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Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by crackhouse(m): 3:43pm On Aug 15, 2012
How does it affect the price of garri in the market?
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by kandiikane(m): 3:43pm On Aug 15, 2012
afam4eva: Why is Peckam not on that list?

I swearigad, I only came on this thread to write pecknam. I like you jare. cheesygrin
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by muffins99(f): 3:59pm On Aug 15, 2012
Just found a few more names- silly and/or morbid rather than embarassing ones

Thong (Kent)
Cockfosters (London)
Cockup (Cumbria)
Wetwang (Yorkshire)
Upper Slaughter and lower slaughter(Cotswold)
Liverpool
Gravesend (Kent)
Failsworth (Greater Manchester)
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by avicky(f): 3:59pm On Aug 15, 2012
Sagytarius:
u dey find shymmex mouth abi? hhaha. lets go there?
U took those words from my mouth.
Afam, abeg leave peckham alone.
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by wowo2: 4:09pm On Aug 15, 2012
Interesting residential street names also exist like -
Deadman's Lane (Derby)
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by graceamazing(f): 4:35pm On Aug 15, 2012
Moston (Manchester)
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by boyendowed(m): 4:45pm On Aug 15, 2012
Very funny names.I wonder how they come up with those names.I heard there are towns called helltown in Ohio and California
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by Benito69(m): 5:03pm On Aug 15, 2012
Incomplete list...
1) London and its environs and boroughs.
2) Buckingham
3) Aberdeen
4) Stamford (where Stamford bridge is found)
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by badesco(m): 5:15pm On Aug 15, 2012
justwise: Top 10 ‘most embarrassing or unfortunate’ UK place names

1 Shitterton (Dorset)

2 Scratchy Bottom (Dorset)

3 Brokenwind (Aberdeenshire)

4 Crapstone (Devon)

5 Golden Balls (Oxfordshire)

6 Ugley (Essex)


hOW ABOUT PECKHAM IN S.E. AND BRIXTON IN S.W. EVEN DULSTIN AND HACKNEY. THOSE PLCES ARE SERIOUS EMBARRASSMENT TO U.K GOVERNMENT AND GENERAL. YOU NEED TO GO AND FIND OUT.

7 Crackpot (North Yorkshire)

8 Backside (Aberdeenshire)

9 Great Snoring (Norfolk)

10 Happy Bottom (Dorset)

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/shitterton-most-embarrassing-place-name-1261430
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by justwise(m): 7:44pm On Aug 15, 2012
boyendowed: Very funny names.I wonder how they come up with those names.I heard there are towns called helltown in Ohio and California

grin grin grin God knows how people come up with such names
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by justwise(m): 7:46pm On Aug 15, 2012
Guapo: Our dear God installed the 'sense of humour' application in our brains, but its obvious some of us have deleted it. undecided
I had a good laugh with the 'happybottom' name. cheesy
nice one JustWise wink

grin grin grin i don't know what 'happybotton' does grin grin
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by ajisebioyo1(m): 10:37pm On Aug 15, 2012
Uk is uk ooo, wether slums or estate. I'm sure is better than Nigeria.
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by Nobody: 12:16am On Aug 16, 2012
I'm sure if this is abt nigeria, the thread would have reached 20 pages with nigerian bashing comments. Deluded Goats. Smh
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by steve13(m): 1:30am On Aug 16, 2012
afam4eva: Why is Peckam not on that list?

Why do U̶̲̥̅̊ always mention peckham?
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by OmoAlata(f): 9:19am On Aug 16, 2012
steve_101:

Why do U̶̲̥̅̊ always mention peckham?

Peckham's not that bad tbh smiley
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by toria1980(f): 12:23pm On Aug 16, 2012
true o, why is peckham and north greenwich not in the list
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by Nobody: 3:28pm On Aug 16, 2012
toria1980: true o, why is peckham and north greenwich not in the list
The post is not about the ghettoish parts in UK but about the places with funny names
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by omopapa: 4:41pm On Aug 17, 2012
Burton-upon-trent grin
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by queensmith: 12:18am On Aug 19, 2012
muffins99: Just found a few more names- silly and/or morbid rather than embarassing ones

Thong (Kent)
Cockfosters (London)
Cockup (Cumbria)
Wetwang (Yorkshire)
Upper Slaughter and lower slaughter(Cotswold)
Liverpool
Gravesend (Kent)
Failsworth (Greater Manchester)

i was just going to mention that! heres a hilarious tfl campaign from a while back

Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by OmoTier1(m): 8:03pm On Aug 19, 2012
I knew it! When the moderator's brain is now stuck with a daily like "The Mirror" why won't He come across like one OAP "yapipi" ... Oya moderator, for better werido.. visit www.youtodeytalklie.co.uk
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by justwise(m): 9:35pm On Aug 19, 2012
Omo_Tier1: I knew it! When the moderator's brain is now stuck with a daily like "The Mirror" why won't He come across like one OAP "yapipi" ... Oya moderator, for better werido.. visit www.youtodeytalklie.co.uk


Go die for bush abeg.
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by OmoTier1(m): 8:35pm On Aug 20, 2012
justwise:

Go die for bush abeg.
tongue Oga yapipi ... there is no bush in versaillies... so wetin Handsome go do cool
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by wowo2: 12:53am On Feb 04, 2015
graceamazing:
Moston (Manchester)

Huh, just seeing this...pls what is embarrassing about moston grin
Re: The Most Embarrassing Places To Live In The UK (just For A Laugh) by felifeli: 2:18pm On Oct 11, 2020
Barking!
Are they dogs there? grin cheesy

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