p2pnet.net OT News:- What’s in a name? A lot, and having “stoically accepted years of relentless badgering,” Fjuckbyers have finally had enough.

They want the Swedish National Heritage Board to grant them a new name,” says The Local, going on:

“But there is a double misfortune, in that the Swedish word ‘juck’ embedded in the place name essentially means the same thing as Fjuckby’s English component.”

Bill and the Boyz have a similar problem with their Zune music player.

Zune sounds la lot like zi-yun, the F word in Hebrew ;p

In a heartfelt letter to the authorities, Katriina Flensburg explains on behalf of her fellow villagers:

“There should not be any doubt at all that, as a result of relatively new associations, the pronunciation and spelling of the place name ‘Fjuckby’, today arouses ridicule, teasing and hilarity in the general public.

“This regrettable fact engenders feelings of weariness, embarrassment and conditioned shame among villagers, who are often forced against their will to take a tiresome ‘defensive stance’ with regard to the name of their home town.”

Fjuckbyers say the name makes it hard to sell property or run a successful business and want Fjuckby to be known, henceforth, as Anusviken, adds The Local.

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Also See:
The Local – Residents of Fjuckby demand new name, December 14, 2006
zi-yun – Why don’t you zune off?!!, October 20, 2006

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