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Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1320696 - Posted: 28 Dec 2012, 7:56:02 UTC That's Norman, Donald. rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1320696 ·

Uli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1	Message 1320780 - Posted: 28 Dec 2012, 12:52:04 UTC +1 There is Norman Julie and there is Normal Cowboys do I have that straight? Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt ID: 1320780 ·

Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0	Message 1320793 - Posted: 28 Dec 2012, 13:52:12 UTC There is something about the North American great plains that makes people give towns funny names... ID: 1320793 ·

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1320841 - Posted: 28 Dec 2012, 17:15:08 UTC You don't want to hear the names some of our towns have... rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1320841 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1320854 - Posted: 28 Dec 2012, 17:34:31 UTC Pixley CA, yeah it's real, the name ought to be familiar to some, but then it was down at the Junction, Petticoat Junction that is... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1320854 ·

Angela Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31	Message 1320856 - Posted: 28 Dec 2012, 17:35:30 UTC - in response to Message 1320793. Last modified: 28 Dec 2012, 17:36:05 UTC There is something about the North American great plains that makes people give towns funny names... LOL! We just returned from Cornucopia, Wisconsin - and if you envision a cornucopia filled largely with trees (poplar, birch, maple and some pines), then the town is appropriately named. (It is a beautiful area though - warm, friendly people, great tracts of unspoiled nature... and snow - lots and lots of snow.) ID: 1320856 ·

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1320859 - Posted: 28 Dec 2012, 17:38:08 UTC Last modified: 28 Dec 2012, 17:38:41 UTC We have town named Doodstil, Dorst and Biggenkerke. Respectively meaning Deadquiet, Thirst and Porkville... rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1320859 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1320872 - Posted: 28 Dec 2012, 18:04:21 UTC - in response to Message 1320859. We have town named Doodstil, Dorst and Biggenkerke. Respectively meaning Deadquiet, Thirst and Porkville... Porkville? That beats the heck out of Yermo, Its name is derived from the Spanish word for wilderness. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1320872 ·

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1320877 - Posted: 28 Dec 2012, 18:11:09 UTC - in response to Message 1320872. We have town named Doodstil, Dorst and Biggenkerke. Respectively meaning Deadquiet, Thirst and Porkville... Porkville? That beats the heck out of Yermo, Its name is derived from the Spanish word for wilderness. That's nice...Then you can say "I live in the wilderness";) rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1320877 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1320898 - Posted: 28 Dec 2012, 18:57:28 UTC - in response to Message 1320877. We have town named Doodstil, Dorst and Biggenkerke. Respectively meaning Deadquiet, Thirst and Porkville... Porkville? That beats the heck out of Yermo, Its name is derived from the Spanish word for wilderness. That's nice...Then you can say "I live in the wilderness";) I already do, been doing that since 2004, just no one noticed until now. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1320898 ·

Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20	Message 1321079 - Posted: 29 Dec 2012, 1:27:01 UTC Last modified: 29 Dec 2012, 1:30:32 UTC Speaking of odd place names, I have a shipmate from my first boat who lives in Weed, California, up near Mt. Shasta (and yes, I think he does...). And south of Bakersfield are two towns called Weedpatch and Pumpkin Center. I've had lunch in all three. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired ID: 1321079 ·

soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0	Message 1321081 - Posted: 29 Dec 2012, 1:33:46 UTC - in response to Message 1321079. Speaking of odd place names, I have a shipmate from my first boat who lives in Weed, California, up near Mt. Shasta (and yes, I think he does...). And south of Bakersfield are two towns called Weedpatch and Pumpkin Center. Not far from here. There is also Cool, California.. Rough N Ready California Timbuktu California, and an almost town called Maybe, California(back in frontier days they probably were not sure if it was nevada or california) of course Azusa(everything from A-Z in the USA)Paradise(named after the Pair-O-Dice Saloon)... ah the list goes on. Janice ID: 1321081 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1321085 - Posted: 29 Dec 2012, 1:48:17 UTC - in response to Message 1321081. Speaking of odd place names, I have a shipmate from my first boat who lives in Weed, California, up near Mt. Shasta (and yes, I think he does...). And south of Bakersfield are two towns called Weedpatch and Pumpkin Center. Not far from here. There is also Cool, California.. Rough N Ready California Timbuktu California, and an almost town called Maybe, California(back in frontier days they probably were not sure if it was Nevada or California) of course Azusa(everything from A-Z in the USA)Paradise(named after the Pair-O-Dice Saloon)... ah the list goes on. Bob Hope and Daffy Duck had a line that contained the following: Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1321085 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1321086 - Posted: 29 Dec 2012, 1:52:52 UTC - in response to Message 1320780. +1 There is Norman Julie and there is Normal Cowboys do I have that straight? There is also Abby Normal. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1321086 ·

Dimly Lit Lightbulb ðŸ˜€ Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1	Message 1321089 - Posted: 29 Dec 2012, 2:03:25 UTC How about a place name that will get an immature giggle? This place isn't far from where I live :) Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. ID: 1321089 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1321090 - Posted: 29 Dec 2012, 2:08:38 UTC - in response to Message 1321089. How about a place name that will get an immature giggle? This place isn't far from where I live :) And there would also be this infamous village name. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1321090 ·

SEARCHER Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 24 Aug 04 Posts: 1323 Credit: 4,373,238 RAC: 1	Message 1321159 - Posted: 29 Dec 2012, 6:30:40 UTC ID: 1321159 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1321177 - Posted: 29 Dec 2012, 7:19:57 UTC - in response to Message 1321159. Oh no... It's the evil Cat Woman, someone call the Batman on the Red Phone... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1321177 ·

W-K 666 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19057 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67	Message 1321189 - Posted: 29 Dec 2012, 8:12:20 UTC Ensign Graham, played by Mona Grudt, Miss Universe 1990, AKA "The beauty queen from Hell" Hell Railway Station ID: 1321189 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65745 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1321191 - Posted: 29 Dec 2012, 8:16:43 UTC The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1321191 ·

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