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About the Museum
The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoaxipedia (the museum's online encyclopedia of hoaxes), the Hoax Forum, and the Top 100 April Fools' Day Hoaxes.
The museum was created in 1997 by Alex Boese. He's assisted by a staff of deputy curators and docents. Alex is the author of three books, most recently Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments (which has nothing to do with hoaxes). Check out the list of the Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time for a preview.
The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoaxipedia (the museum's online encyclopedia of hoaxes), the Hoax Forum, and the Top 100 April Fools' Day Hoaxes.
The museum was created in 1997 by Alex Boese. He's assisted by a staff of deputy curators and docents. Alex is the author of three books, most recently Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments (which has nothing to do with hoaxes). Check out the list of the Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time for a preview.Prankplace.com
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Weird City Names
Here's an amusing list of weird city and town names. Of course, I immediately wondered if all these names were real, so I checked a random sample in Mapquest. Nothing came up for Hornytown, North Carolina (a google search didn't turn up any offical website for it either, though there is a widespread report, probably false, that Hornytown has banned massage parlors). Nor was there a Love Ladies, New Jersey in Mapquest. That doesn't mean Hornytown and Love Ladies don't exist. It's just that I can't find them. However, according to Mapquest it would be possible to take a road trip from Intercourse, Pennsylvania to Hooker, Arkansas, with a quick stop in Hot Coffee, Mississippi, and finishing up in Climax, North Carolina. Update: Apparently there is a 'Love Ladies' in New Jersey, but it's spelled all as one word: Loveladies, NJ. However, I've still found no evidence that there's a Hornytown in North Carolina, although there is a Hornyhead Mountain.
Update 2: By randomly typing words into Mapquest it turns out to be quite easy to come up with weird place names. In just a few minutes I came up with these: Shite Creek, Idaho; Trash Branch, Alabama; Weird Lake, Minnesota; and Dork Canal, Oregon.
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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yea there is a community called Horneytown, its just a crossroads though, with a gas station a grill and a volunteer fire department. its not officially a town. and yes there was a massage parlor located there but the COUNTY shut it down since they are not allowed in that county. Horneytown has no mayor or governing body
Posted by terry on Sun Nov 20, 2005 at 03:44 PMHorneytown IS a REAL town. It is right outside of High Point(off old 311, called High Point Rd) and 66(kernersville). There is a small grill there(Tucker's Grill) AND a Horneytown fire department, it is a volunteer station. I know this BC my husband is on the Horneytown fire department! You will not find "horneytown, NC" on mapquest though. And the thing about banning massage parlor's is NOT true, ACTUALLY it was that Horneytown had the FIRST massage parlor!! To find Horneytown on a map you would have to search for Horneytown Rd. Which is near Curry Rd, High Point/Walburg Rd and as i said High Point Rd( old 311). Hope this clears everything up!! They also SELL horneytown Fire Department T-shirts at the fire station!! The station number is 29!!
Posted by Kim in NC on Mon Dec 05, 2005 at 10:05 AMHollywood, Arkansas and Sugarloaf, Arkansas Booneville, Arkansas
Posted by Heather on Thu Dec 15, 2005 at 07:43 AMThere is a los banos in california
Posted by matt on Sun Jan 08, 2006 at 06:05 PMWanna live in Soda Creek, B.C.(Its in Canada)Theres also a place called Penny. Its population is just 8!!
Posted by k in Canada on Tue Jan 31, 2006 at 09:43 PMthere is a hookertown in the US, i know this because i was watching Jay Leno and they had Miss Hooker Town on the show. hahaha
Posted by scott in canada on Sat May 06, 2006 at 11:45 AMthere really is a Horneytown in NC.
Posted by Caer in RI on Wed May 24, 2006 at 02:54 PMThere's a place called Cock Town
Posted by Caer on Wed May 24, 2006 at 02:59 PMTwatt In Orkney UK
Posted by Iridium in Middlesbrough on Thu May 25, 2006 at 03:03 AMThere is a horneytown nc it's just north of high point nc. But it does not have a post office, therefore there is no actual address of horneytown, nc High point is the closes post office, so it's a high point address.
Posted by thre is a horneytown on Fri May 26, 2006 at 12:10 PMThere is an area in North Carolina that is called "Horneytown", it is not an actual city name, but they do have there own volunteer fire station. The area was named that because some the first residents last name was Horney (bad for them, lol. It is located between High Point and Kernersville. I acutally have a "Horneytown North Carolina" license plate, but would not dare put it on my car! I don't know about the whole massage palor thing, but anything is possible. Hope this helps!
