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Friday, July 28, 2017

Rude Britannia


It's tardily to larn confused when bespeak for directions inwards the UK. If somebody tells yous to induce got 'Bell End upward Butthole Lane' they could hold upward giving yous existent directions. Alternatively they mightiness hold upward inviting yous domicile for a nighttime of x-rated fun.

Back inwards the Middle Ages it was fairly mutual for streets to hold upward named subsequently the primary economical action taking identify along them. The number was that many roads ended upward alongside names which tin appear rather offensive to our modern sensibilities.

For example, many towns in addition to cities inwards the UK had streets named 'Gropecunt Lane'. These streets are believed to induce got been named for the prostitution taking identify there. Unfortunately over the years all the Gropecunt Lanes inwards the UK induce got been replaced alongside less innocuous names, such every bit Grape Lane.

Fortunately nevertheless some rudely named streets soundless exist. You tin come across some of them on Rude Streets. Rude Streets is a Street View slideshow which takes yous on a panoramic tour of some of the UK's almost interestingly named streets.


If yous desire to practise your ain map of rude identify names hence yous tin download a GeoJSON file of rude locations from the Vaguely Rude Places GitHub page.

The Vaguely Rude Places Map is a  faithful compendium in addition to atlas of rude identify names roughly the world. The map allows yous to thought the location of numerous rude sounding identify names, such every bit the famous town of Fucking inwards Austria.

You mightiness besides similar the Talking Rude Map. The map animates through some of the to a greater extent than NSFW identify names roughly the the world in addition to reads the names out loud. To take away heed the map talking yous volition in all likelihood demand to purpose the Chrome browser.