Batman, Turkey, sign seen on wikicommons http://bit.ly/MzpdN8
Crime rates have plummeted since they changed this town's name from Robin.

11 wackiest signs for actual cities

8/16/2012

Few things enliven a long road trip like an outrageous or funny road sign. That’s why we have to celebrate towns like Shitterton, which just won a contest in the UK for having the most embarassing city name. For these towns to have gotten to 2012 without changing their crazy names is a mark of tremendous civic pride. For every weird road sign, there’s a public school out there with a name like “Boring Elementary”, or a local politician fighting hard to get elected as the Mayor of Wetwang. We solute your civic pride cities with weirdo names, with a gallery of the 11 wackiest signs for actual places out there.

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