[HN Gopher] Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging
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Fucking, Austria changes name to Fugging
Author : galonk
Score : 48 points
Date : 2020-11-26 21:24 UTC (1 hours ago)
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| klyrs wrote:
| > The village was first officially inhabited in about 1070, but
| local lore suggests that a sixth-century Bavarian nobleman called
| Focko actually founded the settlement. A map dating from 1825
| used the spelling Fuking.
|
| Weird (to me, an english speaker with no knowledge of modern or
| 11th century Austrian) that they went with Fugging and not, say,
| Focking.
| conformist wrote:
| As a German speaker, their choice seems quite natural, because
| it won't alter the modern pronunciation a lot. I'd even guess
| that the new spelling might represent a typical Austrian
| pronunciation with a soft "k" sound more accurately.
| mtmail wrote:
| https://www.vaguelyrudeplacesmap.com/ has a whole collection.
|
| To add confusion Austria will then have two places "Fugging,
| formerly known as Fucking".
| wilg wrote:
| I would have gone with Fraking
| tF73d78kq8t3R6n wrote:
| I do believe you need the second `k`, ie "Frakking".
| galonk wrote:
| Maybe it's a weird sex thing involving Jonathan Frakes.
| PopeDotNinja wrote:
| That would explain how to create the next generation.
| idnefju wrote:
| It's a sci-fi thing to get around censors. Famously used in
| BSG
| KMnO4 wrote:
| I wonder if the residents will continue to get free [0] Pornhub
| Premium?
|
| [0]: https://www.pornhub.com/premiumplaces
|
| (Note: SFW webpage, but still on the PH domain)
| growt wrote:
| I liked "Austria" better. Oh, there is a comma, never mind.
| haecceity wrote:
| This is clearly intentional.
| [deleted]
| flowerlad wrote:
| Well, that's unfortunate that they decided to change the name.
| But there's always Intercourse, PA if you're looking for a fun
| sounding place to go:
| https://www.google.com/maps/place/Intercourse,+PA/@40.036806...
| fartcannon wrote:
| And Dildo, in Newfoundland
|
| https://maps.app.goo.gl/vCe2U3ZcK5bTbaDa7
| ksaj wrote:
| Bird-in-hand gets you pretty close to Paradise, but not as nice
| as Intercourse.
|
| A lot of town names in that area are like this for some
| probably not-perverse reason.
| dredmorbius wrote:
| Climax, CO.
| xwdv wrote:
| Also Getfuckt and Assrape
| yial wrote:
| Keep in mind you can also visit "Blue Balls" and "Paradise" PA
| which are both close by.
| bartread wrote:
| And Shitterton in Dorset:
| https://www.google.com/maps/place/Shitterton,+Bere+Regis,+Wa...
| flowerlad wrote:
| A lot of people don't know this, but it takes about 30min to go
| from Petting to Fucking. See
| https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Fucking,+Austria/83367+Petti...
| [deleted]
| monksy wrote:
| You need to reverse the directions there.
| scoot wrote:
| It seems some people downvoted you without clicking the link
| to see that it is indeed backwards. (Welcome to HN!)
| softbuilder wrote:
| I misread the title as "Australia" and I was only slightly
| surprised and kind of impressed.
| purerandomness wrote:
| Does that mean their beer, "Fucking Hell" [0] will have to
| rebrand?
|
| [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking_Hell
| DoreenMichele wrote:
| Probably not going to be changed over it, but Dampfach, Germany
| sounds like Dumb Fuck to most Americans, in spite of the ending
| not being a hard K sound (it is more like the sound of Loch
| Ness).
| vmception wrote:
| ahahaha that's not better!
|
| quick trip to Urbandictionary.com folks
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