G.O.A.T Town name

@cinoclav I bought a chest of drawers in an antique shop in Bird in Hand many years ago (many family members in PA).

@cinoclav wow, what kind of pervy state are you living in, Clavvy??

@moonhat A perpetual one.

I used to have a girlfriend who had a friend named Joy who lived in Paradise. One time GF told me that we were going to visit Joy in Paradise - I was REALLY looking forward to it!

@aetris I’m guessing you probably ended up at Bird in Hand…

@cinoclav - It turned out Joy had been one of the Einhorn trunk girls, and that bird had flown!

@aetris Wasn’t his only known victim Holly Maddux?

@cinoclav - Joy was one of the two girls who went to interview Einhorn some time after Maddux’ disappearance - he asked them if they wouldn’t mind helping him get rid of his old trunk. Luckily the car they came in was too small to take it to the dump. Later Maddux’ body was discovered in it.

@aetris Ahhh… and then along came Chitwood.

@cinoclav Well - eventually. Apparently Einhorn’s neighbors had been complaining about the smell for a long time. Pretty sure it was one of those situations where the family spent a LONG time trying to get the police to act.

If Einhorn hadn’t been so lazy, he’d probably be out of prison today. Well, still dead, but… with a different trunkful of memories?

Or something?

@tohar1 re clitherall… there’s a town in UK called Scunthorpe. They have a football team but could never discuss them on the old BBC’s forums because of the 2nd through 5th letters in the town name. Would catch the swear filters everytime.

@tohar1

Oh, also in MN is a town called Clitherall (You do the math on that one…let’s just say there’s some ‘sensitive’ women living down there!)

Wow. That’s a shocker.

@mike808 I’ve driven by on the highway. Te xit sign for Bat Cave proves Batman isn’t so smart after all.

But he probably types better than I do.

@mike808 sorry to be that guy, especially since it’s probably just an oversight… but it’s Wales, UK not Wales, England.

Wales, England is akin to Canada, USA.

Wales and England are two separate countries within the United Kingdom.

/ Welsh people get cranky when you call them English.

@OnionSoup
And name their towns just to piss off the English.

I thought the United part of the UK was Scotland. That would make sense for when Scotland was added/merged, the official designation became Great Britain, which is why the ISO 1366 code is GB, and UK is not recognized in ISO-conforming contexts, despite widespread use on the Internet for the completely valid “.uk” gTLD.

Then there’s the channel islands of Jersey and Guernsey, which are more known for the breeds of cows originating from them. They also have their own internet gTLDs and ISO codes.

@mike808 The British Isles are a complicated mess.

Wales was conquered by England prior to the merger with Scotland, so yes, “United” came into play with the Scotish union because Wales was a client state, but Wales was one of the kingdoms referenced and is considered a seperate country. They certainly have their own national identity.

Before the union of the English and Scottish crowns the King of England was King of England, Wales , and sometimes King of France (really de jure only).

Wales has always had less autonomy within Britain than Scotland. Ironically England, despite being the largest country and majority of population, has less autonomy from the UK than Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.

England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, British Isles all have different meanings but often get mixed up overseas.

Technically, I believe Jersey and Guernsey are considered protectorates. They have full control of their own domestic affairs but the UK dictates their foreign policies.

@OnionSoup
I just know that Jersey and Guernsey have their own passports, and yes, they are protectorates, much like U.S. territories. That has been put to much use by investment banking industry as the tax, estate, and corporate laws are separate from and in cases, more favorable to clients than were the activities to occur in the UK proper.

Much like folks moving things around in Luxemburg to avoid home country taxation/regulation, while maintaining EU compliance.

i.e. a tax haven for UK citizens so they don’t have to claim certain things as foreign investments within UK tax law, but can simultaneously claim them to be outside of the UK as part of certain “sandwich” transactions in international trade and financial transactions.

It will be interesting, much like Gibraltar, if Brexit ever does go through, because like Scotland and Northern Ireland, remaining in the EU was more beneficial than leaving.

In a way, it is similar to the challenges between rural and urban state interests in the US.

@mike808 @OnionSoup I’ve been to Canada, USA. It’s just north of USA, USA.

@mike808 @OnionSoup

“Don’t be so English” - one character says to the schoolteacher in one of my favorite movies.

/youtube 1UWT0dMrYOM

@mike808 Jimmy Kimmel gave Dildo their own version of the hillside HOLLYWOOD sign and declared Dildo to be Hollywood’s sister city. Jimmy was named honorary mayor of Dildo.

@die13lda

/image Weed College sign

@die13lda @narfcake I think perhaps someone turned one of those signs pointing the wrong direction by 180 degrees LOL.

@die13lda @narfcake that sign reminds me of this in South Carolina. I liked Slick Willy, thought he was a good president, (if questionable decisions around women,) but this sign makes me laugh.

@earl_danger
That’s a long way from home in North Carolina.

@TrophyHusband But do they have any carillons?

@TrophyHusband now I’m craving a hostess ding dong