[78-L] Funny Town Names

[Taylor Bowie]

Like the radio announcer said:  "And now...Whoopee John Wilfahrt  and his 
band will play."

We have a short light rail system here in Seattle which was given the name 
South Lake Union Transit,  but it has become much better known by the 
acronym...there are even T-shirts for sale which say "I rode the...."

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Royal Pemberton" <ampex354 at gmail.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Funny Town Names


> 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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