As I mentioned before, I was up in NH this weekend for some relaxation. If you've been up Rte. 16 in NH, you probably know of a town along that road. Nestling itself right up at the top of my list of cool town names is Effingham, NH. Some possible ways this name came to be:
1. Way back when, perhaps there was a lot of fucking going on up in those there parts. Maybe a brothel or two, or just horny people and a bunch of swingers. Either way, at some point someone suggested that it be named for its nature, but Fuckingham wasn't kosher. Thus, Effingham became the name of the town.
2. There was a restaurant there some time ago, simply called 'The Restaurant'. All they served was ham. Yet, every time a customer would come in, the waitress would still ask him/her what she could get for him/her. Before long, someone got wise to the fact that no one need be asked what they wanted and said person replied "Effing ham! What do you think I want?" The restaurant soon became known as the Effing Ham Restaurant and the town name soon followed suit due to notoriety.
3. The first settler up there was a real joker. The people grew to like him and thought he should be in charge of the town, like a mayor or something. At the town meeting, it was suggested that this man be named mayor of the area. A crusty old chap from the back of the room yelled "not him, he's an effing ham!", of course referring to the fact that he was a joker. But the crotchety elder was overruled. However, the elder was given naming rights of the town and thought it fitting for the town to be called 'Effingham' so that the accused joker could then be Mayor of Effingham.
Now I'm not saying any of these really happened, but they could have.
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