Scarby Posted 31 August 2005 Posted 31 August 2005 British tourists have left the residents of one charming Austrian village effing and blinding by constantly stealing the signs for their oddly-named village. While British visitors are finding it hilarious, the residents of F---ing are failing to see the funny side, The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported. Only one kind of criminal ever stalks the sleepy 32-house village near Salzburg on the German border -- cheeky British tourists armed with a sense of humour and a screwdriver. But the local authorities are hitting back and with the signs now set in concrete, police chief Kommandant Schmidtberger is on the lookout. "We will not stand for the F---ing signs being removed," the officer told the broadsheet. "It may be very amusing for you British, but F---ing is simply F---ing to us. What is this big F---ing joke? It is puerile." Local guide Andreas Behmueller said it was only the British that had a fixation with F---ing. "The Germans all want to see the Mozart house in Salzburg," he explained. "Every American seems to care only about 'The Sound of Music' (the 1965 film shot around Salzburg). The occasional Japanese wants to see Hitler's birthplace in Braunau. "But for the British, it's all about F---ing." Guesthouse boss Augustina Lindlbauer described the village's breathtaking lakes, forests and vistas. "Yet still there is this obsession with F---ing," she said. "Just this morning I had to tell an English lady who stopped by that there were no F---ing postcards." from Yahoo
MC Prussian Posted 31 August 2005 Posted 31 August 2005 Yes, the village of **** DOES exist. And it's village sign gets stolen all the time. Here's the proof: P.S.: The sign below says "Please - Not So Fast" ROFLMAO!!!
Rincewind Posted 31 August 2005 Posted 31 August 2005 The interviews dont seem real. I can imagine the signs being stolen but how big a fuss it would cause I dont know. I mean, there are similar town names everywhere.
SystonFox Posted 31 August 2005 Posted 31 August 2005 Butt Close Lane in Leicester anyone know what im on about? its in the city centre. and i have been down Every Street in Leicester, anyone else?
filbertway Posted 31 August 2005 Posted 31 August 2005 Butt Close Lane in Leicester anyone know what im on about? its in the city centre. and i have been down Every Street in Leicester, anyone else? I have also been down every street in leicester
Rincewind Posted 31 August 2005 Posted 31 August 2005 Why are there two threads on this? Opened the other thought my post had done a walkabout. Worse than the Bemuda Triangle here. Just tried to add to the other thread to say where this one was and it vanished before I could add the reply.
Gené and Tonic Posted 31 August 2005 Posted 31 August 2005 Butt Close Lane in Leicester anyone know what im on about? its in the city centre. and i have been down Every Street in Leicester, anyone else? There's a Butt Lane in Hinckley
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