Guest guest Posted November 27, 2000 Report Share Posted November 27, 2000 I'm a retired police officer. Had occasion to cite a person once whose name and street were the punch line. I even kept a copy of the license with me for a while to show the other cops and unbelievers. I probably should have sent it to the tonight show. Ready? Oral Head III Lovers Lane Slidell, LA Captain Dan McMullen, NOPD (ret) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2000 Report Share Posted November 27, 2000 I'm a retired police officer. Had occasion to cite a person once whose name and street were the punch line. I even kept a copy of the license with me for a while to show the other cops and unbelievers. I probably should have sent it to the tonight show. Ready? Oral Head III Lovers Lane Slidell, LA Captain Dan McMullen, NOPD (ret) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2000 Report Share Posted November 27, 2000 In a message dated 11/27/2000 11:53:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, mpanitz@... writes: << Just wondering (for a lurker i sure a lot of wondering:) i assume we all heard about funny streets names -like temporary road -makes me wonder if there is a street -call nowhere? or someplace? anyone got any ? >> In Orlando there is an " Easy Street " . Let's just say, I bet none of the folks living on it would agree. Stacey K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2000 Report Share Posted November 27, 2000 In a message dated 11/27/2000 11:53:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, mpanitz@... writes: << Just wondering (for a lurker i sure a lot of wondering:) i assume we all heard about funny streets names -like temporary road -makes me wonder if there is a street -call nowhere? or someplace? anyone got any ? >> In Orlando there is an " Easy Street " . Let's just say, I bet none of the folks living on it would agree. Stacey K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2000 Report Share Posted November 27, 2000 At 08:12 AM 11/27/2000 -0800, that little lurker Mark Panitz wondered: >Just wondering (for a lurker i sure a lot of wondering:) >i assume we all heard about funny streets names -like temporary road >-makes me wonder if there is a street -call nowhere? or someplace? >anyone got any ? Here are a few of my favorites: Within the dispatch jurisdiction of my Comm Center: The intersection of Tip and Top streets. We have hundred of miles of Spanish names for streets; I live on Agua Dulce, which means " Sweet Water. " The whole neighborhood where I live is laid out with Spanish named streets. Another close one is " Agua Caliente " - Hot Water. I'm rather glad I don't live over there! <grin> The county courthouse annex in Monterey is on Aguajito Road (Little bit of water or lake.) It's pronounced Aw - gwa- hee- toe. Folks who aren't used to the Spanish pronunciation mangle it really badly all the time, especially if they only see it on a sign. Calle de los Agrinemsores. (Street of the Land Surveyors - only " Agrinemsores " is LATIN, not Spanish.. but " Calle de los " is Spanish. Oh well.) No Name Uno. ( " Uno " is one in Spanish, what's up with the " No Name " part?) 2 others I have seen which made me glad I didn't dispatch in those areas: Brown Material Road. Alameda de los Pulgas. (Avenue of the Fleas) Now, there are two bars with " handy " names to make it sound perfectly normal for folks to arrange for " meetings: " The Office and My Place. Those are difficult to deal with when something happens at 'em: " Where are you, sir? " " I'm at the office! the office! " or " It's right outside my place!!! " Happy to be here, proud to serve. Olmstead Communications Supervisor ~on the Central California coastline~ " Not presumed to be an official statement of my employing agency. " Home E-mail: mailto:gryeyes@... http://www.gryeyes.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2000 Report Share Posted November 27, 2000 At 08:12 AM 11/27/2000 -0800, that little lurker Mark Panitz wondered: >Just wondering (for a lurker i sure a lot of wondering:) >i assume we all heard about funny streets names -like temporary road >-makes me wonder if there is a street -call nowhere? or someplace? >anyone got any ? Here are a few of my favorites: Within the dispatch jurisdiction of my Comm Center: The intersection of Tip and Top streets. We have hundred of miles of Spanish names for streets; I live on Agua Dulce, which means " Sweet Water. " The whole neighborhood where I live is laid out with Spanish named streets. Another close one is " Agua Caliente " - Hot Water. I'm rather glad I don't live over there! <grin> The county courthouse annex in Monterey is on Aguajito Road (Little bit of water or lake.) It's pronounced Aw - gwa- hee- toe. Folks who aren't used to the Spanish pronunciation mangle it really badly all the time, especially if they only see it on a sign. Calle de los Agrinemsores. (Street of the Land Surveyors - only " Agrinemsores " is LATIN, not Spanish.. but " Calle de los " is Spanish. Oh well.) No Name Uno. ( " Uno " is one in Spanish, what's up with the " No Name " part?) 2 others I have seen which made me glad I didn't dispatch in those areas: Brown Material Road. Alameda de los Pulgas. (Avenue of the Fleas) Now, there are two bars with " handy " names to make it sound perfectly normal for folks to arrange for " meetings: " The Office and My Place. Those are difficult to deal with when something happens at 'em: " Where are you, sir? " " I'm at the office! the office! " or " It's right outside my place!!! " Happy to be here, proud to serve. Olmstead Communications Supervisor ~on the Central California coastline~ " Not presumed to be an official statement of my employing agency. " Home E-mail: mailto:gryeyes@... http://www.gryeyes.