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[ComputerMKII]

Austrian village Fucking set for name change vote
18/04 16:14 CET

Residents of the Austrian village Fucking will vote later this week on changing its name.

Locals, or Fuckingers as they are known, say they are sick of visitors stealing signs.

Franz Meindl, the mayor of the Tarsdorf municipality, said they had tried everything to keep the signs from going AWOL, “including concrete blocks and special screws.”

Some residents have resorted to adopting ithe 16th century spelling of Fugging to ward off pranksters, but alas to no avail.

Amused tourists continue to descend on the hamlet to take some hilarious holiday snaps.

“They hang on the sign, take photos, some even take their clothes off. For us, it’s just the village’s name. Fucking and that’s it,” said housewife Hilda Galuselder.

The village close to the border with Germany gets its name from a 6th century Bavarian nobleman, Focko.

It became infamous after World War Two when it was a popular detour for off-duty British and American servicemen, who were based in nearby Salzburg.

http://www.euronews.com/2012/04/18/austrian-village-fucking-set-for-name-change-vote/

 

[GrizzNKev]

Fucking Austria.

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

http://soundcloud.com/the-bugle

 

[Gazzawa]

Boo-urns

 

[Maklershed]

Rename it Intercourse

 

[lacinius]

Changing it's name to what... which name will they be voting for?!?

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

The sign below translates to "Please - not so fast." Probably not the best sign placement.

 

[forknknife]

Changing it's name to what... which name will they be voting for?!?

Who? Fucking knows

 

[BeeDog]

The sign below translates to "Please - not so fast." Probably not the best sign placement.

And there's also the picture of two children... yikes.

 

[ComputerMKII]

Changing it's name to what... which name will they be voting for?!?

Fugging?

 

[Amir0x]

The sign below translates to "Please - not so fast." Probably not the best sign placement.

first thing i thought of when i saw the pic.

"They're really not helping their case here are they" lol

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

''fucking please not so fast.''
why would anyone want to change this?

 

[strafer]

I love Fucking.

 

[Fritz]

Boring or Irrelevance spring to mind.

Also, how did they manage to find people named Franz and Hilda, that's like something out of a national lampoons movie.

 

[DonMigs85]

Shoulda called it Schtupping to begin with

 

[jaxword]

Why not just give in and start setting up booths selling Fucking tourist trinkets for cheap?

 

[marrec]

Changing it's name to what... which name will they be voting for?!?

Fucko.

 

[Silphonica]

I would vote to keep it the same.

 

[lunarworks]

They should change their name to Melbourne.

 

[Sanky Panky]

I live there. Would that make me a Fucker or a Fuckinganian?

 

[Deleted member 13876]

Also, how did they manage to find people named Franz and Hilda, that's like something out of a national lampoons movie.

Username quote.

 

[Kabouter]

I live there. Would that make me a Fucker or a Fuckinganian?

Locals, or Fuckingers as they are known, say they are sick of visitors stealing signs.

There you go.

 

[themadcowtipper]

The town is going broke replacing stolen signs, I bet a GAFFER has one.

 

[Sickboy007]

Ah yes, the infamous Focko, the Sorrow of Bavaria.

 

[Messypandas]

Fucking's awesome, leave it alone

 

[Exuro]

Changing it's name to what... which name will they be voting for?!?

I'm fond of Fuckington myself.

 

[Deleted member 81567]

I've never been in any Fucking in my life.

 

[weekend_warrior]

Changing it's name to what... which name will they be voting for?!?

Fisting.

Fucking's awesome, leave it alone

Nah, too many Fuckers live there.

 

[Grassclipper]

I guess I'm part of the problem since I immediately wanted to steal a sign as well.

 

[Rapstah]

They could get away with Vucking if they pretended that's how German pronounciation works.

 

[Trick_GSF]

Made me think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSxUt6M8_Fk

 

[A Human Becoming]

My vote goes to Fuckton.

 

[Messypandas]

Nah, too many Fuckers live there.

Fuck off

 

[WorriedCitizen]

They could make a lot of money for their village selling merchandise, organizing trips etc. but it's probably in a very conservative region so no sense of humor there.

 

[Soda]

So if someone fails their math test, does that make them a Fucking idiot?

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Fucking gamers

 

[ComputerMKII]

They could make a lot of money for their village selling merchandise, organizing trips etc. but it's probably in a very conservative region so no sense of humor there.

Yeah, I bet they don't enjoy Fucking very much.

 

[Soda]

I can see the headline now:

Villagers gathered to vote on the new town name, not a single Fuck was given that day.

 

[Escape Goat]

 

[Buddha Beam]

The village close to the border with Germany gets its name from a 6th century Bavarian nobleman, Focko.

Fucko would make a fine new name.
Quick! Somebody tell them that fucko means puppies in English!

 

[GK86]

For fucks sake, I hope its good.

 

[abusori]

I've always wanted to go "obtain" a sign from there if I ever visited Austria, now it'll be gone!

I guess I can certainly understand the problem, then.

 

[ComputerMKII]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl6pWBAYQx0

 

[Souldriver]

FUCKING
"please not so fast"
*pics of children*

 

[Willkiller]

My vote goes to 'Making Love'.

 

[Majine]

"ffs".

 

[Nemo]

That undersign is hilarious, should leave it just for that

 

[mantidor]

FUCKING
"please not so fast"
*pics of children*




http://i.imgur.com/cMUGG.gif[IMG][/QUOTE]

I took it as "don't have sex careless or you might get pregnant", but I can see other people thinking worst things :P

Have they thought of just selling these signs? I'm sure they would make a lot of money.

 

[Rubbish King]

 

[Deleted member 13876]

If they end up changing the name, the people who stole the initial signs should come back, take the new signs and replace them with the old ones.