In recent years, it became quite common for the street signs of these cities and villages to be stolen by tourists that are amused at their meaning.

I’ve seen quite a few lists with funny city names, but after research and looking for proof of their existence, I came up with the list below. Included are only names that I found truly funny and I could found street signs or their presence on a map.

Fucking, Austria

A tiny village from Austria, Fucking has a population of 93 people and apparently they spend quite large sums of money replacing the sign from the entrance of the village, because British tourists made a habit out of stealing them as a souvenir.

The hilarious part of the sign below, is that under the Fucking sign, there is another saying "Please, not so fast". A good match, though they probably had something else in mind. Maybe telling drivers not to speed up in their village.

Climax

Quite a popular name apparently, Climax is the name of 9 American towns and 1 Canadian.

Climax appears to have been around since 1896 and gains its name from a company that produced chewing tobacco. It is claimed that when a visitor from Fertile, a settlement over the border in Iowa, unfortunately lost her life in an car crash, a local paper reported: ‘Fertile woman dies in Climax.’

Wank

Wank is a small village in Germany, with just 28 houses, and plenty of problems with british tourists that are stealing their signs. The sign has been replaced 27 times already and the village’s small budget is taking quite a beating because of it.

Dildo, Canada and Dildo Island

Dildo is a small town in Canada, and quite a nice one, as it got an award for being one of the ten prettiest small towns in Canada.

Some residents have tried to change the name several times but to no avail. One person stated, "It was good enough for our forefathers so it’s good enough for us."

Condom, France

Given the more widespread social use, in the English language, of the word condom, it is interesting to note that the town is located on the river Baïse; baise, without the diaeresis, is a French vulgarism for a sex act.

In French language however, a condom is usually called préservatif and seldom condom.

The city is a popular target for street sign stealing tourists. It is also home to a museum of famous population-control devices.

Cocks, United Kingdom

Cocks location on the map

A small village as seen on the map. Couldn’t find other information about Cocks.

Puke, Albania

It seems that the region of Puke is actually considered one of the cleanest and pitoresque from Albania. And yes, those three dots on the sign are bullet holes.

Beaver Lick

Beaver Lick is a town from Kentucky, with a history of mineral deposits of salt, and it seems that many towns with such a history have the word Lick in them. None as appropriate as this one though.

Intercourse

With a population of 1,000, the town of Intercourse is located in Pennsylvania. When it was named, in 1814, intercourse had commercial connotations as related to business transactions, and people hoped it would become a trading center. Boy, were they wrong.

Sexmoan, Philippines

Tong Fuk, Hong Kong

Located on Lantau Island, in Hong Kong, Tong Fuk is a small village, quite popular for holiday recreation (I’m not surprised). The main attraction of the area is the Tong Fuk Beach, where houses can be rented.

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