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mickmills Mar 1st 2006 4:27 pm

Street Names
 
According to this 'In the US, owners of private roads can register whatever name they choose with the local authorities. '

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4762654.stm

What would you name your street?

If i was a copper, i would go for 'letsbe avenue'

Bob Mar 1st 2006 5:01 pm

Re: Street Names
 
Aye, they can, but the road name still has to be approved by the locals, so if they don't like it, it'll get binned...a lot of streets in maine are names like this because well, there just random numbers at the moment and it's a mare on the emergency services, so people have to give there streets names...

There's a Crotch creak after someones' name, don't know why they'd use it though :D
And a Heineken that meets Coors Lane :D

Elsie The Maid Mar 1st 2006 5:21 pm

Re: Street Names
 
I might for for "Copper Lot"

Or you could have "Why did the chicken cross the Road"
:D

snowbunny Mar 1st 2006 5:24 pm

Re: Street Names
 
In a little village in Derbyshire I saw:

Bells End Road
and across the way
Butts Close

pmsl!

Bob Mar 1st 2006 5:31 pm

Re: Street Names
 

Originally Posted by snowbunny
In a little village in Derbyshire I saw:

Bells End Road
and across the way
Butts Close

pmsl!

There's a Crotch Cresent in Oxford...there's quite a few weird street names...someone must have been taking the mick when they came up with them :D

nethead Mar 1st 2006 5:59 pm

Re: Street Names
 
A village near where I used to live in the UK has a road called Featherbed Lane. I love that.

Annette

Partystar Mar 1st 2006 6:06 pm

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We had 2 roads, one called 'First turn' & the other was 'Second turn'. Can you imagine giving someone directions from the other way - "You take your first left, which is 'Second turn', but it's before 'First turn', so if you get to 'First turn', you'll know you've gone too far." :confused:

Sarah Mar 1st 2006 7:16 pm

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I'd go for "Pyscho Path" :D

Thydney Mar 1st 2006 10:53 pm

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One of the roads near us is called Hoggs Heaven :D

TRPardoe Mar 1st 2006 11:14 pm

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Originally Posted by Thydney
One of the roads near us is called Hoggs Heaven :D

There's a Slippery Lane somewhere near Robin Hood's Bay. Maybe that's where the Stairway to Heaven is.


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