I totally get it! I laugh at these things too…sadly, probably more than I did when I was actually IN jr. high. I just got home from the beach and we passed through a town called “Florala” that had a fireworks sign on a building that said, “Biggest Bang in Town.” I’m just sayin’…(back)
PS: Your tatooed arm had a little cameo in the wine article I wrote for Randy’s party!! Did you see it?
oh my gosh! That is too hilarious! I’m from KY. Covington, right across the river from Cincy. This area is about 30 or so mins. away outside of town. No one has ever believed me when I’ve told them about “Big Bone.” A lot of stuff in that area is named Big Bone-this, Big-Bone that, but the icing on the cake is the park. yep. It’s called Big Bone Lick State Park. And the nearby towns? Beaverlick and Rabbit Hash. We really know how to name things down there. Thanks for posting this. Brings back memories of home. lol. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LewisClarkBigBone1.JPG
Yea I think Corbett’s right. It looks like the road is named after the church. And as far as andy’s comment, What on earth makes it seem like it’s a african american church??
wow. Did I stir up controversy? Truly not my intention. I have a disorder from birth, I was born without a filter in my brain. It’s something I just can’t help. But, fortunately I was also born with the ability to apologize if I did offend people…
I didn’t try to stir up controversy. Just honestly answering your question about whether that was going too far. Racial stereotyping…it’s just bad. apologies accepted.
Another Cincinnati girl here. I definitely lost it after I drove by BeaverLick Baptist Church in Ky. My Christian friend and I who saw it have a running joke that there is alwasy something going down at BeaverLick…
I am working through a large databases of churches, and KY does has a lot of towns with ‘Lick’ in the name. And Atlanta has the “Perfect Church”, if you are looking for it. No, really, it’s called the “Perfect Church”. http://www.theperfectchurch.org/
Of course, it’s not as bad as the Montgomery Biscuits minor league baseball team. They actually chose that name…in a CONTEST. What were the other options?!
Interesting. I’m African-American, I didn’t necessarily assume it was a black church, but I did think that it was hilarious. However, I think perhaps my reason was different. I thought immediately of a phrase black folks like to use: big-bone-ded. That means a big (overweight) person. It’s one of those gentler terms, you know. “Humph, that heifer is big bone-ded.”
RAIN IT DOWN
dude!
That’s awesome. I’m there with you & the Jr. High (beevis) laughter.
she’s not fat, she’s just big boned!
That is awesome! I think you should bring back “Pimp my Bus” for DRIVE next year and definitely bring that one in!
It’s not a large church – it’s just big-boned.
only in KY could it also get worse than the church name:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/512
Why is it always from Kentucky? I love living here, but sometimes I just have to shake my head, in shame.
Carlos,
I can think of a few tag lines for this church that I can’t type here.
Jonathan,
haha
Dang…Chris just stole my joke.
Saw this floating around this morning too, can’t believe this is what they came up with, crazy
true, true!
Wonder if they sing “Can’t nobody do me like Jesus” when they’re traveling to camps and such.
Real song. Google it.
My church is on Fruit Street… not as funny.
Un-freaking believable. That is too awesome!
Hey Los, I’m here at Hume San Diego for junior high summer camp and Sandals is here… anyone you want me to say hi to? :j
Hey! Whose is bigger, those Baptists or these Presbyterians? http://www.pcbw.org/
Hey, what’s wrong with that, that’s the churhc I grew up in. HA! That is just too funny.
why the heck???
seriously what was the meeting like when they decided on that name.
“ok every one here are the choices, we have… 1) God’s Place 2) Christ Baptist or 3) Big Bone Baptist…”
“All in favor of ‘Big Bone Baptist’”
What about this one?
Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church
I can make fun … i know the senior pastor!
kinda like the RiverWood Church in Corpus Christi – their phone number is 242-WOOD…
Oh man…. Would it be inappropriate to say that this almost certainly has to be an African American Church?
hehe.
It makes perfect sense when you realize that the former name of the church was “First Church of the Naive”.
Yea, I probably would have posted this had I seen it too…
Oh no Andy didn’t.
Wow.
