Worst Name for a Business....

[Shananigans]

I'd have to say the worst I have ever heard is a salon named "The Beaver Look" in Bemidji, MN. Bemidji state University's mascot is the Beaver, hence the name...

What about yours?

[MercutioATC]

1. There is a carryout store in Beaver, PA called........you guessed it.....

Beaver Liquors.

Gotta appreciate that :)

[Shananigans]

3. Beaver Liquors?

You have got to be kidding me! That is just...awful!

[MercutioATC]

13. I can probably dig up the picture from the class alumni archives....

Two of us (not me, two others) standing under the sign.

It actually became a big deal a couple of years ago because an alum put together a video slide show for our 15th high school reunion with a slide of this pic. Since the school was funding the alum dinner (at the lounge at Jacob's Field in Cleveland), they tried to "edit" this pic. To his credit, the alum who was designing the production told them that either they gave him complete creative control, or they could "kiss his ass". They buckled, and we got to see the "Beaver Liqours" again.

There IS a "Beaver Liquors" or was in Beaver, PA.


That's my long-winded story.

[Ellen Forradalom]

29. Eat it and Beat It

Hot dog stand on First Avenue in Melrose Park, IL

[Interrobang]

51. Well, there used to be a chain here called Beaver Lumber.

There are about a million "Beaver Lumber" jokes...it's not really much better.

I still think the worst one I ever encoutered was an industrial plastics company called Wacker Silicones. The mods may ban me for even posting these two things in conjunction.

[PVnRT]

37. That is brilliant

Seriously.

[Burma Jones]

45. Three Doctors: I swear I am not making this up

Dr. Gore - a Dermatologist that worked in my Pop's Hospital

Dr. Brain - my former Shrink

and, seen on an office directory in Baltimore,

Dr. Seymour Weiner - Urologist

I actually went to Dr. Weiner's office, and there really was a Dr. Weiner. The receptionist said she had a lot of trouble with phone calls.

[lazarus]

57. Dr Payne

my ex-wife's ob/gyn.

[jmowreader]

79. I went to a dentist named Dr. Payne once

In Fayetteville we have a lawyer named Raper.

[Beaker]

58. in chicago, there's a street called "Lunt"-

(one of the three streets in chicago that rhyme with "vagina"), and there used to be a store(near western & lunt) called "lunt liquors", that had their sign "vandalized" every once in a while...

[Endangered Specie]

2. A restaurant called "Dirty Dicks"

[Melsky]

8. lol

I bet they get their alcohol at Beaver Liquors

[name not needed]

12. Dirty Dick's Crab Shack?

One of my friends almost got suspended from school for wearing one of their shirts a couple of years ago.

[cedahlia]

92. How about Crabby Dicks?

That is the actual name of a crabhouse in Baltimore City...for some reason it sounds scarier to me than Dirty Dicks, although they're both pretty bad.

[ironflange]

4. There's a dog groomer here named:

Doggy Style.

Not only that, it shares a mini mall with a chiropractor and a sex shop.

[demgrrrll]

27. Man the evil one looks like a children of the corn cat. Beware the

eyes that paralyze.

[SoCalDem]

5. My hometown had "Cheatum Furniture" and "Dick Printing"

Every spring, kids would call and the ancient lady who answered the phones would have to listen to .."How much does it cost to get your dick printed"?

[Nay]

6. In Tennessee where I used to live, there was a prosthetics company named

Stubbs Limb and Brace. Swear to God. And in Georgia there is a dry cleaners that specializes in fur and leather called "S & M Cleaners."

[kckc]

7. In Salem Mass.

a liquor store called Bunghole Liquor

[SoCalDem]

9. I found a picture of that place

:)

?big pic

[kckc]

10. So do I !

I thought my dad was going to stop breathing he was laughing so hard!

[Whitacre D_WI]

17. There's a picture of me out front...

on me & eyesroll's honeymoon. I'm standing under the big sign that says "The Bunghole."

I found it appropriate.

[SoCalDem]

23. Is this YOU????

?big

[Whitacre D_WI]

60. No.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

20. What would John Proctor thnk?

:D

[Braden]

61. they have a good selection!

another Salem Store that you may have missed is the

T&A Market on Lafayette St. Only a few blocks from the bunghole.

[jmm]

67. They also have another location in Peabody. n/t

[Terwilliger]

11. Crook's Used Cars

that's an actual place (or was) in Augusta, GA

[SoCalDem]

14. There's always "Big Dick's Halfway Inn"

[ozymandius]

15. Bunghole Liquors - with picture

[2Sailsgirls]

16. The chop shop

i always thought that was a funny name for a hair salon.

[Whitacre D_WI]

18. Well, there are always the classic "True Facts"

from National Lampoon:

[KamaAina]

19. Ham Produce & Seafood

you see their trucks all over Honolulu.

Can't you just see Letterman interrogating one of their drivers:

"Pardon me, Sir, would you happen to have any bacon?"

"No, we're Ham Produce & Seafood."

