Yeah, I know, instcs is neither a word nor a recognised abbrev'n. I had to make a choice - perhaps not the most astute choice, but a well-meant one - as to how to economise on characters to meet the thread title length limit.
Anyway, what's the most incongrous real-life instance you've encountered of a place name that you associate mainly with a film? I think I've just found my new record incongruity.
The powers that be have just named the 5 residential neighbourhoods to be created as part of the London 2012 legacy. One of them is "Sweetwater".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14364485
If a bunch of guys ride up on horses and one of them is called Frank, be very afraid! Actually, I think I'd have been more energetic in bidding for Olympic tickets if I'd thought there was a decent chance of bumping into a young Claudia Cardinale in her best wild west finery.
The film has a line of scathing dialogue along the lines of "only a crazy fool like Brett McBain would call that stinking patch of desert "Sweetwater'". There's an easy line in there for anyone who wants to diss the charms of the L.B of Newham.
Anyway, what's the most incongrous real-life instance you've encountered of a place name that you associate mainly with a film? I think I've just found my new record incongruity.
The powers that be have just named the 5 residential neighbourhoods to be created as part of the London 2012 legacy. One of them is "Sweetwater".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14364485
If a bunch of guys ride up on horses and one of them is called Frank, be very afraid! Actually, I think I'd have been more energetic in bidding for Olympic tickets if I'd thought there was a decent chance of bumping into a young Claudia Cardinale in her best wild west finery.
The film has a line of scathing dialogue along the lines of "only a crazy fool like Brett McBain would call that stinking patch of desert "Sweetwater'". There's an easy line in there for anyone who wants to diss the charms of the L.B of Newham.
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