Effingham, Illinois Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == In popular culture == Comedians and authors have poked fun at the "Effing" portion of the name Effingham and its use in North American and UK slang as a [[minced oath]] for the [[Fuck|"F" word]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/british/eff |title= Eff |website= dictionary.cambridge.org |access-date= April 15, 2015 }}</ref> For example, radio comedians [[Bob and Tom]] produced a segment on their national radio show referencing Effingham.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Effing House Family Restaurant|url=https://soundcloud.com/bobandtom/the-effing-house-family|language=en|access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref> [[Ben Folds]]'s album ''[[Way to Normal]]'' uses a similar play on words in a track that was inspired by driving past Effingham, although the song refers to the city as "Effington".<ref>{{cite news | author=Charlie Amter | title = Small town Mayor to Ben Folds: We will bury you | url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/10/small-town-ma-1.html | access-date=September 15, 2009 | work=The Los Angeles Times | date=October 21, 2008}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page