Monday, July 18, 2005

Funny Named Towns—Why, Why?

Today I was in Why, AZ, not a very impressive or big town, but definitely a uniquely named town. I’m collecting names of such towns as I travel around the USA.

Here are some that I’ve found so far: Elephant Butte, NM; Cheapskate, TX; Fertile, MN (why only 900 residents?); Arab, AL; Pumpkintown, SC; Cut-N-Shoot, TX; Tightwad, MO; Hot Coffee, MS; Pie Town, NM; Panic, PA; Knock-em-Stiff, OH; Gays, IL (celebrated their 150th sesquicentennial this past weekend); Hell, MI; and Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ. I’ve got dozens of others on my list and expect to add to it as I continue my travels. If you’ve got others, email them to me at jschultz@agracel.com.

If I was Why, I think that I’d change the sign a bit rather than as is shown on the following photo. What do you think?

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