local businesses with horribly formed "names"

not a nightclub

Blades, Vanes, and Shrouds

are you sure, because this sounds pretty fucking goth clubby to me

yeah p sure whiney tweeted all 3 of those

just up the road from my workplace

http://i.imgur.com/I1gpiQz.png

what the actual shit

I saw a cement mixer in Walthamstow today owned by the unfortunately-named firm "Jim'll Mix It".

hippy "therapy" shop near me was offering a workshop in "Tibetan Ball Massage" the other day. i am such a child.

Finbar Saunders-isms are the best, there was much hilarity in my office today when a co-worker was having "problems with his plums" oo-er missus fnar fnar etc.

i use balls for massage regularly, hur hur. seriously though, it's very effective. little rubber balls that release tension under your back and neck and stuff.

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i guessed that was probably what it was but the initial double-take was priceless

Whereabouts in Walthamstow are you, Neil S?

I saw a cement mixer in Walthamstow today owned by the unfortunately-named firm "Jim'll Mix It".

http://www.modernmix.co.uk/assets/volumetric.jpg

that's the one!

There's a dog groomers next to where I live called 'Fuzzy Growlers'. Always made me cringe to hear my mum saying it / my dad chuckling about it.

http://s459.photobucket.com/user/doctorcasino/media/nuttinbuttluvjpg_zps0d1e65e0.jpg.html

er....

http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq313/doctorcasino/nuttinbuttluvjpg_zps0d1e65e0.jpg

HEALTH AND BEAUTY AIDS

There is actually a non-profit called Face AIDS; I had to interview someone with that on their CV and was a bit o_O

there was a short-lived cholo clothing store called Homie Depot here a few years ago (though i would say "awesomely" rather than "horribly")

There's a Fuzzy's Tacos near where I work, and I want to eat there but my lunch buddy says the name disgusts her too much. My only counterargument was tacos, but it wasn't enough.

The possessive form of Fuzzy really takes the edge off what could be pretty disgusting.

their tortilla chips are seasoned with "fuzzy dust" apparently. I will go and investigate.

i used to wonder why restaurant consultancies exist

Robert Ludlum's The Restaurant Consultancy

next door to one of the best mexican cantina's in little rock:

Flip-Over Gymnastics

surely they mean for the kids to just flip over how fun and rewarding gymnastics can be, but instead lolz

Would make for a good record shop name.

not the gymnastics part.

I am just seeing Nuttin' Butt Luv for the first time and I am currently dying of lols

There's also a boutique here in Austin called Wear Art Thou that irritates me more than it should. It's close to the Bark'N'Purr though, which always makes me happy.

I can still hear my former step-mother arguing with my dad in the front seat after he announced that his new storm window company was going to be named "Home Boy Windows" because, you know, they're for the home!

"Honey, I took your advice and went with a classier name. I present to you, Homely Windows!"

''Wear Art Thou'' is so close to being reasonably clever (I'm assuming the idea is that the clothes are ''art'') but really fumbles on the third word.

"Wear art though" would be the nice aside at the end of some snide conversation.

Wear Art Chow: high concept body art place where everything is edible

the 'thou' makes sense just fine, just read it as imperative mood

although it would be better punning if the phrase "where art thou" was actually something, other than half the title of a movie

There's a new-ish Thai restaurant opened in Glasgow called Thai-riffic.

The words Thai and Pho are total wild cards... anything goes.

i worked (for three days) at a tea place called Infini-T. It would make more sense as Infini-Tea.

I just remembered Fear & Clothing

lol that one is pretty good

http://i.imgur.com/42xNSip.jpg

looool

I remember earlier this year hearing on the radio "the Met Office have issued a yellow snow warning" and sniggering to myself

I expect the Zappa fans to come out of the woodwork for this one.

i like ones that have a sign with their slogan written just as big as the name of the store so it appears to be one long title:
Zak's ATV Zone We Sell ATVs
DOORS N MORE What's The More? Windows!

I remember earlier this year hearing on the radio "the Met Office have issued a yellow snow warning" and sniggering to myself

This never stops making me giggle either.

Does everyone else in the UK have Virgin TV/broadband installer vans with "hilarious" Van puns on their vans? There's a van belonging to a neighbour with "Van Diesel" on it parked round the corner - have also seen Julie Vandrews and Marlon Vando kicking around the area.

this place been drawing attention to itself for price discrimination. just now noticed its horribly formed name.

the Hands On Children Museum

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/06/11/2134951/florida-childrens-museum-responds-to-discrimination-by-punishing-all-families/

Not exactly local, but on WNYC they keep mentioning this underwriter called "Mail Chimp" and it always comes across to me as "Male Chimp." Terrible name either way.

I thought of this thread today bcz I came up with the name "Backto Realty" which is not a real realtor but if it was it wd belong in this thread.

MailChimp is a bulk email service, isn't it? Not an underwriter.

Check out this shipping/packaging store: http://www.goinpostalwdm.com/

oh wait

never mind, I misread your use of underwriter, carry on