"How about steak? Have you got any steak?"

"No, we're Ham Produce & Seafood..."

[dolo amber]

21. There is a restaurant

in Cincinnati called "J&W Bar-b-que" which seems benign enough...until you see their sign. The "&" looks EXACTLY like an "E". The first time I saw it I was all like :wow: :wtf:!!

[Lostmessage]

22. Nut's R Us

The sign in their lot was "Parking for Nut's only".

[never cry wolf]

24. Not exactly a business but...

In southern Wisconsin there is a state "park" called the "Bong Recreational Area."

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/bong/

:smoke:

[mdmc]

98. I saw that when I went to see the Dead at Alpine Valley

There is a vet locally called Dr. Lawless.

[oxymoron]

25. Portland, OR restaraunt...

Hung Far Low



A great place for a good stiff cocktail in it's day.

[Drifter]

70. House of Poon

This is a chinese restaurant on Monroe Avenue in Rochester NY.

Great food. The name doesn't even get a chuckle anymore (around here anyways).

Cheers
Drifter

[blondeatlast]

26. Hanger Prosthetics; Phoenix. Not the worst,

but still funny.

Also Phoenix: there used to be a 12 step store situated right next to, don't get ahead of me here, a place that sold recreational slot machines.

Also a sushi bar located next to THE tropical fish store in Phoenix.

[demgrrrll]

28. I worked next door to a combination bbq and donut shop and

that is what the business was called, bbq and donuts.
Really appetizing.

[SoCalDem]

30. How would you like to go to a business school directly above

a beauty salon (specialized in Old lady perms) and a donut shop..

The students would nearly pass out from the nasty combination of perm solution fumes and overheated grease..

[blondeatlast]

32. I don't even want to think about it. UGH.

[JVS]

31. Sidewalk Pizza

[Red State Rebel]

33. Wouldn't you love to camp at TN's Frozen Head State Park???

[SoCalDem]

35. My boys always giggled when we drove past the sign for

Elephant Butte Lake...

[dolo amber]

39. Also right outside of Cincinnati:

Big Bone Lick State Park. :evilgrin:

Huh..huh...Big Bone Lick....heh....



:D

[SoCalDem]

59. Well, There's also French Lick , Indiana

[alwynsw]

66. Hometown of Larry Bird AND

location of the French Lick Springs Resort - one of America's truly grand hotels. Watch out for the Pluto Water.

http://www.frenchlick.com/

[Beaker]

62. Maryland has Big Assawoman Bay, and Little Assawoman Bay...

near ocean city.

[bobthedrummer]

34. Bhudda's Sausage in Green Bay "Home of the Golden Brat"

that's Bhudda's Sausage on Main.

[PVnRT]

36. Sackrider & Associates

An investment firm where I live.

[Dr Fate]

38. "Squat & Gobble" Cafe n/t

n/t

[supernova]

40. Klutz Piano Company

in Raleigh. Yep. It's true. They were out on the highway and had a piano precariously purched up on a mile-high pole to advertise the store.

Sadly, Klutz Piano is no more.

[Dennis Quaranta]

41. All Erection and Crane

When you need help getting it up

[MisterP]

42. "Termite Goy" (turned out to be a badly made "Termite Guy" sign)

:o

[alwynsw]

43. Fuk Mi and Fu Kim

Chinese restaurants in Indy and Radcliff, KY, respectively.

Go ahead, say 'em both out loud.

[4morewars]

50. A Diner called 2 Dicks.....

...in Ridgefield Park,NJ Father and son, each named, you gussed it.....Dick ! Oddly enough they were cops !!!! go figure

[alwynsw]

44. BIG BONE LICK STATE PARK

3380 Beaver Road, Union KY 41091-9627

Is there a connection?

Some of the locals showing off their big bones:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

46. House of Crabs

in College Park, MD.

Conjures up some nasty images....

[nuxvomica]

47. "Onan Cummings", industrial generator maintenance

I think Cummings is a subsidiary of Onan cuz they have different logos. They service our backup generators.

[alwynsw]

68. What wordplay opportunities!

Waht was that thing about Onan and spilling his seed? I gotta go laugh.

[jmowreader]

81. Onan is part of Cummins

Cummins (the largest manufacturer of diesel engines) bought Onan (started by a Mr. D.W. Onan, and a manufacturer of generators since the 1920s) in 1989.

[nuxvomica]

95. Thanks for the info

I knew I didn't have it quite right. I've wanted to ask the maintenance guy but was always afraid if I struck up a conversation that he might want to shake hands. :-)

[Endangered Specie]

48. I always hear "Hooker Furniture" on the price is right

[DemBones DemBones]

49. Fling Funeral Home

LaGrange, Georgia

[CanuckAmok]

52. Hung Gay Restaurant Supply, in Vancouver

no foolin'!

[DemBones DemBones]

53. Long and Ready's Nursery, St. Petersburg, FL eom

[Nile]

54. Master Bait & Takle

Sells everything for fishing.

