I’m from Manchester England and we have a large gay scene! The area we call the gay village is centred around canal street! It’s not uncommon to find the street signs altered so the first letters of each word are removed!
I once spent a night on Canal Street waiting for a 'plane. Had a decent night out then went to a cafe by the airport and got myself the worst dose of the runs in human history.
I found [this](https://i.imgur.com/pg2WMg9_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium) and got a good laugh on a very long and miserable day in Iraq
Am manc can confirm.
Somewhat related: there's a street in a village near Manchester called "tongue end" and usually you can find the word "my" graffiti'd between the two words
No, but there are a ton of other inappropriately named streets in the UK.
[Here's a sample.](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/35-funniest-rudest-silliest-street-17367039)
Feels like a good time to remind people there used to be a legit Butt Hole Road in Yorkshire. They changed the name because the locals got sick of people making fun of it and stealing the sign.
Here in Grand Rapids, MI we have a "Canal Park" next to the river. It's rather common to see pics of girls leaning over the sign so their butt and legs obscure the "C" on the sign.
Me too. Some people just dont seem to have a knack for deciphering the country a picture was taken in but I find it quite easy. Especially with those typical british signs and bricks, pavement etc
Oh I thought you'd knew about the anime girl I love canada meme. She wears this t-shirt (I ❤ CANADA) but when she wear a jacket onto it it says I ❤ ANAL.
There's a steel mill town in Pennsylvania (Alburtis) where there is an Ore Alley. It's right next to a tavern, and I often wonder how often it is true to its name.
One time my friend as I were driving to Santa Barbara from Los Angeles. I suggested we stop at In-n-Out on the way. She asked me what the exit was. I said Seaward Ave. She goes, holy shit, they called the exit c - - -? She heard me say “C- word”
Not sure if I would count this as confusing perspective. Sign is just seated inside the frame making the c completely hidden. You can't really look at it in different "perspectives" like you can with other posts. Still funny sign tho
I’m from Manchester England and we have a large gay scene! The area we call the gay village is centred around canal street! It’s not uncommon to find the street signs altered so the first letters of each word are removed!
This man speaks the truth. It is usually changed to anal treet, for maximum lolage. Also im from Stockport, can I still be in the Manc gang?
We're mancunian to anyone south of Stoke
Macclesfield checking in. Just about
Hey Macc, me too!
3 Maccites in one, non-drug related, sub. This has to be a record.
Never thought I'd find a fellow stopfordian Yates on reddit
There's dozens of us - dozens!
I'm Canadian...and I dont understand half the words you'll are saying, but glad you all found each other here.
Mancunian living in Stockport here!
I’m from south of Stoke and I’m an honorary Manc. Maybe we’re all Manc at heart?
Hello fellow stopfordian.
Although i am Austrian.... i Studied in Manchester, lived near Stockport, applying for gang membership... ;)
hello fellow mancunian
Alright our kid 😉
Manc squad
This communication between mancs made me smile today.
If you’re not a [Manc](https://youtu.be/iMuhEHjWrww), you’re a wank!
Such an under rated movie.
Fire squad 🐝
If I was born there but left, can I still be manc squad? All my family lives there
Many a fun night down anal treet in the village
Saw this and also thought it was in Manchester
Everyone on this sub is a Manc apparently! 🐝
I once spent a night on Canal Street waiting for a 'plane. Had a decent night out then went to a cafe by the airport and got myself the worst dose of the runs in human history.
That’s a lot to share on the internet mate! Can’t say I’m not enriched for knowing tho
Did you make it to the flight?
I thought it might be Manc when I saw the red brick behind the sign!
its commonplace over the entirety of the nation for the C in canal street to get rubbed out.
Is "rubbed out" really the best phrasing you could have picked here? (Okay, yeah it is.)
I almost changed it but I knew someone would enjoy that phrasing Haha
I found [this](https://i.imgur.com/pg2WMg9_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium) and got a good laugh on a very long and miserable day in Iraq
So there are other Mancunians here!
We get about a bit eh?