Posted by Dean in Florida on Thu Jun 01, 2006 at 08:30 AMWe have a No Name, Colorado, just outside of Glenwood Springs. It's not really a town, more of an exit. It's exit 119 on 1-70 - I believe you can only access it going east. The only reason I've ever taken it is to access it as a put in or take out point for rafting the Shoshone part of the Colorado River.
Posted by Dena in Colorado on Tue Aug 29, 2006 at 03:04 PMJust a few interesting places....
Tittie Butte (roughly half way between Portland, Or and Boise, Id)
N44 47°.3409' x W120° 4.0165'
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Bitch Mountain (across Lake Champion from Burlington, Vt)
N44° 21.9370' x W73° 39.1077'
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Knob Lick (just north of Edmonton, Ky)
N37° 4.697' x W85°41.782'
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Knob Lick (between Farmington and Fredericktown, Mo) also Knob Lick Mountain west of town.
N37° 40.533' x W90° 21.946'
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Beaverlick (west of Walton, Ky)
N38° 52.813' x W84° 41.698'
Big Bone Lick is just west of here... just drive west on Beaver Rd!
Posted by Roy in Mississippi on Wed Sep 20, 2006 at 07:23 AMTittie Butte (roughly half way between Portland, Or and Boise, Id)
N44 47°.3409' x W120° 4.0165'
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Bitch Mountain (across Lake Champion from Burlington, Vt)
N44° 21.9370' x W73° 39.1077'
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Knob Lick (just north of Edmonton, Ky)
N37° 4.697' x W85°41.782'
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Knob Lick (between Farmington and Fredericktown, Mo) also Knob Lick Mountain west of town.
N37° 40.533' x W90° 21.946'
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Beaverlick (west of Walton, Ky)
N38° 52.813' x W84° 41.698'
Big Bone Lick is just west of here... just drive west on Beaver Rd!
We went to HorneyTown, NC a couple of years ago and bought t-shirts at the local Fire House and license plates at the local store. It's tiny but it's there. And if you keep driving, you will (excuse the pun) come across Climax.
Horney Town had a website last year but now it's gone. I found this though:
http://cms.firehouse.com/dept/HighPointNC
I bet you can still get t-shirts there.
Posted by Rosana in NYC on Thu Sep 21, 2006 at 05:14 PMHorney Town had a website last year but now it's gone. I found this though:
http://cms.firehouse.com/dept/HighPointNC
I bet you can still get t-shirts there.
Hi All,
I just wanted to let you know that there is in fact a place named Horneytown, NC. I live about two miles from there. It may not be on mapquest, but it is still there. The town and the fire department were annexed into the City of High Point a couple of years ago, but the Horneytown Fire Department is still there, just across from an old gas station and Tuckers Grill. It is located at the intersection of Old 311 (High Point Rd.) and Hwy 66. Just thought you would like to hear from a native of the area that it does exist.
Posted by Rachel J. in High Point, NC on Sun Oct 15, 2006 at 08:39 AMI just wanted to let you know that there is in fact a place named Horneytown, NC. I live about two miles from there. It may not be on mapquest, but it is still there. The town and the fire department were annexed into the City of High Point a couple of years ago, but the Horneytown Fire Department is still there, just across from an old gas station and Tuckers Grill. It is located at the intersection of Old 311 (High Point Rd.) and Hwy 66. Just thought you would like to hear from a native of the area that it does exist.
Just wanted to let you know. I am a North Carolina History prof. @ UNC-CH.
There is no... nor has there ever been a Hornytown NC.
While NC does have some great ones... LizardLick and so forth... Hornytown is a fake.
Posted by nsolica in Durham NC on Mon Nov 13, 2006 at 08:11 AMThere is no... nor has there ever been a Hornytown NC.
While NC does have some great ones... LizardLick and so forth... Hornytown is a fake.
How about Moorhead, Minnesota
Posted by Michelle in Florida on Wed Nov 22, 2006 at 08:18 AMThere is such a town called HORNEYTOWN,NC. Go to google. Type in Horneytown, NC. There is a link for mapquest to allow you to map it. Honestly, it's there. It's hornEy with an E. Not horny like PEOPLE
Posted by Justin S in Lexington, NC on Mon Dec 04, 2006 at 06:42 PMI checked mapquest this morning 2-06-07 and guess what? HORNEYTOWN NC has made the map! Try it yourself...
Posted by Ray in Greensboro, NC on Tue Feb 06, 2007 at 06:15 AMThere's a place called Zzyzx in California on the way to Vegas.
Pretty cool name but not much to see but the desert.
Posted by Tai in Torrance, CA on Thu Feb 15, 2007 at 12:42 PMPretty cool name but not much to see but the desert.
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