I've been to Guin, but not to Gu-Win. Or is it the other way 'round?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Silver
I so want to hear that story.
Karen
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I've been to Guin, but not to Gu-Win. Or is it the other way 'round?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Silver
I so want to hear that story.
Karen
Tutanekai Street :)Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
TU as in two
TA rhymes with car
NE as in near
KAI rymes with eye
A very smelly street :) with a very romantic story attached... Hinemoa and Tutanekai... *big sigh*
http://www.newciv.org/nl/newslog.php...076-000083.htm
If you are ever stuck on pronouncing Maori, CC, when Ian talks about somewhere local (my local not yours) just remember that vowels in Maori never change...
This is how I teach basic pronunciation to my students:
a as in car
e as in pear
i as in me
o as core
u as in shoe
As long as you remember the vowel sounds, you can say pretty much anything in Maori and pretty much accurately.
Same vowel sounds in Hawaiian. When I first moved to Hawaii I read a sign that said Likelike Hwy. My cousin busted out laughing and informed me it was pronounced Lee-kay-lee-kay.Quote:
Originally Posted by RoadRaven
Near where I live is Lick Skillet Road. It's a dirt road that shoots off of one of the most popular canyon rides nearby. According to Wikipedia, it's the steepest county road in the US. I *think* it covers 1000 vertical feet in 1 mile, that would make it 18.9%. The thing is it's nearly completely straight, going from the town of Gold Hill straight down to the paved canyon road. I'm sure there is an interesting story behind the name, but I don't know what it is and my brief google search didn't turn up any relevant information.
Streets I remember fondly:
Journeys End
Shakerag Hill
Boy Scout Rd.
Thank you zen! I knew I could count on y'all. That's what happens when I post after a glass of wine. :rolleyes: (it was red, do I get extra credit for that?)Quote:
Originally Posted by zencentury
Trust me, if you've been to one, it's likely you were at the other...but you might have blinked:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
I am not surprised... Hawaiki features strongly in Maori lore, and the migration to Aotearoa New Zealand came from your islands.Quote:
Originally Posted by sgtiger
:)
One of my old addresses was Neiderriter Lane-- pronounced (knee-der- rider) It was named for my neighbor and he had cerebral palsy and was in a wheelchair, but he got around town fine and he drove a hand operated van. He was a neat guy.
There's a road in northern Tennessee called Stinky Creek Road.
I've always liked that one too. Jenn :D
In Michigan some friends of ours lived right near the intersection of Nixon & Bluett. Someone had a sense of humor when they were nameing the streets in that development!
Connecticut has many very unsual street names. A couple of my favorites are
Roast Meat Hill Rd
Skunk Misery Rd
Beelzebub Rd
I think that Mr. was quoting from Forest Gump.....Not sure how that related to Guin or Gu-Win or Winfield, but I do have a story to tell or tale ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
But, BTW, it's hard to believe that you went to Guin but not Gu-win, since they are so close together and if you are driving from Memphis to Birmingham, they are all three on the way. Anyhooo....
When Silverson was born, we lived in Memphis and all the grandparents lived in Birmingham. My father, Henry, was still working, so the in-laws, Bill and Pat, and my mother, Mary, all drove to Memphis to see the Grandson. Bill and Pat stayed a couple of days and left my Mary to stay to help me out. a couple of weeks later, Henry drove to Memphis to see Silver son and to retrieve his wife, Mary. Just happens, that on his way, just outside of Guin, or Gu-Win, or Winfield (they just sort of merge together) he hits a traffic jam. Ends up, leaving his car in the road and goes into a local eatery, has time for lunch. Asks around why the total traffic jam?
Seems it's the annual Mule Day Parade and the entire road is shut down. :rolleyes:
Mr. Silver, most people call that lake in MA Webster lake. It's in the town of Webster, which used to be a summer resort in the early 20's. It's now sort of a a skanky place to live (hope no one lives there). I did a ride by the lake 2 years ago. It's quite beautiful.
Robyn
After 30 years of having the name and the meaning (albeit, not the spelling) memorized, I finally know where it is!
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchaugagoggchaubunagungamaugg, a name derived from a Nipmuc Native American tribe transates "fishing place at the boundary" but townspeople prefer the innaccurate translation: "You fish on your side, we'll fish on our side, and nobody will fish in the middle." It is often regarded as the longest place name in the United States. A shorter name for this body of water is Lake Chaubunagungamaug, or simply Webster Lake.
My parents live at the corner of Curtis and Mayfield...I always thought that was kind of funny.
