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Town Considers Changing Its F'ing Name

Too many people are stealing its road signs, generally mocking it

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 17, 2012 2:26 PM CDT

(Newser) – For some reason, residents of Fucking, Austria, are considering changing the village's name. We're not sure why. It's an honorable, centuries-old name derived from a 6th-century Bavarian nobleman called "Focko," it's had a beer named after it, and apparently,...   Read full story »

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