Post by Joanna on Feb 27, 2014 23:57:28 GMT -5
Edinburgh street Bellenden Gardens 'shaped like a giant willy'
EDINBURGH, Scotland – This street is a viable contender for one of the smuttiest in the UK.
First, "bell-end" is British slang for the head of the male organ.
The name of Bellenden Gardens has long been a source of merriment among locals, but satellite mapping of the cul-de-sac showed it also resembles a phallus and locals said the survey should have included the Scottish street.
Robert Duncan, 58, told the Edinburgh Evening News: "I live just around the corner from Bellenden and we have always had a laugh at the name, but now the shape of the street has just added to the fun.
"I thought it should have been in the recent list of dirty street names."
And Mary Cunningham, 61, added: "I see there is a Bell End named in the English list, but ours is much funnier because the street is also shaped like a giant willy.
"I’ll be looking for our Bellenden to be included next year, although, to be honest, I don’t think it affects the house prices around here," she told the newspaper.
Top 15 embarrassing street names in the UK:
Minge Lane, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire (In the UK, "minge" is a slang term for female pubic hair or privates.)
Slag Lane, Lowton, Lancashire ("Slag" is a derogatory term for a loose or promiscuous woman.)
Fanny Hands Lane, Ludford, Lincolnshire
Bell End, Rowley Regis, West Midlands
Crotch Crescent, Marston, Oxfordshire
The Knob, Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire (“Knob” is a British slang term for penis.)
Turkey Cock Lane, Stanway, Essex
Cockshoot Close, Stonesfield, Oxfordshire
Cumming Street, Islington, London
Cock A-Dobby, Sandhurst, Berkshire
Cock Lane, Farringdon, London
Clitterhouse Road, Brent Cross, London
Cock and Bell Lane, Long Melford, Suffolk
Beaver Close, Richmond, Surrey
Cold Blow Lane, Lambeth, London
Source: The Independent, February 28, 2014.