Fun & Famous
11X THE STRANGEST PLACE NAMES IN THE NETHERLANDS
“Where do you live?”, I asked him after three cocktails and five cigarettes. “In Oene,” said the nice guy I met seven years ago on vacation. “In Oene? Well, there aren’t just oenes living there! Haha.” What a hysterically bad pickup line, my god. Now is Oene (Gelderland) not even that crazy, but the birthplace of my now great love (ha, the pickup line worked!) did give me an idea.
Shall we do a round of really crazy names? Because our little frog country has some place names in the category how-COULD-you-possibly-make-that-up…
1. Rectum (Overijssel)
First of all, the nasty stork that takes you straight to Rectum should get a smack on its beak. Secondly, I would definitely say that I ‘live in a village in Overijssel’ if someone asked me. The joke!
2. Hungry Wolf (Groningen)
By the way, I think you’re quite a boss if you can say you live in Hungry Wolf.
3. Cuckoo (Limburg)
An-ne-ma-ri-aaaaa… So that.
4. Dick Field (Drenthe)
In the category silly…
5. Roggel (…)
I don’t think there’s a Dutch word as intensely disgusting as the word roggel. Come on, who comes up with this shit?
“In Oene? Well, there aren’t just oenes living there! Haha.”
6. The Hell (Friesland)
I genuinely wonder if there’s even one believer among the residents here.
7. Little Bitch Corner (Gelderland)
Here mainly live women with Oilily scarves and bows in their hair, who watch The Bold and the Beautiful with 17 cats on the couch and call it ‘The Bold’.
8. Fountain Nook (North Holland)
SPIT.
9. Sexbierum (Friesland)
So, if you’re looking for sex, beer, and rum; this is the place to be.
10. Mosquito Bite (Overijssel)
Yep, the name of a hamlet in the top of Overijssel. There are also a few crazies living there. By the way, in 2013 it was still Mugghenbete. The place is probably named after the stream that runs nearby and is notable for the countless flying insects buzzing above it.
11. Poopers Corner (Overijssel)
PEOPLE FROM OVERIJSSEL: STOP IT WITH ME.
And, don’t think we’re done here, dear people. In fact: all those farmer villages, it’s just too much to mention. Just a special mention for Gaarkeuken, Doodstil, Eng, Het Oventje, Klef, De Dood, Kuttingen, Breedenbroek, Lull, Raar, and Boerengat. I kid you not, it exists. And all in the Netherlands. Creators, thanks for the laughs.
