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From: djb@gatech.CSNET (David J. Buechner)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Funny town names
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Date: Mon, 22-Jul-85 10:59:56 EDT
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In article <310@ucdavis.UUCP> ccrms@ucdavis.UUCP (ccrms) writes:
>> On a small country road between Intercourse and Paradise in Pennsylvania's
>> Lancaster County, there is a sign proclaiming the virtues of the "Intercourse
>> Meat Market"  We were leading a bicycle trip there; on the maps and direction
>> sheets, we named the trip "Paradise Through Intercourse".  There was an option
>> to go to Blue Ball, but Blue Ball was too far from Intercourse to be on the
>> route to Paradise.
>
>> :::::: Jan Steinman		Box 1000, MS 61-161	(w)503/685-2843 ::::::
>> :::::: tektronix!tekecs!jans	Wilsonville, OR 97070	(h)503/657-7703 ::::::
>
>Jan, are you sure you aren't making this up?  :-)

Mike, believe it or not Jan is telling the truth.  The area of Lancatester
County in question contains the towns of Intercourse, Paradise, Blue Ball, and
Bird-in-Hand.  Route 340 (I think) is usually referred to as the rode to
Paradise (It goes through Intercourse first).  Furthermore there is a U.S. Post
Office in Intercourse.  My mother (a former tour guide) used to point this out,
usually causing a rush for the post office so people could get things post-
marked "Intercourse".