I heard this story on the car radio last night. People in Nigeria staying in a village called 'area of idiots' have just changed the name to 'area of plenty.' https://kampalapost.com/content/nigerias-idiots-village-residents-celebrate-new-name
This made me laugh
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randynewmanscat
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In blighty some bright spark would soon add "of idiots" at the end of the new name.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
The bright sparks round here prefer to remove letters from signs. There are several signs which now point the way to the Rochdale anal!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
It was a long time ago!@potsy on a bike? You sure?
Alex H
Legendary Member
Our bright sparks prefer to add to the signs, especially this one- Shilbottle - and they're famous for it - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilbottle Graffiti section
randynewmanscat
Veteran
Ah yes, Canal Street in Manchester, I used to chuckle when driving along Chorlton Street to see the sign that remained "doctored" for many years without rectification by the city council. The sign was missing two letters.
Some other signs I remember had civic information type messages, on a Sharston roundabout Wythenshawe area "BENCHILL- Enter at own risk"
randynewmanscat
Veteran
A sign near Rochdale for "Kirkholt", someone had managed to squeeze "Google" above Kirkholt. Intrigued I did indeed google Kirkholt and the first none ad or map result when clicked on has a comment on the page that goes "Find it really annoying that when you google kirkholt this is the first drivel that comes up, this has been the same for the last 4 years, why does this totally negative story come up as first story"? I just tried again and sure enough a disparaging piece comes in top, again after god knows how long.
Drago
Legendary Member
I live near the Grand Union anal, and the anal Museum, and Neport anel is about 10 miles away.
I should disapprove of such wanton vandlism, but whoever is doing it is doing a neat job and it always makes me chuckle.
Brandane
Legendary Member
This one was for real, while they were building the Dalry by-pass through the valley beyond the fencing (and yes, I DID ignore the warning signs at the previous junction!). On a NCN route too. Thankfully all done now with a bridge in place, and a much quieter road through Dalry as a result.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
Someone has helpfully added an extra letter to the sign at the Gloucestershire village of Uckington
Alex H
Legendary Member
Sixmile
Veteran
Allegedly this involved lifting the bike around 2 harris fences, squeezing between thorn bushes, round 2 diggers and over a pile of rubble that was in place so the diggers couldn't be driven up the road towards the cash machine, whilst negotiating the road with a big drop at one side as the bridge wall had been removed for rebuild. By not using this stretch, the diversion put an extra 3 miles on.