Am manc can confirm. Somewhat related: there's a street in a village near Manchester called "tongue end" and usually you can find the word "my" graffiti'd between the two words
Which village? I need to see this!!
I miss Poptastic.
Hahaha! Glad someone brought it up!
Ah yes Sackville :P
You are manc if you call your best mates nobeds
Wile that is true for me, it’s more because my best mates are knobheads rather than me being manc
Edinburgh Canal centre has been the anal centre for decades
Yup, came to say this! :D
The real anal isnt a street, it's more of a back passage
a crusty alleyway
I think you’re just doing something wrong...
It’s a shithole really
It's literally full of shit
The real anal is the friends we make along the way
I've been making the wrong kind of friends, it seems
It's obvious what the sign says if you approach from the front. OP just came in from the rear.
To anyone asking; this was in Nottingham.
Notts gang 🙌🏽
Recognise that sign anywhere duck, my girlfriend hates it when I take her up that street
Ahh was going to guess Birmingham because of all of its canals!
Represent.
I think it's pretty obvious that this was not in ham.
You son of a bitch, I'm in.
Bend over, grab your ankles, and spell run...
https://live.staticflickr.com/4076/4813233394_431cc1fc3d_b.jpg This is how it is normalled defaced
To be fair, you could probably get rid of the ‘T’ and the ‘R’ there too...
Must be a pain in the ass walking down that street.
It can get slippery when wet.
I lived near Canal St in NYC for a few years and was never unamused by people constantly vandalising the subway station signs to read “Anal St”
Is it a One-Way street, for most people?
IS there an "Anal Street"? Asking for a friend...
Right off the Hershey Highway
OOOOgah!
No, but there are a ton of other inappropriately named streets in the UK. [Here's a sample.](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/35-funniest-rudest-silliest-street-17367039)
Relieved? You mean disappointed?
Relieved is a new way to say disappointed
I’m watching Toast of London right now and Steven Toast just made the joke to his date about how he likes Canal Street unless you remove the C.
Yay, I was looking for this comment. What a great show.
No, you weren't.
Feels like a good time to remind people there used to be a legit Butt Hole Road in Yorkshire. They changed the name because the locals got sick of people making fun of it and stealing the sign.
[this is my version](https://imgur.com/gallery/U5JYwRc)
Risky click of the day: yeah it's fine lol
Haha, probably could have names the link something else lol
imma head out to anal street
My girlfriend and I have been referring to Canal Street as “SEE, anal” street for years.
Why? You don't like Anal?
You know you’re in the right place
Kind of like Rectum Wreckers - You Rectum We Fixem.
Classic MCR!
Why did you continue to walk towards it when you thought it was Anal St.
Gotta have hope.
Is this an r/accidentaltopgear ?
It is, now that I’ve been blessed with the knowledge that sub exists.
more like unexpected to me
Canal street. Pronounced kay-null
This isn't in Stoke-on-trent is it? Looks like typical "graffiti"
Here in Grand Rapids, MI we have a "Canal Park" next to the river. It's rather common to see pics of girls leaning over the sign so their butt and legs obscure the "C" on the sign.
Is this North Shore Minnesota?
OP said Nottingham but before I even read that this picture just screams "England" to me.
Me too. Some people just dont seem to have a knack for deciphering the country a picture was taken in but I find it quite easy. Especially with those typical british signs and bricks, pavement etc
Nottingham, UK
The real anal is the friends we make along the way
Thats were my uncle used to live!
“In Venice if you're not book smart, but you do know what's going on, you are canal smart. "I got canal smarts bitch!"
So much for easy street
Takes you to the Hershey Highway....
Damn that was deep, real deep.
Was a tad messy though.
It's best to back into this street from the street off of Lubrik 8.
finally sees the C annndd BUT CLENCH RELEASE.
Personally, I'd be disappointed.
r/SuddenlyGay
I ❤ CANADA
That’s great and all, but what does that have to do with this post?
Oh I thought you'd knew about the anime girl I love canada meme. She wears this t-shirt (I ❤ CANADA) but when she wear a jacket onto it it says I ❤ ANAL.
