Maybe they only sell white Power Macs?
― Valéry Giscard d'Staind (NickB), Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:32 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxoD_1I6S_A
this is about a shop on the other side of town although the company seems to be based in Shropshire and has a number of outlets in the UK
― Cantera: Vulgar Display Of Puyol (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:33 (twelve years ago) link
Lol at sellfridges. Crackle box - fishcoteque always made me smile too.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:37 (twelve years ago) link
There's a textiles shop in town called 'Basket of Threads'. Before that, it was 'The Sewing Machine Box'. Ouch.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:38 (twelve years ago) link
really grim chip shop called "fish plaice", looking at the pun on the shopfront is like seeing the ghost of a child in a dying old man's angry gnarled face.
― I'm going to allow this! (LocalGarda), Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:50 (twelve years ago) link
it's "flickers" apparentlyhttp://static.whoseview.com/files/1272475646051IMG1094739120.png
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:58 (twelve years ago) link
camden strikes againhttp://statics.192.com/estreet/original/large/1219/12193176.jpg
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:01 (twelve years ago) link
Dublin classics:
http://images.travelpod.com/users/paulandjenny/1.1299866393.knobs-and-knockers.jpg
http://50percenthuman.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/people/lino-ritchie.jpg
― James Bond Jor (seandalai), Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:06 (twelve years ago) link
there's a thai restaurant here called THAI COON, and it makes me a little uncomfortable
― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:08 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.anglingfish.net/images/bait-sign-master-baits12.JPG
swear there used to be a tackle shop of this name in Hull, too.
not "horribly formed" tho imo
― red is hungry green is jawless (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:11 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/the-green-mama/assets_c/2010/01/bebybaby-thumb-572xauto-66304.jpg
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:12 (twelve years ago) link
i mean clearly it's a popular gag
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_isUvlzkZPIQ/TJuyad4f6HI/AAAAAAAAG5c/bWtVesg1jSw/s1600/838134437_bdc3e6b68e.jpg
― red is hungry green is jawless (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:12 (twelve years ago) link
http://static.whoseview.com/files/1272615200290IMG0556417868.png
― I'm not going leftfield on you... (hypehat), Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:15 (twelve years ago) link
in peckham, used to pass it on bus to work....
I can think of a couple in Toronto - tbh I kinda love when shops go this route:
Grateful Head (hair salon)Snakes & Lattes (coffee shop w/many board games you can play on)
and this doesn't have a pun in general but it makes me lol everytime: Shorty Shack (womens' clothing store) which is close to Ghetto Stylez(!!)
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:20 (twelve years ago) link
OH!!! And north of Toronto, closer to cottage country, there is a place that makes decks and assorted cottage furnishings, called Deck in a Box!
oops I messed that up slightly
http://www.dockinabox.com/images/storefront.jpg
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:24 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe not appropriate for this thread, but I really despise the trend of naming business "Zen," e.g. Zen Hair Salon, Zen Massage, Zen Drywall, etc.
― tanuki, Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:44 (twelve years ago) link
lol @ deck in a box
knobs and knockers and lino ritchie also great
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
there was an excellent scaffolder's name "pole positions".
much better than, for example, another one i saw called "poles apart" - no thanks.
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:53 (twelve years ago) link
Chickpizz!
― Did you drop some flug in my cup? (Abbbottt), Thursday, 29 March 2012 14:38 (twelve years ago) link
ya that one is my fav so far
― Time, a group with Jam and Lewis (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 29 March 2012 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~landau/about.1.jpg
kosher wine
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 29 March 2012 14:48 (twelve years ago) link
There is a local bloke who does mowing, raking, etc. for the rich people around here. I see his old beat-up truck parked on the street, usually half-blocking traffic. Emblazoned on his truck doors: ESAD'S YARD MAINTENANCE.
― Aimless, Thursday, 29 March 2012 14:51 (twelve years ago) link
?
― beachville, Thursday, 29 March 2012 14:56 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.liloia.com/images/peabody.gif
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 29 March 2012 14:58 (twelve years ago) link
2 locations! salem and peabody, ma.
