If the C word is so bad, why is Scunthorpe spelt the way it is?

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I piss myself laughing everytime I see it on the television weather charts.

Ha ha ho ho. Or am I just warped?

I always get a giggle at Intercourse in Armish Pennsylvania. It is near Paradise, Bird in Hand, and Blueball.

Scunthorpe has a place in internet history, you can google "the Scunthorpe Problem". If I recall correctly, AOL suggested the community - at least 1000 years old - change its name.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem

And where is AOL now?

Muff in Donegal does have a diving club. They make a fortune from t shirts.

www.muffdivingclub.ie

There's a Gash up the road from me here.

OMG, Martin Lewis has just mentioned Scunthorpe on ITV's This Morning in exactly this context. Does the man read Mumsnet? I hope he does.

Morning, Martin! I already know where my stopcock is, thank you x

What about here

I'm in Australia - we get some corkers over here too but my favourite is a place called Watanobi. I don't care how it's supposed to be pronounced, it's "What a nobby" in my head and I always snigger.
Warrawee always makes me chortle too - as it sounds like my DS saying "Mummy, I wannawee!"

There are loads more.

Peover
Upper and Lower Slaughter
Hot Air Balloon ( yes - it is even noted on an OS map)
Chipping Sodbury

I also once saw a "Cess Pit Lane" - wonder what that did to the house prices?

It's probably just me, but there's a place in Devon called Broadwoodwidger that always makes me snigger when I see the sign post.

Cant believe nobody's mentioned Stillorgan in Dublin yet! DH says the local nickname is 'dead mickey'

I once had to book at flight to Fukuoka in Japan. The travel agent put the phone down in me. To be fair, I had pronounced it "Fuck you ok".

The airport code is FUK. I'm not joking.

I used to live in the village of Twatt in Shetland.
It is pronounced exactly how you'd expect it.

My parents live near Bully Hole Bottom in Monmouthshire.

not so rude, but still makes me laugh: Tokers Green

I live a couple of miles from Ugley, it features in this link.

As you can see their local WI changed their name from the Ugley Women's Institute.....

We have a "Scratcharse Lane" in our village. Makes me laugh every time, even at parish council meetings when I'm supposed to be all serious.

There is a little street in Bicester, Oxon, called Crumps Butts. :D

Scratcharse Lane - we have a new winner!!!! Lolololololol ho ho ho :)

There is a ski resort in Virginia USA called Blue Knob. Ooh the marketing opportunities...

Yes I like near Pratts bottom

live not like must be a Freudian slip

Randomfemale - you have settled a debate. We regularly drive through Penistone and amuse ourselves greatly with the possible pronunciations, while never being sure what the real one is (although Penn-iss-tun/PennySton seemed the most plausible).

Am slightly disappointed that it isn't actually Pen-ist-won though

Never mind, will console myself by smirking at Broadbottom train station later on.

I know someone who lives in Pestilence Lane - not appealing!

DH comes from near the fabulously-named towns of Nobber, Hackballscross, and Termonfeckin.

They did go for descriptive names in the middle ages. I give you: Gropecunt Lane.

Whatsthat: did you see the related link in that Wikipedia article? Tickle Cock Bridge!