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2000 Report Share Posted November 27, 2000 We don't have any of those streets either. One of our newest is named for the son of the town developer...Nir Schriebman...try listening to that from people with REAL Southern accents! Couple that with Ruch Lane (pronounced " Rue " and named for our DARE officer). And, we do have an entire trailer park devoted to the old " Dallas " show...streets like Miss Ellie, J. R. Jock, Sue Ellen, Cliff and so on. We also have an area of one subdivision called the " Baseball Streets " ...names such as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Hank . In one of the cities close by, there is a road that is named Tater Peeler Road....... Freida La Vergne JJ Minshall wrote: > We don't have any of those names but we have a Zooks Spur Road.....It's different!! > > JJ > Dallas Co SO > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2000 Report Share Posted November 27, 2000 We don't have any of those streets either. One of our newest is named for the son of the town developer...Nir Schriebman...try listening to that from people with REAL Southern accents! Couple that with Ruch Lane (pronounced " Rue " and named for our DARE officer). And, we do have an entire trailer park devoted to the old " Dallas " show...streets like Miss Ellie, J. R. Jock, Sue Ellen, Cliff and so on. We also have an area of one subdivision called the " Baseball Streets " ...names such as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Hank . In one of the cities close by, there is a road that is named Tater Peeler Road....... Freida La Vergne JJ Minshall wrote: > We don't have any of those names but we have a Zooks Spur Road.....It's different!! > > JJ > Dallas Co SO > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2000 Report Share Posted November 27, 2000 Stacey, We have an Easy Street also...right down the road from Money Drive Freida La Vergne, TN ladibugtattoo@... wrote: In Orlando there is an " Easy Street " . Let's just say, I bet none of the folks living on it would agree. Stacey K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2000 Report Share Posted November 27, 2000 Stacey, We have an Easy Street also...right down the road from Money Drive Freida La Vergne, TN ladibugtattoo@... wrote: In Orlando there is an " Easy Street " . Let's just say, I bet none of the folks living on it would agree. Stacey K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 In a message dated 11/28/2000 9:37:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, popespeaking@... writes: << In Port Orange Fl, there is a Harms Way...and its in a residential area with lots of kids. go figure. >> Who, pray tell, would want thier kids on Harms Way?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 In a message dated 11/28/2000 9:37:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, popespeaking@... writes: << In Port Orange Fl, there is a Harms Way...and its in a residential area with lots of kids. go figure. >> Who, pray tell, would want thier kids on Harms Way?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 In Port Orange Fl, there is a Harms Way...and its in a residential area with lots of kids. go figure. ________________________________________________________________________________\ _____ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 This one is just a tongue twister... The local State Correctional Facility ( C.I.) is in my county and we get quite a few med calls there. The street name is as follows: try saying it a few times...........you'll seeeee 2789 West Rock Quarry Road I tawt I taw puddy tat !! Toni Wyman, (CTO)...Gwinnett County Police, GA (just N of HotLanta) 770 Hi Hope Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (These are only my opinions, not my agency's, after all they are the government and they have opinions of their own) For liability reasons my posts and opinions are to be reprinted with my permission only. ALSO any solicitation of business with my agency should come through me if you have my name from this list. NO outside solicitors may contact anyone other than myself. Email to: E911GAL136@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 We don't have many weired names up here. We have an industrial park that are all letters & numbers. That gets a little confusing for alarm companies when we get a call up there. We have a subdivision that is all " star " : Starlight, Starbright, Stargate, Starcrest, Starlawn & Starridge. Those get a little confusing when dispatching them. For the most part, street