Gaelic road signs are even worse
Dingwall, just north of Inverness, is signposted as Inbhir Pheofharain. But virtually no bugger there speaks Gaelic, and those who do are quite familiar with the name Dingwall.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 9 Sep 2010, 13:28, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

same in Ireland
big fuss when they tried to change the name of Dingle back to the original Irish.

Apparantly especially in Wales, half the old place names have been forgotten so they've been given madeup Welsh names just to have something to put on the signpost
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 9 Sep 2010, 13:32, Reply)

I'm now singing a HMHB song in my head
Bottleneck at Capel Curig
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 9 Sep 2010, 13:34, Reply)

WHY DOES EVERYONE LIKE THOSE CUNTS?
They were the 80s equivalent of the Barron fucking Knights.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 9 Sep 2010, 13:46, Reply)

Nonsense
They're still on the go, for one thing. And they write songs which are both funny and musical (admittedly not all the time)
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 9 Sep 2010, 13:48, Reply)