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 Posted: Sun 3:56, 21 Jul 2013 Post subject: like Titswobble Drive |
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Australia splits hairs over Curly Dicks and Titswobbles,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
In 2007, "Brown Alley" in Melbourne was renamed "Dame Edna Place" in honor of the local housewife and worldwide superstar.STORY HIGHLIGHTSAustralia's Geographical Names Board proposes tightening rulesNames considered offensive, like Titswobble Drive, could be changedSome proposals are rejected for practical reasons, others are just strangeBoard has moved to simplify names but removing some apostrophes(CNN) -- From Cape Desolation and Bong Bong to Lake Disappointment and Woolloomooloo, Australia is no stranger to bleak, odd or evocative place names.Towns like Come By Chance,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Home Rule and Wattanobi are perfectly normal within the Australian context -- and locals use them without thinking -- but the country's Geographical Names Board has proposed tightening the regulations on naming places.Local favorites like Curly Dick Road -- a place name in Meadow Flat in New South Wales which is stoutly defended by locals -- would likely remain,
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