Posted on 06/01/2012 9:44:12 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
Prank callers have proved the final straw for the mayor of F***ing, who will hold a vote this week about whether to change the name of the village.
Callers have been ringing up families and businesses simply to ask: ‘Is that F***ing’ – before laughing and hanging up.
Signs have been stolen, while the ones that remain often have seen naked couples getting frisky in front of them.
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The 16th-century name for the village was ‘Fugging’ and many want this reinstated.
Mayor Franz Meindl added: ‘I wanted the name to stay but it’s got too much now. The only problem is we need all of the F***ing residents to agree.’
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At least other Austrian villages, such as Oberf***ing and Windpassing, will keep pranksters amused.
(Excerpt) Read more at metro.co.uk ...
The Anglosphere is a great thing, but it can be inconvenient at times, especially when there is Google.
Wiki entry for the village in question.
According to the Wiki, the pronunciation rhymes with look
, as does that of the correct pronunciation of the name of birth control whore Sandra Fluke, who tried to shut down Rush but only succeeded in boosting his ratings.
“Kommandant Schmitzberger, the local police chief, also hinted at other avenues to stop what he calls “foreign criminals” from disturbing order in the village. Regarding these “other avenues”, Schmitzberger stated, “[w]hat they are, I am not at liberty to disclose, but we will not stand for the Fucking signs being removed. It may be very amusing for you British, but Fucking is simply Fucking to us. What is this big Fucking joke?”
...which does match how some English speakers pronounce the word in question.
What the F***?
at least he legitimately gets to say “I’m the F***ing Mayor”.
“Tasteful-and-mature-responses ping!”
Good luck with that bump! lol
Can't say that I've ever witnessed an example.
Every time I've ever heard the word in anger, it's rhymed with buck
, not Fluke
, er, look
.
My favorite sentence in the article:
“There is a bus service operated by OÖVV between Schärding and Eggerding which makes stops at Unterf***ing (Lower F***ing) and OberF***ing (Upper F***ing). Bus route 2302 operates once a day from Monday to Friday.
Amazing the name has lasted as long as it has.
They should stop worrying about their signs and have a business selling them.
Exactly!
I’m told that many Irish people think that “Fookin’ Dublin” is one word.
I live on hope.
I have been in Intercourse Pennsylvania.......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercourse,_Pennsylvania
You don’t have to live there to sell the stuff online.
If it’s a proper name, it’s absurd to censor it. Call it by its name. Let the people who make everything a dirty word change.
I was going to post the google-map link to the town but f***ing is in the address link.
Looks like a pretty area, take wolfing north to f***ing.
All you would need is a tour guide who could keep a straight face.
"Ladies and Gentlemen here we are at the F***ing border.
OK everyone off of the F***ing Tour Bus so we can go see the F***ing City Hall. Later we will stop at the F***ING gift shop so you can buy all sorts of F***ing Souvenirs. Also will be touring the F***ing Brewery where they make F***ing Beer. And then we will stop at the F***ing Tavern where they serve the Best F***ing Beer in the world."
People would pay 100 Bucks American to take the tour with their video cams. The waiting time to get tour tickets would be months long and maybe even years.
Sounds like they just want to be F***ing left alone.
You outsiders have turned our little slice of heaven into a F**cking hell.
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