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    So I've been looking at places I can work at in NSW ahead of Term 3 this year (that's mid-July) when I move into New South Wales.

    Part of this involves checking the schools against train lines (at this stage, I only want to take work along the train/light rail lines or within walking distance of the place we'll be renting at, until I become more familiar with the bus network and what buses go where. Trains are at least consistent)

    Some odd suburb names I've encountered:

    -Cardiff.
    -Orange.
    -Woy Woy.
    -Kirribilli (this is funnier if you're an Aussie)
    -Mascot.
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    We have one called Tweed Twenty, and I have no idea why it's called that.

    We also have a small rural community just outside of town called Rome. It's notably smaller than its namesake, as it has a church and a general store and a few farms and that's it.
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    • #3
      I used to live in Indooroopilly (gully of leeches).
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      • #4
        Quoth fireheart View Post
        So I've been looking at places I can work at in NSW ahead of Term 3 this year (that's mid-July) when I move into New South Wales.

        <Snip>

        Some odd suburb names I've encountered:

        -Cardiff.
        Considering you're in New South Wales it's not too surprising that the capital of the original Wales is being mentioned of this way...
        A PSA, if I may, as well as another.

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        • #5
          Some odd town names from my home state of Arizona:

          Valentine (a town of about 8 people whose post office is ridiculously busy in mid-February...)
          Nowhere.
          Bumblebee.
          Globe (a total shithole.)
          Ajo (Spanish for "garlic").
          Tombstone (though you've probably heard of this one, of course).
          Crown King.
          Baghdad.
          Miami (next to a Globe, and about as charming).
          Superior (right near Miami and Globe, so it really doesn't live up to its name).
          Surprise (my parents live there, actually).
          Table Mesa (if you understand Spanish, you get the fact that this town's name is basically "Table Table").
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          • #6
            Quoth crazylegs View Post
            Considering you're in New South Wales it's not too surprising that the capital of the original Wales is being mentioned of this way...
            I currently live in South Australia.

            Some of our slightly odd place names include:

            -Onkaparinga (a council district as well as a suburb of sorts): there was a huge hubub a couple of years back when they tried shortening everything to "Onka" to appeal to the younger set. That failed miserably because the teenagers were happy with Onkaparinga and also because the name "Onkaparinga" means "Women's river/place." Removing the "paringa" basically meant that the town was being named after "women." Bravo, ONkaparinga Council >.<

            -Noarlunga, meaning "Corner/curvature" place, despite the fact that Noarlunga Centre is neither of these, Old Noarlunga is way off the coast and Noarlunga Downs is somewhere between Noarlunga Centre and Port Noarlunga (which is about the closest you'll get to a "corner")

            -Uraidla, meaning "two ears".

            These three (among others) were all derived from the local Aboriginal language. One of the more prominent examples of a town having an Aboriginal name is "Woomera" meaning "Spear thrower." That name actually fits, given that Woomera is primarily an army/navy/airforce/space program testing site!

            -Not so much a strange suburb name, but in Ironbank, there's a road called "Woolly Butt Road." Dad pointed it out EVERY TIME we came up there...until someone stole the sign.

            -Paradise (not a Paradise by any means)
            -Kudla (pronounced like "cuddler")
            -Sturt and Upper Sturt, which are nowhere near each other (I've already mentioned this before)
            -Panorama, which does not have Panoramic views.
            -Mitcham and Lower Mitcham, which again, are nowhere near each other.
            -"The Range": I kid you not, this is an actual suburb. It has a population of 250.
            -Humbug Scrub, which is neither.
            -One Tree Hill, which no longer bears its namesake (it was named after a tree that was used as the meeting place for the district council for a number of years...the tree was cut down in 1934)
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            • #7
              Cheektowaga.


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              • #8
                There is a town in northern Florida named Two Egg.
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                • #9
                  Sure. What the heck. Luuuuuuuziana for this one...

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                  French Settlement (really?! Talk about a lack of creativity)
                  Kraft
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                  • #10
                    Quoth fireheart View Post
                    -Not so much a strange suburb name, but in Ironbank, there's a road called "Woolly Butt Road."
                    Anyone who's a fan of Fleetwood Mac is familiar with the song "Gold Dust Woman." What most of these fans don't realize is that, not far from where Stevie Nicks grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a little side street called Gold Dust Road.

                    Considering the lyrics of the song and the attitudes and behavior of many Scottsdale women, I dare say this is far from a coincidence, though of course I have no evidence of this.

                    As for strange street names, I have lived on both Doubloon and Clambake. Consecutively. Amusingly, these street were not in Key West, a tropical island town with a strong pirate history, but in Tempe, AZ, a desert town not known for anything to do with pirates. Ever.

                    Go figger.
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                    • #11
                      Town names?

                      Well, Intercourse, PA is famous of course. Or how about West New York, NJ? Then there's Jersey Shore, PA.
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                      • #12
                        Here in Minnesota there's a Climax, and a Hackensack. There's Eyota, Waskish and Bowlus as well .
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                        • #13
                          Quoth Javarod View Post
                          Well, Intercourse, PA is famous of course.
                          But, we also have Blue Ball, PA Nearby, is Bird-In-Hand, Lititz (think about it, folks ), Paradise, Bareville, Mount Joy...

                          Closer to home we have the Strip District of Pittsburgh. Tourists are usually disappointed, since there aren't any strip clubs there. The area gets its name from the long 'strips' of land between the river, and the railroad tracks.
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                          • #14
                            Finland is famous for having many thousands of lakes and islands (most of the latter being around the coastline). So some genius decided on the Most Original Name Ever for one of the more notable cities:

                            Lahti. Meaning: "Lake".

                            Further north, there is a small town named "Ii", which lends its name to the Iijoki river and Iijärvi lake - the latter a considerable distance inland. Ii has a railway station. This ties Ib station in India for the station with the shortest name in the world (in terms of the number of letters), and since 'i' is narrower than 'b'...

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                            • #15
                              Hell, Michigan.
                              Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
                              No Name Key, Florida.
                              Buzzard Bay, Massachusetts.

                              Walla Walla, Washington. (Funny purely for the ridiculousness of the way the name sounds, nothing more.)

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