05/26/2009
UK Residents No Longer Want to Live on 'Butt Hole Road'
Residents on this street in the town of Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, UK, have changed its name after tiring of the constant attention:
"Groups of youths used to visit the street and bare their backsides for
photographs while many delivery firms simply refused to believe it
existed. And coachloads of amused American tourists frequently turned up to view the sign after it appeared in a US book. They spent £300 to change their address to the rather more palatable Archers Way."
According to the Daily Mail, "Butt Hole Road is believed to have been named after a communal water butt that was originally in the area."
Posted 10:24 AM EST by Andy Towle in Great Britain, News | Permalink
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How long before the original sign makes it to e-Bay?
FYI - a "water butt" is a rain barrel. Not sure where the "Hole" comes into play
Posted by: MikeinSanJose | May 26, 2009 3:45:46 PM
I'm surprised it took them this long to change it.
Posted by: Paul R | May 26, 2009 4:53:47 PM
Wow - I've been certain where the hole comes into play since I was about 6.
Posted by: Raybob | May 26, 2009 8:19:46 PM
One morning I quietly slipped up Butt Hole Road and no one said a thing...no seriously I have stood on this very street and...laughed my ass off. It's a shame it's gone, must have been hell for the residents but think of the joy it brought the world!
Posted by: SteveINtheUKok | May 28, 2009 2:49:48 AM