Top Ten Confusing Place Names

Tuesday, 10th March 2009 by

Following the example of Alex's Rudest Place Names post, I hereby present my top ten confusing place names.

For each of these sights, I picture a confused driver arriving in town, rolling down the car window and asking a passer-by  "Can you tell me where I am?"

10. Smile, KY

Smile

Driver: Can you tell me where I am?

Passer-by: Smile!

Driver: <grinning widely> I said, can you tell me where I am?

9.  Okay, OK

Okay

Driver: Can you tell me where I am?

Passer-by: Okay.

<pause>

Driver:  I said, can you tell me where I am?

Passer-by: Okay.

<pause>

... repeat ad nauseam.

8. Uncertain, TX

Uncertain

Driver: Can you tell me where I am?

Passer-by: Uncertain.

Driver: Oh, you're lost as well?

7. Goodnight, TX

Goodnight

Driver: Can you tell me where I am?

Passer-by: Goodnight.

Driver: Huh? It's 11 o' clock in the morning.

6. Stop, GA

Stop

Driver: Can you tell me where I am?

Passer-by: Stop.

Driver: But I am stopped ...

5. Nameless, TN

Nameless

Driver: Can you tell me where I am?

Passer-by: Nameless.

Driver: No wonder I can't find where I am on this map.

4. Panic, PA

Panic

Driver: Can you tell me where I am?

Passer-by: Panic.

Driver: Aaaagh. Won't you just tell me where I am, I'm totally lost and I can't take it any more...

3. Halfway, Yorkshire and Halfway, OR1

Halfway Halfway

Driver: Can you tell me where I am?

Passer-by: Halfway.

Driver: Halfway to where?

Passer-by: No, you're all the way to Halfway.

Driver: I'm confused....

2. Yell, TN

Yell

Driver: Can you tell me where I am?

Passer-by: Yell.

Driver: CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE I AM?

1. Why, AZ

Why

Driver: Can you tell me where I am?

Passer-by: Why.

Driver: Well, I'm lost. Where am I?

Passer-by: Why.

... repeat ad nauseam.


  1. Bonus trivia: Halfway, OR changed it's name to Half.com in 1999 when it took an internet company's sponsorship in a bid to improve the town's financial situation. ↩︎