Eat Shit And Die Yard Maintenance xxp
― Valéry Giscard d'Staind (NickB), Thursday, 29 March 2012 14:59 (twelve years ago) link
This is actually a national chain: http://www.sweatshop.co.uk/
― emil.y, Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:02 (twelve years ago) link
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, March 29, 2012 10:58 AM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I almost bought a bunghole shirt the last time I was in salem. I didn't know what a bunghole was until recently and always thought it was someone's unfortunate last name.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
the was a hair salon near my old place called follicles and a wine store called fermented grapes, i found them both a bit technical
― lag∞n, Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:17 (twelve years ago) link
oh oh and a restaurant called fish and crustaceans
― lag∞n, Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:18 (twelve years ago) link
I am always bemused by the memory of a roadside cafe that has since closed, named (as far as anyone could tell from the enormous signage) EAT.
― Aimless, Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:21 (twelve years ago) link
http://hilton.org.uk/facade/cambridge-eat.jpg
stands for 'excellence and taste'9 maybe not anymore).
anyway more interestingly:
http://tanksalot.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/thyme-to-eat-cafe.jpg?w=600&h=398
― ledge, Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:24 (twelve years ago) link
ooh there is a paint your own pottery place called Your Fired.. as well. I know technically it's not grammatically correct but it DRIVES ME INSANE.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
(er, technically not INcorrect)
I never liked "Eggspectations"
― The Cheerfull Turtle (Latham Green), Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
salon names provide a rich vein of forced puns
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:41 (twelve years ago) link
This is an imaginary one but I always fancied opening up shops called "occult bakery" and "occult drycleaners"
― I am using your worlds, Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
http://statics.192.com/estreet/original/large/1045/10457006.jpg
short cuts, obv, but OH FFS next door also
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
tbh i don't think anyone's ever gonna beat the 'neutring stops aids in cats' shop:
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/55/137639493_b1dce51087_z.jpg
― ledge, Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
there was little salon i saw recently named WE'RE HAIR, it just doesn't set right with me, because it's a pun on "we're here" which isn't really even a thing? plus they are saying that they ARE hair?
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:47 (twelve years ago) link
wow wow wow @ cat neutering place
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:48 (twelve years ago) link
also a nail salon called GET NAILED
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:48 (twelve years ago) link
this is in marylebone
http://static.whoseview.com/files/1273095385313IMG0509146271.pngyou can't quite read it here but this is the company
http://www.goaway.co.uk/index.php?page=ABOUT_US
it's meant to be a sentence, i think - but the way they coloured it made it look as though they thought of 2 puns but only had one shop and so they are tagging both names on.
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:51 (twelve years ago) link
Most terrible does-not-make-sense pun name is A Salt & Battery in NYC
― Valéry Giscard d'Staind (NickB), Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:52 (twelve years ago) link
you use salt and batter as ingredients for fish n chips come on
― lag∞n, Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:54 (twelve years ago) link
asphalt and rubbery?
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:55 (twelve years ago) link
this sign in fitzrovia http://pic.epicfail.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sign-fail-weve-got-crabs-downstairs.jpg
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:57 (twelve years ago) link
In West Memphis: Hair "I" Am
akin to the We're Hair mentioned above. Don't know why the I's in quotes. Emphasis?
Also had a Doggy Style groomer up the street, but they finally apparently figured it out and changed the name to something bland.
― andrew m., Thursday, 29 March 2012 16:24 (twelve years ago) link
According to their website, "Book Passage" was originally the name of their mail order division before being adopted for the whole company. So "passage of books" seems to have been the intent.
― Kim Kimberly, Monday, 27 November 2023 17:13 (four months ago) link
I am firm that it is a non-filthy double entendre meaning "book passage" on a ship, and a "passage" from a book.
― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland), Monday, 27 November 2023 17:59 (four months ago) link
not exactly local but "Duke Cannon" always brings to mind someone launching dog turds at people
― never trust a big book and a simile (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:35 (two months ago) link
Yeah, they sell that stuff at my local Ace Hardware and it just makes me think of poop shooting out of a butt, so no thanks.
― peace, man, Wednesday, 7 February 2024 12:59 (two months ago) link
http://hipsterbusiness.name
― budo jeru, Friday, 22 March 2024 00:45 (three weeks ago) link