[gator_in_Ontario]

55. Mom and Pop's Guns and Jewelry

Fort Pierce, FL

[JMac]

56. A Dyno-Mite Hooker Towing Service Inc

n/t

[Aristus]

63. Booger Red's Truck Repair and Seasonal Produce

True story. Little redneck bizz just outside of Houston.

[Shananigans]

64. Cease Funeral Home...

in Bemidji, Minnesota. Isn't that just wrong?

[Shananigans]

65. Pump 'n Munch Gas Station

Somewhere around Minneapolis. Who names thier gas station "Pump n' Munch" ????? Is this a chain or what???

[jmm]

69. Noah's Ark Rotisserie

I guess I'm not the only one who thought it was a bad name because now it is closed.

[ScreamingMeemie]

71. Not just one hotel but any hotel that abbreviates and has STD Rooms

followed by their rates cracks me up.

[Anaxamander]

72. S&M Foodmart

Located in Thomasville, Georgia.

[Edge]

73. There's a business in Minneapolis, MN....

and it's called "Lickety Split." Guess what kind of store that is...

[K8-EEE]

74. "Aquarium" (seafood restaurant)

This is owned by Russians, doesn't that sound like you would be eating filthy and/or pet fish? Or goldfish? Ugh.

The place looks really grubby from the outside also, which doesn't help.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

75. Take a look at this manufacturer of...

...roller bearings.

They sponsor a Stock Car team here in Brazil. Their name appears in giant letters on the car. :crazy:

[MadHound]

76. Oh, we have the plant downstate in Joplin Missouri

Going into Joplin on I-44 and you would see a large smokestack by the highway with

F
A
G

in big bright letters. However it is originally a German company, and just doesn't translate well.

A few from Columbia Mo

Dick Ewers(pronounced yours) Tire and Rubber.
Richard Head Automotive, where you can go in and have a Dick Head(either Sr. or Jr.) sell you a car.
And then there is our legendary local Bass Pro shop, whose famous outfront motto is
"LIQUOR, GUNS AND AMMO" And yes, you too can purchase all of these fine products if you are of legal age.

[Red State Rebel]

86. I've seen that sign...almost left the road laughing....

And before you think I'm homophobic, one of my gay friends was riding with me and his comments about the sign were what really made it funny.

[Shananigans]

77. Bunyan Shoes

Yet another one from Bemidji, Minnesota. The supposed home of Paul Bunyan. How ironic...

So far in Bemidji we have:

Cease Funeral Home
The Beaver Look Hair Salon
Bunyan Shoes

What next! I just keep remembering more!

[kiahzero]

78. S & M Video Rental

A normal video shop (with no porn to be found, in fact) with an unfortunate name.

[jimbo fett]

80. One of the biggest bread companies in Mexico is "Bimbo"

[Shananigans]

83. That's funny...

There is also a restaurant up in Northern Minnesota (side lake area) named Bimbo's Octagon. The owner's nickname is Bimbo, hence the restaurant name.

[bubba_fett]

87. Taxidermy and cheese

It's real, it's in rural WI, where I grew up. Not a bad name I guess, because it's an accurate description...but it's just an odd combo.

[On the Road]

82. To Rent a Beach House on Anna Maria Island, You Can Go To:

Passing Wind Manor
5625 Gulf Dr.
Holmes Beach, Florida 34217
941-778-5114
[e-mail]
Real Estate Rental

OK, I get the idea. But at least call it "passing breeze."

[HEyHEY]

84. "The Pho Bich Nigga" in Vancouver BC

[flamingyouth]

91. T&A Supply Company in Seattle

I have no idea what they sell. :shrug:

I crack up everytime I drive by, though.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

85. Phartz Ice Cream

I just remembered this one. I don't think the business exists anymore. It used to be in Gettysburg, PA. :P

[UrbScotty]

88. No Anchovies pizza place in Tucson, AZ (nt)

[7 Lazy P]

89. True....

Big Pecker's Bar and Grill in Ocean City, MD.

[northofdenali]

90. There is a roadhouse (bar & grill) halfway between Fairbanks

and Nenana that is at least......unusual.....
http://www.blablab.com:8000/IMAGES/Alaska/Denali/akdnskinny.jpg

Great folks, though!

[Astarho]

93. Wimpy Construction

Saw it in Ontario Canada.

[anti_shrub]

94. Schwan's

Schwan's is one of those places you order food from and they deliver to your house.

I found it funny in high school since I took 4 years of German and "Schwanz" is German for "dick", so every time we see one of their vehicles on the road someone says "there goes the dick wagon!"

[Kellanved]

96. well

Other's might think of "swan" ("Schwan") first :evilgrin:.


Not me, of course

[BiggJawn]

97. Tipton, IN....

Nuff sed.

[July]

99. Two funeral homes in Buffalo:

Bury and Amigone. Well-known there, and, as far as I know, still in business. Saw them mentioned on Leno's "Headlines" once, too.

[JohnLocke]

100. Dick Corp.

In Miami.