Comments on: Do You Know the Way to, er… Damascus, Perhaps?

By: justin

justin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:20:31 +0000

whats wrong with Mark Knopfler???

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:17:57 +0000

Yeah, if only we could think of a tune to go with it…

Mount Taranaki is good, but Doubtful Sound and Desolation Bay are masterpieces of nomenclature. Brilliant!

By: Dylan

Dylan — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:00:08 +0000

Istanbul changing its name back to Constantinople? Sounds like a great idea for a song!..

By: nic

nic — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:55:36 +0000

I’ve always been partial to some of New Zealand’s Maori place names: Mount Taranaki and the Matukituki Valley for example; plenty of hard `c’s for you there.

Even some of those of British origin aren’t too bad: Doubtful Sound has an appealing resonance… (though this is coming from someone who grew up just down the road from Desolation Bay)

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:42:50 +0000

Constantinople is far superior to Istanbul. It’s that hard ‘c’ again.

“What’s it called – Persepolis!” is a moment of genius. And I quite like Oxford, actually.

By: morg

morg — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:14:47 +0000

I think Istanbul should change it’s name back to Constantinople – beautiful name …. Persepolis should also be rebuilt … as a new-town maybe – Like Cumbernauld. Imagine that – “What’s it called ? – Persepolis.” I’d move there.

By: Agnes

Agnes — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:06:19 +0000

Haha oh dear me no let’s not forget that one! Classic.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:49:32 +0000

Cockburn is quite a common name here too. Co-burn is the pronunciation though, although I find it hard to resist the more obvious…

When I was in Malaysia I met a really fit girl from Wagga Wagga actually. I don’t know if I wanted to shag her because she was so pretty or just for geographical point-scoring!

By: Campfires & Battlefields

Campfires & Battlefields — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:10:25 +0000

And let’s not forget Cockburn, Agnes. Ouch!

By: Agnes

Agnes — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:58:32 +0000

I don’t know the way to Damascus, but being an Aussie, I’m well acquainted with many interesting place names. Woy Woy. Wagga Wagga. Yorkey’s Knob. Jeparit. Boing Boing. Tiddy Widdy Beach. Foul Bay. Humpybong. Innaloo. Mount Buggery. Rooty Hill. Poowong. Woolloomooloo. Only in Australia…