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Kaleva

(36,356 posts) Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:57 PM Apr 2012

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The good folks of Fucking Austria told can't change name to "Fugging".

Edit. My bad. They actually voted to change the town name to "Fugging" but were told that name had already been taken.

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The good folks of Fucking Austria told can't change name to "Fugging". (Original Post) Kaleva Apr 2012 OP

what were the results for both sides ? JI7 Apr 2012 #1

Good for all the Fucking Aussies. Lasher Apr 2012 #2

Austria, not Australia. YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #5

Duh. That's what I get for trying to do two things at once. Lasher Apr 2012 #6

It happens. YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #8

You're right, thanks. Lasher Apr 2012 #9

I applaud those Fucking people. NT rufus dog Apr 2012 #3

They can't change the name to "Oberfucking" either because.... Kaleva Apr 2012 #4

I heard there is a town called Vagina, somewhere in eastern europe, can't remember where. Quantess Apr 2012 #7

JI7

(89,278 posts)

1. what were the results for both sides ?

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:58 PM

Apr 2012

Lasher

(27,641 posts)

2. Good for all the Fucking Aussies.

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:59 PM

Apr 2012

YellowRubberDuckie

(19,736 posts)

5. Austria, not Australia.

Reply to Lasher (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 07:17 PM

Apr 2012

They're called Austrians.

Lasher

(27,641 posts)

6. Duh. That's what I get for trying to do two things at once.

Reply to YellowRubberDuckie (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 07:36 PM

Apr 2012

I got my dishwasher fixed anyway.

YellowRubberDuckie

(19,736 posts)

8. It happens.

Reply to Lasher (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 07:41 PM

Apr 2012

Thought you'd want to know though. LOL

Lasher

(27,641 posts)

9. You're right, thanks.

Reply to YellowRubberDuckie (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 07:57 PM

Apr 2012

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)

3. I applaud those Fucking people. NT

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 07:00 PM

Apr 2012

Kaleva

(36,356 posts)

4. They can't change the name to "Oberfucking" either because....

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 07:06 PM

Apr 2012

there's already a town in Austria by that name.

"Also available on the online Austrian telephone book are the villages of "Oberfucking" "Windpassing", "Wankham" and "Rottenegg"."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fucking-village-told-they-cant-be-renamed-798433

Quantess

(27,630 posts)

7. I heard there is a town called Vagina, somewhere in eastern europe, can't remember where.

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 07:37 PM

Apr 2012

The locals pronounce it differently of course.

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