calling names

+-------------- Bizarre Names of Real Places ---------------+  

Frozen Run, West Virginia: A man saved his own life by wrapping himself in the skin of a recently killed buffalo. His friends had to thaw it to get him out.  

Preacher's Head, New Mexico: A rock resembling the face of a serious-looking man overlooks the town.  

Dildo, Newfoundland: Coincidentally, it's the birthplace of Shannon Tweed, Playboy magazine's 1982 Playmate of the Year.  

Anxiety Point, Alaska: Sir John Franklin, a British explorer, was afraid that bad weather would prevent his team from reaching a point on the Alaskan coast. They made it, and left this permanent reminder of his nervousness.  

Nipple Mountain, Colorado: One formation on the mountain is named "Clara's Bird's Nipple."  

Chilly Buttes, Idaho: A cold place in the winter.  

Art Texas: As one resident explained, "Well, it's not for Arthur or Artesian, and far as I know people here weren't ever especially arty. We've heard they picked it just because they wanted a real short name."  

Sacul, Texas: A reverse spelling of (John) Lucas, an early settler in the area.  

Lake Italy, California: The lake is shaped like a boot.  

Accident, Maryland: In 1774, surveyors marked off a parcel of land by mistake. They decided to immortalize the error.  

[From Uncle John's 4-Ply Bathroom Reader]