Yeah Andy, That was my first thought. I wasn’t brave enough to type it though.
let’s just hope no one graffiti’s an “r” at the end…
Alex, how many of us automatically read it with the “r” at the end
unfortunately, for something like this one, no one notices just how wrong it is until its too late.
marketing 101: always read your name how a 12-year-old would see it. then you won’t make this mistake.
I totally get it! I laugh at these things too…sadly, probably more than I did when I was actually IN jr. high. I just got home from the beach and we passed through a town called “Florala” that had a fireworks sign on a building that said, “Biggest Bang in Town.” I’m just sayin’…(back)
PS: Your tatooed arm had a little cameo in the wine article I wrote for Randy’s party!! Did you see it?
Angela
That’s what she said.
Maybe they should read the “church marketing sucks” blog.
What a minute all you Jr. Highers, I didn’t mean it that way! There really is a website!
http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com
Geeezzz.
ok I admit it, I giggled. LOL
hahahaha…los, glad you posted this man. i knew your readers would like it.
what would be super funny is if they had offered you a job or something..
oh my gosh! That is too hilarious! I’m from KY. Covington, right across the river from Cincy. This area is about 30 or so mins. away outside of town. No one has ever believed me when I’ve told them about “Big Bone.” A lot of stuff in that area is named Big Bone-this, Big-Bone that, but the icing on the cake is the park. yep. It’s called Big Bone Lick State Park. And the nearby towns? Beaverlick and Rabbit Hash. We really know how to name things down there.
Thanks for posting this. Brings back memories of home. 
lol.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LewisClarkBigBone1.JPG
And, yes, Andy…I find that offensive.
Uhh… yeah… I could be wrong, but I think the church name came first and the road name followed. So there’s really no excuse…
It isn’t always Kentucky. Gaffney, SC has a nice little place called ‘Suck Creek Baptist Church’ right on Suck Creek Church Rd.
Makes you wonder….
In Arkansas, we have a toad suck park as well as a town named Bald Knob.
Yee. haw.
Yea I think Corbett’s right. It looks like the road is named after the church. And as far as andy’s comment, What on earth makes it seem like it’s a african american church??
what a minute, don’t you got to church called Buckhead?
wow. Did I stir up controversy? Truly not my intention. I have a disorder from birth, I was born without a filter in my brain. It’s something I just can’t help. But, fortunately I was also born with the ability to apologize if I did offend people…
so….
Yeah, I’m sorry.
My imagination is drawn to the possibilities of the left off letters in the subtitle.
____ng?
I didn’t try to stir up controversy. Just honestly answering your question about whether that was going too far. Racial stereotyping…it’s just bad. apologies accepted.
Well, in WV, there’s a hollow named “Big Ugly”. A few miles down the road, there’s “Little Ugly”.
Wouldn’t that be a shame? “Hello. I’m the pastor at Big Ugly Baptist church.”
Oh my word………..(rolls eyes and shakes head)
Another Cincinnati girl here. I definitely lost it after I drove by BeaverLick Baptist Church in Ky. My Christian friend and I who saw it have a running joke that there is alwasy something going down at BeaverLick…
http://www.nkbaptist.org/Churches/beaverlick.htm
I am working through a large databases of churches, and KY does has a lot of towns with ‘Lick’ in the name. And Atlanta has the “Perfect Church”, if you are looking for it. No, really, it’s called the “Perfect Church”.
http://www.theperfectchurch.org/
Of course, it’s not as bad as the Montgomery Biscuits minor league baseball team. They actually chose that name…in a CONTEST. What were the other options?!
http://www.biscuitsbaseball.com/
Interesting. I’m African-American, I didn’t necessarily assume it was a black church, but I did think that it was hilarious. However, I think perhaps my reason was different. I thought immediately of a phrase black folks like to use: big-bone-ded. That means a big (overweight) person. It’s one of those gentler terms, you know. “Humph, that heifer is big bone-ded.”
Have you guys ever heard of Slapout, Oklahoma. I swear, it’s really a town.
There’s a Slapout, Alabama, as well. It’s near Holtville in central AL.