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How where some street names and cities named?

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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 06:49 PM
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Default How where some street names and cities named?

I mean did these people know what they were thinking?

Climax, Mi
Durbin St. (Gary,In)
Kum & Go gas stations (Missouri-Kansas)
those 3 for starters
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 06:52 PM
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Historical references and members of a community that a have made great achievements. My city (Mississauga) is a native indian name for "mouth of the river" or something like that///and several other Canadian cities and regions are derived from Native Indian names and European settlers.
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 08:03 PM
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the island in the carribean that im going to has A LOT of strange names... Gay Bay and Booty Hill are a few that i can remember
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Hell, MI
Intercourse, PA
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:11 PM
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lol, I think it'* entertaining that we have a Hell, MI...I don't know why, I just do. But, town names are nothing, think about drink names...oy! try having to call some of those.
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:20 PM
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***** in NFLD
Conception in NFLD
Meat Cove in Nova Scotia
**** Harbor in Nova Scotia

just a few odd ones from the east coast....
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I'll tell you who, the everyday perverted man.
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Princess Jeanie
lol, I think it'* entertaining that we have a Hell, MI...I don't know why, I just do. But, town names are nothing, think about drink names...oy! try having to call some of those.
now when people tell me to go to hell i'll know exactly where its at!!
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Originally Posted by SSsuperchargedEi
Originally Posted by Princess Jeanie
lol, I think it'* entertaining that we have a Hell, MI...I don't know why, I just do. But, town names are nothing, think about drink names...oy! try having to call some of those.
now when people tell me to go to hell i'll know exactly where its at!!
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