Austrian Town's Sign Repeatedly Stolen!


	Austrian Town's Sign Repeatedly Stolen!

thedoorway

6-27-2007 9:10 PM

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fucking, austria, sign, theft, sign theft, street sign

thedoorway says:

Isn't it interesting how differently people sometimes see things? Imagine a travel campaign for your next vacation to this quaint Austrian town!

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<FONT face="Arial" color="#2d8f26"><B>Claim:</B></FONT>   Austria is home to a town called 'Fucking.'
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<FONT face="Arial" color="#2d8f26"><B>Status:</B></FONT>   <FONT face="Arial" color="#ff0000"><B><I>True.</I></B></FONT>
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<FONT face="Arial" color="#2d8f26"><B>Origins:</B></FONT> We don't know how severe the stolen sign problem there really is, but Austria is indeed home to a town called 'Fucking'  <NOBR>(48' 03"N 13' 51"E)</NOBR>.  Here are a few photos of the reportedly hard-to-keep signs:
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The second sign carries the hilarity even further: <NOBR>"Bitte — nicht</NOBR> so schnell!" is German for <NOBR>"Please — not</NOBR> so fast!" (Evidently this type of sign is a commonplace reminder in those parts for drivers to keep their speed down to protect children, but the unintended double meaning in this case is particularly amusing.)
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