Category Archives: worst name

Old Wife

Posted on May 1, 2008 by AHC McDonald

What is worse, the name of this fish, or that the coastline seems to be brought to you by Teh Mormon? They can have more than one old wife right?

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Intercourse Island

Posted on April 14, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Named by a seafarer too long away from port? Unfortunate that they wimped out with East and West. Front and Rear Intercourse Islands would have worked much better. And why no Intercourse Passage? A display from the WA Museum showing … Continue reading →

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Dircksey?

Posted on January 9, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Look, I’m as supportive of Edith Cowan as the next man, but finding out she was called Dircksey, makes me want to question whether she really was the first woman in parliament. Hey Dirksey, could you drop a new donk … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction

Posted on December 27, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Christ The Scientist? For some reason I always had him down as a Creationist. Couldn’t see in to check if there were beakers and bunsen burners. You’d expect the occasional explosion or pink smoke pouring out the windows though. Interesting … Continue reading →

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Budget Burger

Posted on December 22, 2007 by AHC McDonald

You know, I would have been tempted to go with Value Burger. Budget tyres fine. Budget cars, no problem, but Budget Burger? Rivervale.

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Mountin’ Mary

Posted on November 12, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Worst School (Name) We had a post a while ago on inappropriate school names and it was pointed out that The Worst of Perth editor’s own primary school might fall into the same category. So here is Mary’s Mount Primary … Continue reading →

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