Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Find maps boring? These ones only feature rude place names for LOLs

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When a company's founding partners share the names are Strumpshaw, Tincleton and Giggleswick you know you're in for a ridiculous ride.


ST&G are purveyors of maps that are a little bit naughty. Making maps highlighting lewd-sounding (yet totally real) place names in Britain, the U.S. and now Australia, is the the crude cartographers' schtick. 



Their mission? "To scour the English-speaking world for wonderful place names, liven up walls and cause outbursts of inappropriately childish laughter." And they do it well.



Some fabulous stand outs from the Aussie map are the plethora of 'Knob' names surrounding Balls Creek. Read more...

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