Politically Incorrect Road Name under attack in WY

[BaliBabyDoc]

I wonder what "Dick" has to say about it?

POWELL, Wyo. - High school kids routinely steal the road signs as trophies. Pastor Bud Wells can't stand to put the road name on his church literature. County Road 6FU southwest of Cody got its name in 1980, when Park County adopted an alpha-numeric road naming system. It's raised many eyebrows over the years, and now a group of residents are asking county commissioners for a change.

"The name of this road, with its obscene overtone, has really been a thorn for me," resident Terry Hinkle said. "It is probably one of the most embarrassing road names the county has in the books. There is no other road in the United States, I can assure you, that has the road name FU."

During my training, if someone said "FU" my response would be, "fluorouracil". Fans of a noted HBO series say 6FU, refers to Six Feet Under. Could it possibly be that it's not the road name that's obscene but the minds of the people that see obscenity in the name?

 

[rjain]

Psht. In Manhattan, there are two roads named Waverly Place, and they intersect. Wimps.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

Hmm . . . I'm a little slow . . . what's suggested by Waverly Place?

 

[djNickb]

Just take a nice little scenic drive through Hell, MI

 

[Moonbeam]

Somebody drove me to Bend Or.

 

[LordJezo]

Road here in NJ named "Shades of Death Road"

I say I should sue over that one because the name implies death which is not proper..

Or something.

 

[Shad0hawK]

dont forget the town of assawoman bay, MD/DE.

i understand they are dredging the assawoman canal, it apparently is not deep enough for the bigger boats


LINK

 

[sandorski]

WTF? 6FU as "obscene" takes quite the feat of anality to accomplish. On the plus side, I'm sure these folks will vote against the incumbent obscenely named President.

 

[rjain]

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc
Hmm . . . I'm a little slow . . . what's suggested by Waverly Place?

read the last part of the linked article

 

[miguel]

Originally posted by: rjain

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc
Hmm . . . I'm a little slow . . . what's suggested by Waverly Place?

read the last part of the linked article

Last part of linked article:

Commissioners rejected a similar request in 1991, but appeared to agree something should be done this time around, asking residents to present them with a list of potential road names at a future meeting.


"The particular nomenclature of the road is problematic," commission chair Tim Morrison said. "6FU has to go; it has to change."

I see no mention of Waverly Place.

 

[gistech1978]

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc
I wonder what "Dick" has to say about it?

POWELL, Wyo. - High school kids routinely steal the road signs as trophies. Pastor Bud Wells can't stand to put the road name on his church literature. County Road 6FU southwest of Cody got its name in 1980, when Park County adopted an alpha-numeric road naming system. It's raised many eyebrows over the years, and now a group of residents are asking county commissioners for a change.

"The name of this road, with its obscene overtone, has really been a thorn for me," resident Terry Hinkle said. "It is probably one of the most embarrassing road names the county has in the books. There is no other road in the United States, I can assure you, that has the road name FU."

During my training, if someone said "FU" my response would be, "fluorouracil". Fans of a noted HBO series say 6FU, refers to Six Feet Under. Could it possibly be that it's not the road name that's obscene but the minds of the people that see obscenity in the name?

probably one of the most embarrassing road names the county has in the books?
what are the other road names i wonder?

9-PO?
16-FO?
79-GTH?
88-MF?

 

[rjain]

Originally posted by: miguel

I see no mention of Waverly Place.

Grr. Just read the whole article and find the proposed solution. :\

 

[miguel]

Originally posted by: rjain

Originally posted by: miguel

I see no mention of Waverly Place.

Grr. Just read the whole article and find the proposed solution. :\

Solution??? What are you talking about? BaliBabyDoc asked:

Hmm . . . I'm a little slow . . . what's suggested by Waverly Place?

Grr? What, are you irritated now?