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Title: The 30 Worst Street Names in America
Post by: David In Indy on October 13, 2008, 02:02:23 am: Would you want to live on Dingleberry Road?

Here's another one to whet your appetite - Pickle Dog Lane.

http://www.walletpop.com/mortgages/most-unique-street-names?icid=200100397x1211210828x1200702322 (http://www.walletpop.com/mortgages/most-unique-street-names?icid=200100397x1211210828x1200702322)
Title: Re: The 30 Worst Street Names in America
Post by: Lynne on October 13, 2008, 02:05:14 am: I saw a Butler Street today, but that one gave me warm fuzzies.
Title: Re: The 30 Worst Street Names in America
Post by: David In Indy on October 13, 2008, 02:12:49 am: Quote from: Lynne on October 13, 2008, 02:05:14 am
I saw a Butler Street today, but that one gave me warm fuzzies.

You saw a Butler Street today Lynne?

We have some strange street names around here, but nothing compared to some of those mentioned in that link. :)
Title: Re: The 30 Worst Street Names in America
Post by: David In Indy on October 13, 2008, 02:14:53 am: Evansville has some unusual street names too. One that comes to mind is Boeke. It is pronounced "Bakey". When people came down to visit me they always tried to pronounce it "Boke".

Another one is Koch. Most people think it is pronounced "Cock" but actually it is "Cook". :)
Title: Re: The 30 Worst Street Names in America
Post by: Katie77 on October 13, 2008, 03:38:04 am: Quote from: DavidInIndy on October 13, 2008, 02:14:53 am
Evansville has some unusual street names too. One that comes to mind is Boeke. It is pronounced "Bakey". When people came down to visit me they always tried to pronounce it "Boke".

Another one is Koch. Most people think it is pronounced "Cock" but actually it is "Cook". :)

We have a bloke on TV over here called David Koch.....pronounced Kosh.....
Title: Re: The 30 Worst Street Names in America
Post by: David In Indy on October 13, 2008, 04:52:47 am: Quote from: Katie77 on October 13, 2008, 03:38:04 am
We have a bloke on TV over here called David Koch.....pronounced Kosh.....

I can understand how it would be pronounced "Kosh" too Sue! :D

Evansville Indiana is very German, so I suppose that may be the reason it's pronounced "Cook" down there. I really don't know for sure. :)
Title: Re: The 30 Worst Street Names in America
Post by: mariez on October 13, 2008, 02:37:03 pm: Quote from: DavidInIndy on October 13, 2008, 02:14:53 am
Another one is Koch. Most people think it is pronounced "Cock" but actually it is "Cook". :)

I have a friend who used to live on a Koch Street (yep, it was pronounced "Cook," too)! Although she said she got tired of correcting people.

Some of those were pretty funny! Who wouldn't want to live on "Easy Street"? My younger sister lives on the corner of "Boardwalk" and "Park Place" which I think is kind of cool. I guess somebody was a Monopoly lover :)

Marie
Title: Re: The 30 Worst Street Names in America
Post by: Katie77 on October 13, 2008, 09:43:52 pm: I used to work at a Credit Union and one of the customers name was FUCH.......pronounced Fush....

Another customer who grew up with the surname COCK, when he applied for a loan, he had a certificate showing he had changed his name by deed poll from that to something else.

I asked him about it, and he said, he grew up copping shit from people and he did not want his kids to have the same thing happen, hence the name change.
Title: Re: The 30 Worst Street Names in America
Post by: Katie77 on October 13, 2008, 10:08:56 pm: Oh and another one.....sorry, I know these aren't stret names, but people's surnames are quite peculiar too.

A professional footballer here in Australia changed his surname from Hunt......his first name was Mike.......and I know this has been said in a joke but this is true.......he changed his surname to his mothers name, De Vere, and was professionally known as Michael De Vere.
Title: Re: The 30 Worst Street Names in America
Post by: CellarDweller on October 14, 2008, 08:42:30 am: Hmmmmm......not sure of any odd street names in my town....I'll have to check it out.
Title: Re: The 30 Worst Street Names in America
Post by: Kelda on October 14, 2008, 04:48:34 pm: There's a crummieholme gardens in my home town :laugh:
Title: Re: The 30 Worst Street Names in America
Post by: opinionista on October 14, 2008, 05:30:17 pm: Machito's Place in New York City (up in the Bronx) I deeply dislike the name of that street. It's suppose to honor Mexicans but it doesn't do them any favor.
Title: Re: The 30 Worst Street Names in America
Post by: oilgun on October 22, 2008, 02:51:24 pm: The one street name that comes to mind immediately from Toronto is: Avenue Rd.. How stupid is that? What next, Road St.?
(Probably the same people who decided to name the children's hospital: The Hospital for Sick Children aka: Sick Kids)