I was delighted when in York to discover Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate (You were close, DMcG.) I'm curious to know what the origin is - perhaps you could enlighten me with a PM if I ever get my cookie back.

Others that amused me - this belongs in the town names thread, actually, but it was the sign for it that nearly sent my friend and I off the road in hysterics - Twatt, in the Orkneys.

And in Thurso, I found a street sign I still have yet to entirely understand. It said, "Changed Priorities."

-J