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Bearbonesnorm
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by Bearbonesnorm Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:23 pm
The lovely Shona has just put an idea in my head to hold a race in Austria, it'd be worth it just for the T shirts.
Here's a little about the proposed venue:
The village is especially popular with British tourists; as a local tour guide explained: "The Germans all want to see Mozart's house in Salzburg; the Americans want to see where The Sound of Music was filmed; the Japanese want Hitler's birthplace in Braunau; but for the British, it's all about Fucking."[12] Augustina Lindlbauer, the manager of an area guesthouse, noted that the area had lakes, forests, and vistas worth visiting, but there was an "obsession with Fucking". Lindlbauer recalled how she had to explain to a British female tourist "that there were no Fucking postcards. May the bridges you burn light your way
Bearbonesnorm
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by Bearbonesnorm Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:33 pm
Maybe a point to point and combine the two ... Austria to Scotland
May the bridges you burn light your way
ScotRoutes
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by ScotRoutes Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:34 pm
The Fucking-Lost race?
Matt
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by Matt Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:39 pm
They had to change the Street signs as people kept nicking them
Matt
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by Matt Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:42 pm
Ha! Just read the BBC link
Ian
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by Ian Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:42 pm
whitestone
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by whitestone Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:42 pm
There's a village on Orkney Mainland called Twatt, there's only one road sign to it left now!
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Pirahna
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by Pirahna Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:44 pm
There's a village on the South Downs Way called Fulking.
Taylor
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by Taylor Mon Oct 10, 2016 9:31 pm
Not quite as rude but there's a village in Cumbria called "Pow", can't help but think about the kerpow's on batman.
Dave Barter
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by Dave Barter Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:56 pm
If you started there and ended at the Isle of Dogs you could call it......
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sean_iow
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by sean_iow Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:47 am
My wife said I was being immature when I took this picture on the south downs way but I just thought it looked like a nice tap
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atk
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by atk Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:51 am
GregMay
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by GregMay Tue Oct 11, 2016 11:10 am
Nice costal town in NI that may be of interest to the scuba fraternity as well.
Yes, they do have a diving club.
deft punk
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by deft punk Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:55 pm
A challenging hill?
