Fjuckby Is Not a Misprint
Ever thought your hometown's name was a little dull, perhaps, or just not enticing for visitors? Spare a thought or two for the residents of the Swedish town of Fjuckby. Yes, F-J-U-C-K-B-Y, and if it's not already bad enough, you know that "J" is pronounced more like a "Y," of course. When the world was small and nobody spoke (or swore) in English, this village was happy. Globalization has destroyed that.
Unlike the people of Fucking, Austria, who don't want to change the name of their town, Fjuckby residents are desperate. They wrote:
The word 'Fjuckby' today appears to spontaneously and repeatedly lead to associations concerning certain carnal activities between people and between animals...This regrettable fact breeds feelings of weariness, embarrassment and conditioned shame among the residents.The government office responsible for handling the matter suggests their chances, however, are not so good: town names are rarely changed in Sweden. They did change the name of Krakanger in the 1950s: fair enough, too, as the name translates to mean "vomit regret." A real "morning after" town.
[Photo: Project 404]
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