In searching for a town name for a story I am trying to write, I came across this web site that has a list of some crazy ass names for towns. I thought it was so interesting, I thought I would post it. This is taken right from the web site infoplease.com
"America's a big country. From the easternmost reaches of Maine to the western Alaska islands in the Bering Sea, these United States include towns with every imaginable name. We've collected some of the more surprising examples."
"Towns that boast . . .
- Beauty, KY
- Best, TX
- Bountiful, UT
- Carefree, AZ
- Celebration, FL
- Friendly, WV
- Happy Camp, CA
- Happyland, CT
- Ideal, GA
- Lovely, KY
- Luck Stop, KY
- Magic City, ID
- Paradise, MI
- Smileyberg, KS
- Success, MO
- What Cheer, IA
. . . and towns that don't.
- Boring, OR
- Dinkytown, MN
- Eek, AK
- Embarrass, WI
- Flat, TX
- Greasy, OK
- Gripe, AZ
- Hardscrabble, DE
- Hazard, KY
- Oddville, KY
- Okay, OK
- Ordinary, KY
- Peculiar, MO
- Sod, WV
- Why, AZ
Towns that make you hungry
- Bacon, IN
- Big Rock Candy Mountain, VT
- Buttermilk, KS
- Cheesequake, NJ
- Chocolate Bayou, TX
- Goodfood, MS
- Ham Lake, MN
- Hot Coffee, MS
- Lick Fork, VA
- Lickskillet, OH
- Mexican Water, AZ
- Oatmeal, TX
- Oniontown, PA
- Picnic, FL
- Pie Town, NM
- Sandwich, MA
- Spuds, FL
- Sugar City, ID
- Tea, SD
- Tortilla Flat, AZ
- Two Egg, FL
Towns that remind you of bugs and birds . . .
- Beebeetown, IA
- Bee Lick, KY
- Bird-in-Hand, PA
- Birds Eye, IN
- Black Gnat, KY
- Bugscuffle, TN
- Bumble Bee, AZ
- Chicken, AK
- Fleatown, OH
- Goose Pimple Junction, VA
- Parrot, KY
- Shoofly, NC
- Turkey, TX
- Turkey Scratch, AR
. . . and other creatures . . .
- Bear, DE
- Beaverdale, PA
- Dinosaur, CO
- Dog Walk, KY
- Fish Haven, ID
- Hippo, KY
- Horseheads, NY
- Hungry Horse, MT
- Mammoth, WV
- Monkey's Eyebrow, KY
- Possum Trot, KY
- Rabbit Shuffle, NC
- Squirrel Hill, PA
- Toad Suck, AR
- Trout, LA
- Viper, KY
. . . not to mention humankind.
- Bigfoot, TX
- Bowlegs, OK
- Brainy Boro, NJ
- Humansville, MO
- Left Hand, WV
- Shoulderblade, KY
- Stiffknee Knob, NC
- Sweet Lips, TN
- West Thumb, WY"
Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/spot/wackytowns.html#ixzz2IwpnLjzU
Watching Disney's 'Tarzan', I got to thinking about a real Tarzan. In real life, a baby would not be able to survive in the jungle. Even if apes tried to take care of the baby, the baby could not eat the kind of food the apes would give him. Who knows if he could drink the water & mama ape's milk.
Then there is the harsh environment that apes are used to & can usually get through. The environment just wouldn't be suitable for a baby without the protection from other humans. How about when baby/kid Tarzan gets sick & gets his teeth in? Sure the human body could fight certain things off but if Tarzan survived high temperatures etc, it would cause a lot of stress on him & his body.
Let's say baby Tarzan has so far made it through the baby yrs; who is going to teach him morals? About the changes he would be going through? What about sex? I guess if the cavemen did all of it, Tarzan could. But then again he would be the only human with today's germs, colds & diseases.
Now lets skip ahead to Tarzan being an adult. If some how he survived all those yrs, what kind of man do you think he would be? He definitely wouldn't be a nice civilized guy. If Tarzan made it to a town, city etc, he wouldn't know how to handle anything. His anger would be out of control, he would be scared of everything he saw, he would be out of control and probably even rape women without realizing he would be doing something wrong. Tarzan couldn't communicate with anyone. He would probably be arrested & end up in a mental hospital. Such a sad life if you think about it. I prefer the Disney version where everything ends up in a happy ending. My brain was just on a go when watching it & thought I'd blog my thoughts since it has been awhile. ;)
