Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
Fucking villagers vote to remain Fucking villagers.
Residents of an Austrian village called Fucking, have voted against changing the name. The 150 or so people who live in the village debated the issue after roadsigns kept being stolen - many by British tourists.
Spokesman Siegfried Hoeppl, said: "Everyone here knows what it means in English, but for us Fucking is Fucking - and it's going to stay Fucking - even though the signs keep getting stolen." He said the name came from Mr Fuck and his family who settled in the area 100 years ago, and added "ing", meaning village or settlement.
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Similar votes on a name change have taken place recently in neighbouring Austrian towns Wank am see and Petting, as well as in Vomitville and Windpassing.
On the anti-speeding sign above, "Bitte — nicht so schnell!" is German for "Please — not so fast!" Now I kinda feel disappointed that the best we can do here in North Carolina is Booger Mountain.
TrackBackAh yes. I forgot about Climax. Still, it's no Booger Mountain.
Posted by: apostropher at June 8, 2004 02:18 PMLike Hormel (with Spam) and Hell in the Caymen Islands, they need to sell souveneir signs over the internet. It would more than make up for any theft.
Posted by: Tripp at June 9, 2004 02:58 PM