Street Naming Shaming

Have you ever wondered what city planners were thinking when they named streets?  I was driving home today and found myself stopped at a light on the corner of Antonio and Banderas.  Gotta tell you, it wasn't as sexy of an intersection as I felt it should be.

But this happens all the time.  Totally unfortunate street names that you say to yourself, "why"?  On what planet is that ok?

When I drive to my sisters house I pass a street called "Po Avenue".  Now, I don't want to go into how many different ways this is wrong, but just say that to yourself for a moment.  "Hi, yes, I live on Po Ave"...I just think...that would kind of suck.

In addition to street names, I feel there are towns all over the country that just scream "Inside Joke".  I lived in South Florida for a few years, and one of the most expensive areas was "Boca Raton".  WTF.  That literally means, Rat's Mouth***.  Why the fuck would you want to pay a shit-ton of money to live in a Rat's Mouth.  In fact, I would spend top dollar just to stay as far away from a rat's mouths as I could.  I read in an article about a town called Blue Ball.  I mean, clearly that guy was just bitter.

So what do they do, just sit in a room with a beer and think, "You know what would be really funny?  What if we called the city "Shiznit" because that would sound awesome on a postcard."  In any case, google "Unfortunate City Names" if you want a good laugh...or a bit of disappointment at the lack of creativity of some of the city namers.  I personally think if I had to name my town it would be called Funky - just so I could sing the song every time I filled out my address.  Won't you take me to...

***UPDATE - apparently, Boca Raton, although literally translated does mean "Mouth Mouse", sources claim that "mouth" refers to inlets and that it was talking about a series of jagged inlets.  Whatever, I wouldn't claim to be the Rat's Mouth either.