profundo
Jun 14 2004, 2:53 pm
From
Ananova:
QUOTE
Residents of an Austrian village called Fucking, have voted against changing the name.
The 150 or so people who live in the village debated the issue after roadsigns kept being stolen - many by British tourists.
Spokesman Siegfried Hoeppl, said: "Everyone here knows what it means in English, but for us Fucking is Fucking - and it's going to stay Fucking - even though the signs keep getting stolen."
AquaticMeringue
Jun 14 2004, 3:02 pm
Why not take advantage of the tourism possibilities? The number of souvenirs they could sell is endless!
bubblylady
Jun 14 2004, 3:20 pm
Seems they already did that:
Fucking merchandise 
YorkshireLad6
Jun 14 2004, 3:24 pm
Seems strange that they appear to censor their own signs by blurring the letters though.
YL6
Big C
Jun 14 2004, 10:59 pm
Maybe it was introduced to stop british tourists stealing them, although I assumed that Profundo had done that.
profundo
Jun 15 2004, 1:49 pm
No, I didn't fuzz the letters this time. Check the link. They also edited the word F*ck every time (like so).
The Austrian town of
Fucking has erected theft-proof road signs embedded in concrete blocks.
QUOTE
Officials acted because they were fed up with English-speaking tourists stealing them as souvenirs.
After the last 'Welcome to F***ing' sign was stolen, Mayor Siegfried Hauppl ordered brand new theft-proof road signs.
They are bolted and welded to steel posts embedded in concrete in the ground and the mayor added: "It would take all night to steal one."
F***ing always attracts a lot of attention in the summer months, with tourists driving up from nearby Salzburg to pose for pictures in front of the F***ing signs.
Do you think the Bavarian Town of Wank will follow suit?
Crosslink by admin: Funny German place names - eg. Wank, Titting, Rotten Egg, etc...
borracuda
Aug 26 2005, 10:04 am
cool.. so people who live there are actualy 'fuckers'!
EUnomad
Aug 28 2005, 11:42 am
Yahoo! News: Brits driving Austrians bonkers over rude village nameQUOTE
British tourists have left the residents of one charming Austrian village effing and blinding by constantly stealing the signs for their oddly-named village.
While British visitors are finding it hilarious, the residents of F---ing are failing to see the funny side
Topics merged by admin
jml
Aug 28 2005, 11:45 am
'no fcuking postcards' indeed
Tom17
Aug 28 2005, 11:49 am
Maybe so... but they do have
fcuking t-shirts
djgrazy
Nov 16 2005, 9:50 am
[img]http://tinypic.com/ftdik8.jpg[/img]
I remember once driving through a town called "Wank" which I thought was hillarious, any other belters ?
far-lands
Nov 16 2005, 10:03 am
You're right there is a villiage called "Wank" near Kempten in the Alps...
Mickey
Nov 16 2005, 10:08 am
There´s also one just before the Dutch Boarder called: Wankum...
maaph
Nov 16 2005, 10:19 am
near me is a place called Titz.
here is what the Germans think are funny names ..
therealjade
Nov 16 2005, 10:21 am
why is the article entitled 'germans not amused' - when it's about an Austrian village?
djgrazy
Nov 16 2005, 10:31 am
I think it's because it's near the border, but you know the British press anything with Germany in the title sells papers !!
I'm quite settled now in the UK, but if I ever move back to the Fatherland I'm definately going to set up camp in either Fickmuehlen or Blasdorf !!! (Both sound very good!!!)
Hannah
Nov 16 2005, 10:53 am
QUOTE
why is the article entitled 'germans not amused' - when it's about an Austrian village?
typical american actually
...which newspaper is this? Thought Brits should know at least that its 2 different countries
maaph
Nov 16 2005, 9:46 pm
I've just found a new member (nawsh) who lives in Nußloch ... oo-er !!!
@nawsh ... welcome!
I know it has nothing to do with Germany...but imagine having to work here:
http://www.allcanadianjobs.com/cities/newf...land/Dildo.html
neilg
Nov 17 2005, 10:07 pm
Had a quick search for the photo of the sign in Fucking that had another sign underneath reading "Bitte nicht so schnell" (or words to that effect) but couldn't find it, maybe when I get some time!
NOFXmike
Jun 10 2007, 9:07 pm
[img]http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o14/NOFXmike/29%20F_cking%20Austria/IMG_2829.jpg[/img]
We went to Fucking today...as well as the castle in Burghausen and the chapel in Altoetting...had a damn nice day.
cinzia
Jun 11 2007, 3:44 am
I assume you are standing next to a town sign that is still planted firmly in the ground, and not one you've uprooted and brought with you.
I once spent a week in an Irish village near Drogheda called Termonfeckin ...
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Aug 17 2007, 1:52 pm
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