I’ll never forget being a young office junior and being asked to send a package to a place called Humpty Doo. Surely they were making a joke at my expense? Nope, sure enough, Humpty Doo is a real place in the Northern Territory.
Funny place names aren’t limited to Australia, of course, there are plenty around the world that give us a giggle:
- Westward Ho!, Devon, UK
- Accident, Maryland, US
- Beaverlick, Kentucky, US
- Bitchfield, Lincolnshire, UK
- No Name, Colorado, US
- Mars, Pennsylvania, US
- Intercourse, Pennsylvania, US
- Swastika, Ontario, Canada
- Satan’s Kingdom, Connecticut, US
- Punkeydoodles Corner, Ontario, Canada
- North Pole, Alaska, US
- Moon, Pitssburgh, US
- Bastardstown, Wexford, Ireland
Closer to home, here are some other place names that will make you smile:
- Foul Bay, SA
- Humpybong, QLD
- Poowong, VIC
- Rooty Hill, NSW
- Yorkeys Knob, QLD
- Tom Ugly, NSW
- Jimcumbilly, NSW
- Chinaman’s Knob , VIC
- Burrumbuttock, NSW
- Coffin Bay, SA
- Nar Nar Goon, VIC
- Tittybong, VIC
- Dunedoo, NSW
- Humpty Doo, NT
Have you been to any of these funnily named destinations? What others can you add to the list?