Can’t Place It II

Roger Payne, chief of the U.S. Board of Geographic Names, thinks “Sex” is fine. Even “Breasts” is OK. But “Cripple Creek”? That may be a problem. A Texas man proposed naming a stream Cripple Creek to honor the handicapped — making it the 68th Cripple Creek in the U.S. — but advocates for the disabled have objected, so now Payne must rule on whether the name is acceptable. “The most important policy of the board is local use and acceptance,” Payne said. Such was the case with Whorehouse Meadow. “Through some mistake, the name was accidentally changed by someone on federal maps to Naughty Girl Meadow,” Payne recalled. “When the local people found out about it and it appeared on the maps, they were furious.” The old name was restored. (Reuters) ...What part of the Tenth Amendment don’t they understand?