(vangough05 @ Apr. 26 2006,10:53) and back to reality, who really gives a fuck
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(stogie bear @ Apr. 27 2006,08:49) I blame that Scotch fucker, Stewart!
Fucking, Austria
The most frequently stolen traffic sign in Austria, at the entrance to the village of Fucking.Fucking (IPA: [ˈfʊkɪŋ]€”rhymes approximately with English €œlooking€) is a small settlement (population c. 150), part of the municipality of Tarsdorf, in the Innviertel region of western Upper Austria, located at 48°02′59″N, 12°50′59″E, bordering Bavaria. It is near the city of Salzburg. The village is known to have existed as €œFucking€ since at least 1070 and is named after a man from the 6th century called Focko. €œIng€ is an old Germanic suffix meaning €œpeople€; thus Fucking, in this case, means €œplace of Focko€™s people.
The settlement€™s most famous feature is a traffic sign with its name on it beside which English-speaking tourists often stop to have their photograph taken. The sign is the most commonly stolen street sign in Austria. Significant amounts of public funds are spent on replacing the stolen signs. In August 2005 the road signs were replaced with theft-proof signs welded to steel and secured in cement to make the signs harder to take.
In 2004, owing to the stolen signs and embarrassment over the name, a vote was held on changing the name, but the residents voted against doing so."It's not Gay if you beat them up afterwards." --- Anon
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