[78-L] Funny Town Names

[Royal Pemberton]

And then there's the polka bandleader, 'Whoopee John' Wilfahrt!

On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 5:34 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:

> Well, I have a record called "Bahnfahrt"..which is not something a
> Massachusetts farmer hears from his livestock.
>
> dl
>
> Cary Ginell wrote:
> > When I was in Ascona, Switzerland, the rapid transit system there was
> called "FAHRT." I took a picture of the station and brought it home to my
> son, who was then 8 and very appreciative of potty jokes. He had a fit
> laughing at the sign.
> >
> > Cary Ginell
> >
> >> From: simmonssomer at comcast.net
> >> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> >> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:56:23 -0500
> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Funny Town Names
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Kristjan Saag" <saag at telia.com>
> >> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> >> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:41 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Funny Town Names
> >>
> >>
> >>> Al Simmons wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> And in Amsterdam you can take a boat trip around the canals called
> "The
> >>>> Queen's Vaart"
> >>> --
> >>> If you ever go driving in Sweden and see the sign "Infart", you should
> >>> think
> >>> twice, and consult a dictionary.
> >>> Kristjan
> >>>
> >> True..but if it's an outfart you'd better use that dictionary ...pages 1
> >> through 20.
> >>
> >> Al S.
> >>
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