Those Fooking Austrians. (1396 hits)
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Submitted by WiKi <wikilikewhoa.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2005-09-10 21:54:09 EDT
One Town's Very Obscene Name
When you think of Austria, no doubt you think of such cities and towns as Vienna, Innsbruck and Salzburg. But there is another one. And because of its name, tourists steal the signs.
The name? We can't print it here. [Note: Since I deem it appropriate for Uber, I filled in the blanks in the name. They obviously weren't in the article.] It's Fucking.
Agence France Presse and Britain's Sunday Telegraph report that the residents of Fucking (pronounced Fooking) are quite perturbed with British tourists who think the name of the town is so hilarious they want to take a piece of it home with them. So they swipe the signs. There are only 32 homes in this charming Austrian village with breathtaking views of lakes and forests and none of its residents understand why their signs are so popular. In fact, sign stealing is the only crime in Fucking.
The good people of Fucking have wised up. They have embedded their signs in concrete. Try stealing one now! We quote. Directly. Exactly. This is what police chief Kommandant Schmidtberger told the Sunday Telegraph: "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? It is puerile."
Interestingly, it is only the British who seem to have such a fascination with the name of this little town. A local guide told the Telegraph that the Germans want to see the Mozart house in Salzburg, while the Americans only care about the area around which "The Sound of Music" was filmed. The Japanese just want to see Hitler's birthplace in Braunau. The British are different. A woman who runs a guest house told the paper, "Just this morning I had to tell an English lady who stopped by that there were no Fucking postcards."
These Austrians may be on to something about the Brits. The BBC News reports that a Northamptonshire secondary school in Great Britain has had such a problem with its students swearing that they have instituted a five-word swearing limit in each class. When a student swears, the teacher writes a mark on the board. After five marks, no one is allowed to swear for the duration of the class. If the rule is broken? They get a severe talking-to by the teacher. We're thinking there won't be any field trips to Fucking, Austria.
..no joke. The article can be found here: http://channels.netscape.com/ns/travel/content.jsp?file=fte/austriantown/austriantown.jsp
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Submitted by tech-junkie (user info) at 2005-09-29 20:34:15 EDT (#)
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Actually, in all seriousness I heard the town has a population of about 200, and it's primary method of income is from tourism, but most of tourism revenue is dedicated to replacing the town's sign from tourists who steal it.
Submitted by tech-junkie (user info) at 2005-09-29 20:31:34 EDT (#)
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Yes, I've been there before. Brothels on every street corner. Cheap ones. They don't even make you wear condoms!!!! When The Clap clears up, I'm going back for more.
Submitted by Auf-Der-Maur (user info) at 2005-09-11 16:26:20 EDT (#)
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"Please. not so fast" actually
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2005-09-11 16:12:10 EDT (#)
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Fucking Stupid.
Submitted by Anansie (user info) at 2005-09-11 14:02:12 EDT (#)
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Fucking hilarious. Wait a minute. Damn is that an unintentional pun?
Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2005-09-11 08:56:50 EDT (#)
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OK german speakers... doesnt that say "please dont speed"?
What does that have to do with children????
Fucking lesbians.
Submitted by jeveuxgagner (user info) at 2005-09-11 06:31:57 EDT (#)
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cool post
there also exists a town called kunt
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2005-09-11 06:02:01 EDT (#)
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hehehe
Submitted by FilthyAssistant (user info) at 2005-09-11 05:41:45 EDT (#)
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Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-09-10 21:59:37 (#)
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Fucking: Please, Not So Quickly!
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It's the picture that makes it. You have to break the kids in slowly these days.
Submitted by Insanethemind (user info) at 2005-09-10 23:41:09 EDT (#)
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The name? We can't print it here. [Note: Since I deem it appropriate for Uber, I filled in the blanks in the name. They obviously weren't in the article.] It's Fucking.
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Plus 2 for deeming it appropriate
Submitted by Sideburns (user info) at 2005-09-10 23:31:03 EDT (#)
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DATING A PREGNANT CHICK IS FUN
UNTILS SHESSSTARTS GETTAING FAST
Submitted by WiKi (user info) at 2005-09-10 23:22:38 EDT (#)
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hahahahhahahaha.. Justin's become INSANE
-2 because I +2ed myself earlier. WTF?!LOL!
Submitted by Sideburns (user info) at 2005-09-10 23:18:57 EDT (#)
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I'm not sure if this post sucks or not, but I don't care. I'm giving one +2 for every shot of gin I take.
YOU RECEIVED THIS +2 ON SHOT NUMBER 6.
plus one more shot cuzz iknow w you and weehad a dflirng bakc inthe day
Submitted by WiKi (user info) at 2005-09-10 22:59:24 EDT (#)
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I might as well.. it's not like I can get pregnant.
HA!*snort*
Submitted by shitfuck (user info) at 2005-09-10 22:40:15 EDT (#)
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Fuck me.
Submitted by resignator (user info) at 2005-09-10 22:25:09 EDT (#)
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On a slightly different topic...
In Mississippi there is a town named Biggersville with a huge water tower that says, "Niggersville" on the side.
Submitted by williamson (user info) at 2005-09-10 22:11:11 EDT (#)
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Fucking Osterreicher.
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-09-10 21:59:37 EDT (#)
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Fucking: Please, Not So Quickly!