Giving Double-Entendre Directions is Easy in the UK
Vishal Bhardwaj — January 24, 2009 — World
References: nytimes
Visiting or residing in Butt Hole may sound downright weird, but for some people in the UK, there’s just no escape from places with such strange names. Embarrassing as it may be for a lot of people to have Crapstone in their home address, there obviously is no escape. The list of suggestive street names is large, with places like Crotch Crescent, Titty Ho, Wetwang, Thong, and Penistone spread across the landscape, and the list does not end there.
A debate rages towards keeping these names for the history and culture or changing them to something less offensive. Whether these changes materialize or not depends on the future, but imagine the look on the cab driver's face when you ask to be taken to Pratts Bottom!
A debate rages towards keeping these names for the history and culture or changing them to something less offensive. Whether these changes materialize or not depends on the future, but imagine the look on the cab driver's face when you ask to be taken to Pratts Bottom!
Trend Themes
1. Offensive Place Names - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Develop a platform or tool that enables individuals and organizations to suggest and vote on alternative, non-offensive names for places with double-entendre or offensive names.
2. Cultural Preservation - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Develop a service or product that helps preserve the history and culture behind suggestive place names, perhaps through educational resources or virtual tours.
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Industry Implications
1. Tourism - The tourism industry could benefit from highlighting suggestive place names as a unique attraction for visitors.
2. Technology - The technology industry may provide solutions for renaming or preserving suggestive place names through software, applications, or digital resources.
3. Transportation - The transportation industry could potentially profit by offering humorous tours or itineraries that visit suggestive place names as part of the travel experience.
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