Pound Town
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About
"Pound Town" is a fictional destination that serves as a euphemism for engaging in the act of sexual intercourse. While the term is mostly used in a metaphorical sense in conversations, on the web, Pound Town is often depicted as a geographical location through photoshopped parodies of public transportation tickets, maps and image macros.
Origin
The exact origin of "Pound Town" is currently unknown. On July 10th, 2005, Urban Dictionary[1] user The Twelve Inch Pianist submitted an entry for the term "pound town," defining it as a destination where "rough sex" occurs.
Spread
On December 11th, 2010, Urban Dictionary user pigpen102 submitted an entry for "Mayor of Poundtown," defining it as a title given to a man who is skilled at performing sexually. On October 18th, 2011, Season 2 Episode 5 of the television comedy series Workaholics was broadcast, in which the character Anders Holmvik (played by Anders Holm) pulls up in a car decorated like an American flag and exclaims "All aboard to downtown Pound Town!" (shown below).
On April 9th, 2012, Redditor obvious_stroll submitted a post claiming to have discovered a couple in a public bathroom "going to pound town" to the /r/AskReddit[6] subreddit. On February 4th, 2014, Redditor globaltourist submitted a photoshopped image of a ticket to "Dick City with a layover in Pound Town" to the /r/funny[3] subreddit, where it gathered more than 2,700 votes (86% upvoted) and 250 comments within five months (shown below).
On July 16th, Redditor lizgwilson submitted a Captain Picard facepalm image macro joking about being taken to "Poundtown" to the /r/AdviceAnimals[2] subreddit, where it gained over 3,600 votes (94% upvoted) in the first five days (shown below, left). On July 18th, Redditor tardymarty submitted a Redditor's Wife image macro referencing "Pound Town" to /r/AdviceAnimals[4] (shown below, right), where it accumulated upwards of 2,700 votes (91% upvoted) in 72 hours.
On July 19th, Redditor QuantumGamer submitted a photograph of a Pound World storefront titled "Forget pound town, take her here" to /r/pics[7] (shown below, left). The same day, Redditor Stewpid submitted a Bad Luck Brian image macro about Pound Town to /r/AdviceAnimals[8] (shown below, right). In the next 48 hours, the posts gained over 930 and 2,000 votes respectively.
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External References
[1] Urban Dictionary – pound town
[2] Reddit – They never grow up
[3] Reddit – Im giving this to my girlfriend on Valentines Day
[4] Reddit – Redditors Wife
[5] Reddit – I just walked into a public bathroom to find a couple going to pound town
[6] Reddit – I just walked into a public bathroom to find a couple going to pound town
[7] Reddit – Forget pound town take her here
[8] Reddit – Brian Goes to Poundtown
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Gant47
Jul 21, 2014 at 07:49PM EDT
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