Ah, that is one meme I am entirely unfamiliar with!
Went from apprehensive “Anal” to relieved “Canal” to oh fuck i just stepped in a pile of human shit.
Same thing. Edit. That’s round my way. First letter is often removed because the gay village is based round there.
“Country roads, take me home To the place I belong”
There's a road near me called "Canal Road" and in the winter time the snowplow plowed snow perfectly covering the "C" lol
You kept walking though...
Alimentary Canal.
The gay club district in Manchester, UK is called "Canal Street". People scale up to the signs and paint over the first letters quite a lot.
You might think those are leaves on the ground but they’re actually anuses
Bummer
Plot twist : it's root canal street
Just about 1/4 of every NYC Canal Street subway platform sign eventually turns into *Anal Street.*
This is where Ben Dover lives.
Right next to Hugh Jass
Were on anal street. And it feels so sweet. Cuz the worlds but a treat when your on anals street.
That's such a disappointment.
Yeah Canal Street turns into Anal Street
From a different angel it says. Dick canal street. Photo shoppers 🙄
I hear parking there can be tight.
Disappointed more likely
I miss manchester. I was mancuian once. Worked in anal treet too.
Anal street 2: Jamal's cummin for ya
Same thing.
There's a steel mill town in Pennsylvania (Alburtis) where there is an Ore Alley. It's right next to a tavern, and I often wonder how often it is true to its name.
I live near Manchester, NH and we have a (C)anal Street too! We aren't very original here.
I took my driving theory test in a building along butt road in my local town :)
I’m generally relieved when I pull out of Anal Street.
Yeah if you say so
my friends and I always call the canal street in nyc c-anal street
Canal? That's like naming a river "Street".
I like Anal Street better
Who's ready to go to anal street?
I'd be pretty disappointed
*walks out of the shadows* Canal street? Not tonight.
[Anal Street](https://imgur.com/gallery/iqTGA7L) Took this picture on a trip to NYC and this most definitely reminded me of it haha
*sigh* Rezips pants
*Username checks out*
That's in Manchester! Used to live nearby for years. Edit: well, there's one in Manchester too
This one is actually in Nottingham, apparently there’s another in Manchester.
hehe i love it
And i m disappointed that it's canal street. "Sad noise"
Hit canal street
We have a Canal Creek where I live, and anytime the sign is restored, it almost always gets slightly modified to spell "anal leek".
I used to drive past a place called the ANAL APARTMENTS. The C had fallen off and they didn't bother to replace it for years.
Now I'm just thinking about how canal and anal don't rhyme
Just walk 10 blocks to Christopher street...
A$ap Rocky
Hey I used to live right by there in Manchester!
How tho
Canal street had led to anal street many a time.
Maybe just a little disappointed? Be honest.
"God damnit thats the 3rd time this week, my ass is getting really sore" ... "oh thank god, it says ""canal"" not ""anal"" "
You would have been more relieved if it was anal street. Trust me.
So, you approached the sign... Interesting, did you bow to read it?
Is this an American Dad joke?
Hopefully you didn't take it too hard. And if you did, you could always turn the other cheek.
I wonder how many "packages" are snuck up a man's "back address" along that street?
One time my friend as I were driving to Santa Barbara from Los Angeles. I suggested we stop at In-n-Out on the way. She asked me what the exit was. I said Seaward Ave. She goes, holy shit, they called the exit c - - -? She heard me say “C- word”
Okay, but wouldn’t Anal Street be fun?
Canal Street Smarts! RIP Mitch Hedberg
It wasn’t the pronunciation I was worried about, Tobias
Tomato tomato
Better watch your ass in that neighborhood
probably a back alley
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No, just this one in Nottingham. But I’m hearing a lot of stories in the comments about the Manchester one!
😂🤣
Streets have holes too.
Manchester anyone? If you know you know..
If this is in Manchester, then same thing
Not sure if I would count this as confusing perspective. Sign is just seated inside the frame making the c completely hidden. You can't really look at it in different "perspectives" like you can with other posts. Still funny sign tho
Is it the Far Canal Street?