names are common: Tree names, peoples names, water ways, etc. I have run into a few funny ones here in Ohio. I'm not sure of the town, but it on my way down to Ashland. It's call Tom Dick & Harry Street. Last time I was down there the sign was gone. (I wonder why anyone would take that ;-) ) My ex-fiance worked in a small town called Haskins which is about 5 miles north Bowling Green, Oh. There is this road call Rouche de Boufe. I couldn't pronounce it then and I still cannot pronounce it. I think it's Roosh-de-boof? I'm not sure. I wish I had some really weird or confusing names to share with everyone, but that's all that I could come up with. I know it's a few days late, but I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! (Not bragging, but I had a birthday over the weekend also.) Have a great day/evening! April Keller AKeller25@... sburg Twp PD sburg, OH ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 One of our intersections is Clinton St/Starr Av... We have Hazard Hill... why one would live there beats me!!! My mom lives in an area which is all females names... sort of... Blvd, Bernice Blvd, Blvd, Carol Crt, Crt, Crt, St Clair Rd... all off of Felters Rd... ;-) I am missing one street name... but you get the idea!!! :-) One I just thought of... We have Fuller Hollow Rd... Well... which would it be... Full or hollow?!?!? ;-) Barely there, Dave A. Broome County, NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 One of our intersections is Clinton St/Starr Av... We have Hazard Hill... why one would live there beats me!!! My mom lives in an area which is all females names... sort of... Blvd, Bernice Blvd, Blvd, Carol Crt, Crt, Crt, St Clair Rd... all off of Felters Rd... ;-) I am missing one street name... but you get the idea!!! :-) One I just thought of... We have Fuller Hollow Rd... Well... which would it be... Full or hollow?!?!? ;-) Barely there, Dave A. Broome County, NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 These are ones I consider " odd " but I know other places have them too... Head Street Button Street Short Street (yeah its only a block long) Hurricane Drive Orient Avenue Locust Street Mayo Street Mounts in Carlinville, Illinois. Pleasant Street in Bunker Hill, Illinois Abba Street in Gillespie, Illinois Trolley Street in Benld, Illinois Terry Weatherford, Jr. www.N9MAE.com " SouthWest IL Scanner Site " www.terry.weatherford.org " Personal Site " ICQ #: 45591028 Re: 911:: re funny/odd/weird street names > << Just wondering (for a lurker i sure a lot of wondering:) > i assume we all heard about funny streets names -like temporary road > -makes me wonder if there is a street -call nowhere? or someplace? > anyone got any ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 These are ones I consider " odd " but I know other places have them too... Head Street Button Street Short Street (yeah its only a block long) Hurricane Drive Orient Avenue Locust Street Mayo Street Mounts in Carlinville, Illinois. Pleasant Street in Bunker Hill, Illinois Abba Street in Gillespie, Illinois Trolley Street in Benld, Illinois Terry Weatherford, Jr. www.N9MAE.com " SouthWest IL Scanner Site " www.terry.weatherford.org " Personal Site " ICQ #: 45591028 Re: 911:: re funny/odd/weird street names > << Just wondering (for a lurker i sure a lot of wondering:) > i assume we all heard about funny streets names -like temporary road > -makes me wonder if there is a street -call nowhere? or someplace? > anyone got any ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2000 Report Share Posted November 30, 2000 > We don't have any of those names but we have a Zooks Spur Road.....It's different!! > > JJ > Dallas Co SO > > ******************************************************************** County Iowa has a Dingleberry Road. I'm not kidding. Iowa State Patrol Communications Cedar Rapids Werling, Anamosa, IA AOL IM Ridgeroader mailto:scott@... http://www.jonescountytourism.com http://www.ia.net/~anachamb/pumpkin.html http://www.thehungersite.com (feed someone) http://www.earthsat.com/iowa/winter.html Iowa road conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2000 Report Share Posted November 30, 2000 > We don't have any of those names but we have a Zooks Spur Road.....It's different!! > > JJ > Dallas Co SO > > ******************************************************************** County Iowa has a Dingleberry Road. I'm not kidding. Iowa State Patrol Communications Cedar Rapids Werling, Anamosa, IA AOL IM Ridgeroader mailto:scott@... http://www.jonescountytourism.com http://www.ia.net/~anachamb/pumpkin.html http://www.thehungersite.com (feed someone) http://www.earthsat.com/iowa/winter.html Iowa road conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2000 Report Share Posted December 1, 2000 OK, this is kind of stepping off of the path a little, but the address for the Washington State Penitentiary is 1313 N 13th Ave, here in Walla Walla. Now talk about bad luck!!! Tom Deccio, Supervisor Walla Walla Dept of Public Safety Communications http://www.ci.walla-walla.wa.us/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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