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Major Nikon

(36,827 posts) Tue Jan 20, 2015, 03:15 PM Jan 2015

How you can tell when authoritarianism is getting completely out of hand

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How you can tell when authoritarianism is getting completely out of hand (Original Post) Major Nikon Jan 2015 OP

The Cumming PD reminds me of a joke from my days in Atlanta NightWatcher Jan 2015 #1

Reminds me of the jokes about Pennsylvania Major Nikon Jan 2015 #2

Or in Blue Ball............just googled and found out there is also DebJ Jan 2015 #3

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

1. The Cumming PD reminds me of a joke from my days in Atlanta

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 04:16 PM

Jan 2015

I hear they are thinking of changing the name of Alpharetta (suburb of Atlanta) to "Heavy Breathing", because it's so close to Cumming.

I guess you kinda had to be there.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

2. Reminds me of the jokes about Pennsylvania

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 04:25 PM

Jan 2015

"Excuse me, but I'm trying to get to Paradise and I'm not sure if I have to go through Intercourse"

"Yeah, that's the best way, but careful you don't make a wrong turn or you could end up on the Hershey highway."

DebJ

(7,699 posts)

3. Or in Blue Ball............just googled and found out there is also

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 21, 2015, 04:17 AM

Jan 2015

Virginville, and Climax. Sheesh.

But hard to beat #3 on this page:
http://www.listzblog.com/top_ten_funny_town_names_locations_list.html

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