Have you ever heard of these funny names for cities in the USA.

@bjc66bjc (6730)
United States
July 17, 2012 7:41pm CST
I received an email from AARP with a list of funny names of cities in the USA, so I just wanted to share them with you guys and ask HAVE YOU EVER VISITED OR EVEN HEARD OF THESE PLACES????? 1.Bugtussle, Tenn. 2, Boring, Ore 3.Truth or Consequences, N.M. 4.Looneyville, Texas 5.Santa Claus, Ind. 6.Tightwad, Mo. 7.Why, Ariz. To read something about these little towns go to AARP and look under: America's Funniest Small-Town Names Can you believe a place really called, Why???
2 people like this
7 responses
celticeagle
@celticeagle (190127)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Jul 12
There's also Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Those are some funny names. I wonder if they are small and some loons just got together and came up with a name so they could be a town. Hmmm. I bet there are some halarious stories as to how the names came to be. Fun stuff.
celticeagle
@celticeagle (190127)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Jul 12
It is interesting.
bjc66bjc
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
18 Jul 12
yes celticeagle, Truth or Consequences was one of the cities I mentioned in the orginal post. and you can also read up on some of these cities and how they got their name...
1 person likes this
Raine38
@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
18 Jul 12
Looneyville? Really? Omg whatever happened to those places to have those names?
Raine38
@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
19 Jul 12
It is interesting. I've heard of Looneyville way back, but I just dismissed it as a product of the Looney tunes thingy. Wow, I will definitely look into this.
crimsonladybug
@crimsonladybug (3112)
• United States
19 Jul 12
I've heard lots of them but one that really sticks out in my mind... a friend of mine growing up had a lot of family in Arkansas and one day she came to school wearing a shirt she'd bought while visiting them... in the town of Toad Suck.
jricky1
@jricky1 (6797)
• China
19 Jul 12
Wow,really funny and interesting.I just wonder who gived those lovely name to that places.I hope that one day i can go to USA as soon as possible.It's cool to experience a complete new country.Really thanks for share.
Jkct02
@jkct02 (2874)
• Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
18 Jul 12
I know of a town somewhere in Austria called "FU*KING" so I am not so surprised with other names but nevertheless, will still giggle when I read those funny names. What is in a name?
Jkct02
@jkct02 (2874)
• Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
18 Jul 12
I can't help but to giggle when I read your reply :) "I am from the Fu*king East". "Don't know what happen to the Fu*king people", "Typical Fu*king style!"....
SJ112760
@SJ112760 (132)
• United States
18 Jul 12
BJC66BJC No I have'nt heard of any those places. I live here in Virginia and they are alot of cities here that I've never heard of.Thers a place here called Crew Virginia now that's a crazy name for a city what I would like to know is how they come up with these names.
bjc66bjc
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
18 Jul 12
Hey SJ, I am sure they have many reasons they come up with these funny citie,,If you go back to my original post it tells you how you can read up some ways they came up with some of these names..even you can goole Fu*king Austria..yep!!
bobmnu
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
18 Jul 12
The people who settled the area get to name it. Some times the name is decided by the people to get a reaction. Truth or Consequences, NM was named after a TV Game Show. It is interesting to learn how towns got their names. Where I live some communities are named after geological formation, or a person who lived there, or something that happened there that many people knew about.