Yeah I'm pretty mystified by "Book Passage". I'd grant it as an arse pun, though I agree the vowel isn't quite right here (maybe depends on your accent?).
My first thought was "book passage" on a ship - it's pretty antiquated language (would feel a bit arch saying I "booked a passage" on the ferry to France). Not sure what they'd be going for there. Having said that, "back passage" for anus is pretty dated too - it's a bit Carry On.
If it was like a really narrow bookshop ... like a passage between shelves? But it looks like a big modern building.
Perplexing.
― JifMoose, Monday, 27 November 2023 12:19 (five months ago) link
To make up, here's a classic that I don't think's been mentioned yet (in no way local to me, but I did once drive past it)https://live.staticflickr.com/97/246596908_7c0d89c705_b.jpg(yeah it was challenge trying to search for this)
― JifMoose, Monday, 27 November 2023 12:28 (five months 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 (five 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 (five 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 (one month ago) link