Speaking of bodies of water in MA, you reminded me of something else that should go in this thread even if it's not a street name. There is a pond in Oxford, MA called Carbuncle Pond, and it has a little beach area where people can go to swim; the YMCA has swimming lessons there also. Isn't that a disgusting name for a place where people swim?Quote:
Originally Posted by Robyn Maislin
We have a Whoda-Thot-It-Hill. I've never been down this road but may have to explore it this summer.
Hoo! If he thought it was a traffic jam on Mule Day it's prolly a good thing he wasn't around for Opossum Day!Quote:
Originally Posted by silver
That's ironic for a couple of reasons:Quote:
Originally Posted by zencentury
- When Henry stopped in the traffic on a FOUR LANE US HWY 78, he asked someone "what's happening?"
- An old guy nearby said: "it's the MULE day parade. M*U*L*E Mule"
- I think the old guy was proud he could spell...Opussum may have been a challenge for him;)
Only in Alabama...
Columbia, TN also has a Mule Day.
OK... so you have my attention... but how do I say it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Silver
:confused:
Can you spell it in phonetics please?
Well, you say it exactly how it looks:DQuote:
Originally Posted by RoadRaven
sha - gog - a gog - man chog a gog - sha buna gunna mog
At the age of 12, I had to make it into a song to remember, but until Robyn let me know, I didn't know it's modern name...but I still remembered the song I made up 33 years ago!
Okily dokliy Mr S... since you sang it to remember it, you realise you should really record the song and pop a soundbyte hear for us, don't you
Cheekily yours
Rave
We have a Pineoakyo Road (get it?...Pinocchio!). Very clever!
The road across from me is Agra Street. Recently, someone taped a piece of cardboard to the road sign in order to add the letters "VI", thereby changing the name to a certain prescription medication.
What about funny road signs? There used to be a little gas & food place on the way to Lake Tahoe called Pow Wow. They had a gigantic sign that said "eat here and get gas."
Yep, and a rash of middle aged men have been moving there!:pQuote:
Originally Posted by sara
I stared and stared and stared thinking Agravi...Hmmmm
Raven: It won't happen. Ringo Starr, I'm not.
LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Silver
Me too :p
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Originally Posted by Mr. Silver
I seem to remember that you get off Hwy 78 right there at the two of them, and one is to the left and one is to the right. Turn right to go to B'ham, and that's why I thought I may have been at one and not the other. But it's been a LONG time since I drove from Memphis to Birmingham--at least 4 years, maybe 8.Quote:
Originally Posted by silver
Karen
One of the towns in my neck of the woods has Bow Wow Road.
Regarding the lake, CHARGOGGAGOGGMANCHAUGGAUGGAGOGGCHAUBUNAGUNGAMAUGG er,
Webster Lake, I believe it hosts the swimming third of the Danskins Triathlon each year.
OT but I have to break into song... sorryQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
*Rave tries to do best EmmyLou impression*
"I would walk all the way... from Boulder to Birmingham... if I thought I could see... could see your face..."
The road where teenagers used to have their midnight street drags is called "Vroom Road."
In downtown Salem, OR, "Church" and "State" intersect.
I've always envisioned terrible crashes there....
Crashes or Clashes?:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by echidna
In Seattle it can be challenging to remember the names of the east-to-west streets in the downtown core. The names are not alphabetized. Since they run in pairs, you only have to remember the basic order, which we do by this mnemonic. From south to north, they are
Jesus (James and Jefferson)
Christ (Columbia and Cherry)
Made (Madison and Marion)
Seattle (Seneca and Spring)
Under (Union and University)
Protest (Pike and Pine)
Now if someone could provide a decent one for Rainer/Renton/MLK Avenues in the south end I'd never get lost. I came up with
"Rainier, Renton, MLK, that is how you go west way." That's from east to west, I know it's lame, and since the Aves cross it's not completely true.
Just back from Arizona;
The car next to Ruuning Mommy's bike shop is on Test Drive
A dirt road in Tuscon call Camino del Manana (road of tomorrow)
I have not actually seen this street, but have heard the story many times:
After building low income housing (in Maine, I think) they named the new street "Poverty Boulevard"
.....can you imagine?!
I live on B Street between A and C Streets. :D I know we are so original up here. :D
...and people still get lost and ask for directions:DQuote:
Originally Posted by chickwhorips
As you're heading around St. Louis on a curve in the highway you pass a sign that says "Lacy Ditch".
Because it's a fast highway and because of the curve, the driver only gets the slightest glance at the sign, and invariably reads "Lazy B*tch", and says "Honey, they named a road after you!" (and gets pummeled, as he was obviously begging).
On a fast curve???? Mel????:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Melalvai