Newfound is chock full of names like this, the best example of which I can't give because it would break the charter (but it's an ironic name, given that a former Playmate, Shannon Tweed, comes from this town). But some other examples I can think of are
Channel-port-aux-Basques, Rose Blanche Harbour le Cou, and L'anse aux Meadows (mixing French and English like this is common) A "tickle" in Newfoundland English is a small fjiord so you get all kinds of names like Mary's Tickle and so on. Joe Batts Arm is another similar one. Then there are whimsical names that are, well, just whimsical: Hearts Content Little Hearts Ease Come by Chance Nameless Cove Witless Bay "Elmer L. Fairbank" wrote: > At 18:02 10/2/2002 -0600, M Marc wrote: > >But we're vastly outnumbered by caribou. I'm thinking that if the aliens are > >really smart, they'll assume that caribous are the sentient species, and we're > >just advanced prairie dogs. Besides, they'd be looking for Elvis, and Wawa, > >Ontario, is the last place they'd think of looking. > > Go Home Bay, Ontario sounds pretty tempting > > Till > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." --Michelangelo Buonarroti Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
