50 "weird" U.S. place names

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

And don't forget Toad Suck, Arkansas, plus several towns in Missouri "Peculiar," "Tightwad", "Barely Do", "Clever," etc. Btw, I don't see these names as "weird" but rather merely unusual.

Also, btw, about 35 years ago the police chief in Clever was arrested for something, and the headline for the story in my local newspaper said: "Clever Police Chief Arrested."  Maybe I was the only one who noticed this, but I couldn't help thinking: "If he was so clever, what was he doing getting arrested?"

Gerald Cohen
Rolla, Missouri

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Jonathan Lighter wrote, January 19, 2014 10:50 AM:

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And where on the list is Hog Eye, Arkansas?

JL


On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Jonathan Lighter
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> That's my guess, but I don't see the joke either.
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> But remember, these journalists spell "butt" with an E.
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> Maybe they're French.
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> > I guess because neighborhoods that are called 'Little' are called that
> > because they derive their character from another place that is a large
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> > established cultural center? Here in L.A., we have Little Tokyo (but we
> > also have the less known Little Osaka.) In Miami, they have Little
> Havana.
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> > > I must be missing something. What's funny about Little Compton? (I know
> > > it'll hit me as soon as I hit SEND.)
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> > > Mark
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> > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 5:12 PM, Jonathan Lighter <
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> http://screen.yahoo.com/buzzfeed/50-weirdest-city-names-50-221140519.html
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> > >> Observe how some people seem to think "butt" is spelled with a B.
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