Stop stealing our ****ING signs!

**Saulbadguy** · 08-19-2005, 09:31 AM

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1500991.html

Ananova:
'Stop stealing our F**king signs'

The mayor of an Austrian town called 'F**king' has appealed to British tourists to stop stealing the road signs.

The Austrian town of 'F***ing' is asking British tourists to stop stealing their road signs /Europics

Siegfried Hauppl said the small town always attracted a lot of attention from tourists driving up from nearby Salzburg to pose for pictures in front of the signs.

But he said that, while the money they spent in the area was welcome, locals were fed up with having to replace the signs because people had been stealing them as souvenirs.

He said: "We had a vote last year on whether to rename the town, but decided to keep it as it is.

"After all, F**king has existed for 800 years, probably when a Mr F**k or the F**k family moved into the area. The 'ing' was added as a word for settlement."

Apparently the villagers didn't find out about the English meaning of the word until British and American soldiers stationed in the area in 1945 started arriving in large numbers.

Hauppl said: "We all know what it means now, but for us F**king is F**king - we don't give it a second thought."

Franz Duernsteiner, an expert on bizarre Austrian village names, said the residents of F**king were actually very "conservative" people.

He said: "Most of them can speak English, and when someone asks them where they come from they are a little ashamed to say it."

Residents of two other Austrian communities, Windpassing and W**k on the Lake, suffered a similar reluctance, he added.

**ptlyon** · 08-19-2005, 09:34 AM

Aw ****

Rukdafaidas · 08-19-2005, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

"After all, F**king has existed for 800 years, probably when a Mr F**k or the F**k family moved into the area. The 'ing' was added as a word for settlement."

rageeumr · 08-19-2005, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Residents of two other Austrian communities, Windpassing and W**k on the Lake, suffered a similar reluctance, he added.

w**k = wank???

**ptlyon** · 08-19-2005, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rageeumr

w**k = wank???

I think it's wuck - they might have done a change all of the uck's to **k's.

BIG_DADDY · 08-19-2005, 09:41 AM

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=121726

Garcia Bronco · 08-19-2005, 09:59 AM

Sounds to me like they should realize they have a market and starting selling them

Garcia Bronco · 08-19-2005, 10:00 AM

I guess the people from that town are a bunch of ****ers

**ptlyon** · 08-19-2005, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Sounds to me like they should realize they have a market and starting selling them

**** yeah!

08-19-2005, 09:31 AM
Saulbadguy When a nightmare becomes real Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $2666966	Stop stealing our ING signs! http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1500991.html Ananova: 'Stop stealing our Fking signs' The mayor of an Austrian town called 'Fking' has appealed to British tourists to stop stealing the road signs. The Austrian town of 'F*ing' is asking British tourists to stop stealing their road signs /Europics Siegfried Hauppl said the small town always attracted a lot of attention from tourists driving up from nearby Salzburg to pose for pictures in front of the signs. But he said that, while the money they spent in the area was welcome, locals were fed up with having to replace the signs because people had been stealing them as souvenirs. He said: "We had a vote last year on whether to rename the town, but decided to keep it as it is. "After all, Fking has existed for 800 years, probably when a Mr Fk or the Fk family moved into the area. The 'ing' was added as a word for settlement." Apparently the villagers didn't find out about the English meaning of the word until British and American soldiers stationed in the area in 1945 started arriving in large numbers. Hauppl said: "We all know what it means now, but for us Fking is Fking - we don't give it a second thought." Franz Duernsteiner, an expert on bizarre Austrian village names, said the residents of Fking were actually very "conservative" people. He said: "Most of them can speak English, and when someone asks them where they come from they are a little ashamed to say it." Residents of two other Austrian communities, Windpassing and Wk on the Lake, suffered a similar reluctance, he added.
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Garcia Bronco No Keys, No Problem Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Denver Casino cash: $5313136	Sounds to me like they should realize they have a market and starting selling them
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08-19-2005, 10:00 AM	#8
Garcia Bronco No Keys, No Problem Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Denver Casino cash: $5313136	I guess the people from that town are a bunch of ****ers
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