swipe at the King of Prussia for his meddling...

in church affairs!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_Union_(Evangelical_Christian_Church)

[LynneSin]

95. How about this for best names - Unityville PA

I'd like to think that's what the Democrats are right now!

[begin_within]

97. Dingmans Ferry

although some nice people live there, I still think it's a dingy name

[begin_within]

98. Schuylkill Haven

[begin_within]

99. Womelsdorf

[begin_within]

100. Wapwallopen

[begin_within]

101. Forty Fort

[begin_within]

102. In Pennsylvania's defense, it was Ohio that allowed a town to be named Chagrin Falls

and Connecticut that allowed a town to be named Cos Cob, and even a street named Mianus View Terrace in Cos Cob. Although Mianus itself can be found in Tennessee and New Jersey.