Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 GARFIELD 20/11/84; site garfield.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsri!garfield!derek2 From: derek2@garfield.UUCP (Derek S Keeping) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: Funny town names Message-ID: <3438@garfield.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 21:15:35 EDT Article-I.D.: garfield.3438 Posted: Mon Aug 19 21:15:35 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 21-Aug-85 23:22:19 EDT References: <137@helens.UUCP> <3372@garfield.UUCP> Reply-To: derek2@garfield.UUCP (Derek S Keeping) Organization: Memorial U. of Nfld. C.S. Dept., St. John's Lines: 21 Summary: One of my more recent Newfoundland favorites was the town of Gayside. Sick of jokes degrading the town based on it's name they decided it was time for a change. They were granted permisson to change the name of the town and held a contest to decide the new name. The winner??? Baytonna. (A pun on Daytonna obviously.) I consider this to be close to the ultimate Newfie joke. (By the way I was born in Newfoundland). Interestingly the town of Dildo has no intentions of changing it's name. Dildo road signs have appeared several times in National Lampoon. Now if I can just get a picture of the "Sheilds Meat Market" sign I know I could get my name in true facts. Derek S. Keeping {allegra,inph4}!garfield!dereks