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Oh, c’mon!

This one is a reach. Local news site has accused Upper Dicker and Lower Dicker of being “rudely named Sussex hamlets.” I’ve been to both and they is innocent.

Dicker is a perfectly cromulent word. It’s no Pratt’s Bottom

I know what happened. All these local news sites run on a steady diet of “this pretty Sussex village” and “this quaint Sussex pub” stories. And, while we have a lot of both, they soon blow through all the really good ones. Then they get desperate.

We are situated on a road that runs several miles between a village and a town. Not surprisingly, we’re on this road a lot. It was recently featured in one of these items as one of the prettiest drives in Sussex.

I told Uncle B and he laughed. “The one with the industrial estate?” The very one. Sheep are quaint in lambing time, though.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

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Comment from ExpressoBold Pureblood
Time: March 24, 2023, 8:25 pm

“For a Good Time, Drive Through Lizard Lick!”

http://lessbeatenpaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/LizardLickNC.jpg


Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: March 24, 2023, 10:32 pm

Gun Barrel City.

Just sayin.


Comment from Anonymous
Time: March 24, 2023, 10:37 pm

@ExpressoBold Pureblood — Other oddball place names in North Carolina to keep Lizard Lick company:

Big Lick
Erect
Climax
Horneytown
Meat Camp
Toast
Whynot

— Uncle Al Pureblood


Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: March 25, 2023, 12:32 am

Intercourse Pa


Comment from Carl
Time: March 27, 2023, 1:48 pm

One that amuses me is a village in Cheshire – Peover Inferior.

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