The following question was presented:
Another vote question coming from one of the top 10 list sites. This one from top10buzz.com that lists out the top 10 what were they thinking place names. Which of the following place or street names would you least like to come from?
Results:
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu was the clear winner with 38% of the votes selected from the following:
- Accident (0%)
- Butt Hole Road (25%)
- Hell (0%)
- Middlefart (0%)
- Sandy Balls (0%)
- Tittybong (0%)
- Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu (38%)
- Twatt (25%)
- Wetwang (13%)
- Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate (0%)
Graphic of Results:
Analysis:
In case you were wondering, here's where those places are:
- Accident - a place you can find without trying in Maryland, US.
- Butt Hole Road - is a road in Coinsbrough, South Yorkshire, UK. Unfortunately this place has now been renamed to Archers Way.
- Hell - is indeed a place on earth unlike heaven and can be found in Michigan, US.
- Middlefart - a town in Denmark.
- Sandy Balls - is a place in Hampshire, UK.
- Tittybong - a place that can be found in Australia/
- Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu - South New Zealand and is the longest name using the English alphabet.
- Twatt - is a place on the Shetland Islands, UK.
- Wetwang - is a village in the Yorkshire Wolds, UK.
- Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate - is a street in York.