Well, I'm going to do my part. I think the next couple of caves I find
are going to get names that might raise some eyebrows.
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I distinctly remember a B*tch Passage and a Female Passage being listed on
a map of a cave in Bexar County. How un-PC smirking!
Mike
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Subject: CaveTex: RE: Whats in a name?
Well
and don't forget Ti*ty Ti*ty Bang Bang in West Texas (thanks for that one,
Creature!)
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I distinctly remember a B
DirtDoc said:
Back in the early 1960's a bunch of do-gooders in the US Geological
Survey who had control of the Board of Geographic Nomenclature made
a concerted, and effective, effort to expunge what they perceived to
be offensive historical place names.
It's still
The Breast of Venus at Carlsbad is now known as the Chinese Hatit still
looks like a breast.
pk
My geology professor mentioned on a field trip that there are several
geological features out west with names like Molly's Nipple. Which
raises the question: What will happen when they figure out what Grand
Teton means?
Bruce
Mark Minton wrote:
DirtDoc said:
Back in the early
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The "Breast of Venus" at Carlsbad is now known as the Chinese Hatit still looks like a breast.
When are they
On Thursday, September 15, 2005, at 02:14 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
What will happen when they figure out what Grand Teton means?
Bruce
Rename it the Big Boob range.
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Of Bruce Johnson
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My geology professor mentioned on a field trip that there are several
geological features out west with names like Molly's Nipple. Which
raises
Since I seem to have precipitated this, and the discussion has veered into
the direction of political correctness, I'd like to make another brief
comment. Geographic landforms, like city streets -- and cave names for
that matter -- are *always* having their names changed, and this is not
I found three:
Nipple Hill : Guadalupe Peak : Culberson : summit : 315433N1044719W :
Lincoln : 5682.00 : : : 1363912 : : : : : : 31104-H7 : 48109 : TX,
Texas
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Nipple Peak : Cement Mountain : Coke : summit :
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My geology
Perhaps we should consider Grand Teton National Park for a name change.
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Perhaps we should consider Grand Teton National Park for a name change.
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Subject: Re: CaveTex: Re: Whats in a name?
My geology professor mentioned on a field trip that there are several
geological features out west with names like Molly's Nipple. Which
raises the question: What will happen when they figure out what Grand
Teton means?
Bruce
Mark Minton wrote
Okay. Since Ediger offered the challenge of renaming - How about
Bodacious Ta-Tas National Park. It has a nice areola to it, I think.
Bruce
PS: You are probably correct, Annmarie. My professor went to school in
Utah, and we were on our way there when the subject - um - popped up.
Don wrote:
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