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    I already imagined it would be too much, but I hoped it would be okay (where I come from, this wouldn't have been much of a problem, but I agree one has to obey the rules...which I'll have to read again). I however understand this be over the line and I apologize again. Anyway, most of the placenames never were meant to be obscene anyway... they all have perfectly good etymological origins that only became fun recently. As the site about F***ing said, the names dates back to 1070, and I doubt the locals were by then already chuckling about the reaction of English people. I actually remember someone telling me that he once followed a class about Medieval France (in English) and that some Americans also following it couldn't stop laughing about the place-name Nancy... but in French it's a perfectly reasonable word.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brutus
    I actually remember someone telling me that he once followed a class about Medieval France (in English) and that some Americans also following it couldn't stop laughing about the place-name Nancy... but in French it's a perfectly reasonable word.
    So what does 'Nancy' mean in English then?

    Isn't it a perfectly normal name, like Nancy Reagan?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Louis IV the Fat
    So what does 'Nancy' mean in English then?

    Isn't it a perfectly normal name, like Nancy Reagan?
    I believe it refers to something like "gay" or "efeminate" or something like that... (there also was a joke about it in 'Allo 'Allo, when Rene tells Lieutenant Gruber that he and his brother were both "Nancy boys") But I wasn't there, so I couldn't point out the exact reason for the hilarity.

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    I'm amazed this thread is still open.

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    Quote Originally Posted by meatwad
    I'm amazed this thread is still open.
    Gotta love it, i have a thread that never spells out F-U-C-K and had an actual dialog, it gets closed and this thread has a sign that says "FUCK" on it and no problem. F##k it i guess...
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    Some comments on this:

    a) I kept this thread open - although it was borderline as it started as a good fun thread about a town that happened to have a name that was equivalent to an obscenity in another language. Actually closing this thread would have meant that I recognized that the town's name is an obscenity (which it is not)

    b) Posts that clearly crossed the line were edited

    c) After my interference the thread basically died down and slipped down the page until someone decided to bump it again just to make a point (and to demonstrate the urge and capabilities to use profanities)

    As this thread basically has outlived is purpose and is now used as a vehicle to grind an axe, I will close it now - though I have to say that I am slightly dissappointed by the way it came to this

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