# Bad Business Names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 3, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609 "2007-05-03T14:04:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/81 "2007-05-05T02:56:10Z")
The two summers I spent in the Cherokee, NC area, we used to regularly pass a sign for the Hemlock Nursing Home. I guess that’s one way of dealing with those pesky old folks. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/82 "2007-05-05T04:26:01Z")
This is probably on purpose, but still in very poor taste IMHO. There’s a Chinese restaurant in town called “Chine Toque.” Toque=chef’s hat. Ok, right? Wrong – “chinetoque” is an offensive racial slur for an Asian person, basically the equivalent of “chink.” On a lighter note, I have no explanation whatsoever for [this.](http://pics.livejournal.com/montrealais/pic/00001kt0/g1) ---
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/83 "2007-05-05T04:53:57Z")
There is a dental surgeon who’s company is called "Wotamaniuk Dental " He does fine work… I chose him as anyone who’s ad sound like “What a Maniac Dental” must be extra carefull FML ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/84 "2007-05-05T12:27:08Z")
> [@auntbeast](#): > > Pirhana Plumbing doesn’t really inspire me to call them. The thought of a school of pirhana living in my toilet scares the bejeebus out of me. If the business name is spelled Pirhana, you have nothing to worry about. > [@Potato Pancakes](#): > > There’s a hole-in-the-wall eatery around here called Greasy Tony’s. Not so hole-in-the-wall; there’s one in Tucson too, so I’d wager it’s a state chain. > [@CalMeacham](#): > > I mean, aren’t they the ones that lost the war? Yes, but they’re also the ones that snuck past the wall and into the city against all odds, using trickery and a bunch of wood. ---
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/85 "2007-05-05T13:53:34Z")
Here in Edmonton we also have Chin kee Chinese food… I went in once, said “Nie Ho Ma” to which the pimply faced (caucasian) waiter replied “Whaaaaaa?” Obviously from hong kong… FML ---
**Author:** ![abbeytxs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@abbeytxs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbeytxs)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/86 "2007-05-05T14:17:44Z")
Many years ago, after the birth of my last kid, it was time for hubby to find a urologist for his vasectomy. My OB gave us a list of several recomendations including one for a Dr. Richard Chop. I thought it was terribly funny. Hubby was not amused. ---
**Author:** ![coffeecat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coffeecat/32/3405_2.png) [@coffeecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffeecat)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/87 "2007-05-06T01:32:24Z")
[Roche Brothers Supermarket](http://www.rochebros.com). And there’s a local produce wholesaler that emblazons its company slogan on the side of its trucks: “We sell integrity.” I always think, “Yeah? How much you want for yours?” ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/88 "2007-05-06T02:03:16Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] It’s always bothered me that they named the most famous brand of condoms **Trojans**. I mean, aren’t they the ones that _lost_ the war? [/QUOTE] Not only did they lose the war, but – would you buy a condom named after a giant artificial device that penetrates the wall by subterfuge and then breaks out, spewing out tons of little guys that rape the women and burn the city? Be that as it may, **Hamish** has had occasion to visit a dermatologist named Dr. Gratton. (_grattons_ = “let’s scratch”.) He also reminds me of the plumbing and generator company called Onan/Cummins. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/89 "2007-05-06T03:34:03Z")
I’ve received mail from Hitt Contractors. They’re a “construction firm,” no idea if that’s a Mafia front or not. 😛 Sailboat ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/90 "2007-05-06T03:37:48Z")
Several years ago north of Boston I saw a truck that said “J.T. Damphousse Roofing and Siding.” ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/91 "2007-05-06T04:13:34Z")
There is a supermarket in Monterey Park, California, a very Chinese area, which is called Shun Fat market. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/92 "2007-05-06T04:48:06Z")
There is an electrical consulting firm in St Louis by the name of Stahl & Ponder. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/93 "2007-05-06T04:58:38Z")
Once in a while I pass a home heating oil place called **Just Oil and More**. The name irritates me. What exactly do they mean by “just”? Fair? Is it a surname? Are they just dumb? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/94 "2007-05-06T05:59:31Z")
Not a business but a state park that I used to drive by on a regular basis Bong Recreation Park > **[Richard Bong State Recreation Area](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bong_Recreational_Area)** > > Richard Bong State Recreation Area is a 4,515-acre (1,827 ha) unit of the state park system of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located in the town of Kansasville, in Racine County. This managed prairie contains 8.3 miles (13 km) of mountain bike trails. Other recreational activities include high power rocketry, swimming, dogsledding, falconry, ATV sports, land sailing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, camping with amenities, and ultralight aviation. There is a wildlife preserve where grea... I had some friends (and countless others no doubt) get arrested there recreating their bongs. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/95 "2007-05-06T07:28:32Z")
> [@valgard](#): > > Here in SF there’s a big construction firm called “Sheedy Construction”. In Ames, IA, the local trash hauler is **Chitty Garbage Service**. ---
**Author:** ![Puzzler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d07c76/32.png) [@Puzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Puzzler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/96 "2007-05-06T10:04:40Z")
How about some Hebrew businesses? There a glazier here whose name is Shaviro, and his business is called after him. Shavir in Hebrew is fragile. There’s a VD doctor called Dr. Pinkoos. In Hebrew Pin = Penis, and Koos=Cunt. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/97 "2007-05-06T11:05:37Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Tiger] And for hilarity, _nothing_ can beat the delivery company whose trucks bear, in English lettering three feet high, their name: _Lapid Expless_. [/QUOTE] Well, there’s one courier service that operates in Tokyo that obviously decided to combine the words Rapid and Speed to make their name: **RAPEED**. I walk around with my camera now hoping to catch one of them. There was also a jazz bar in my old neighborhood that picked the unfortunate name of **Uncle Tom**. ---
**Author:** ![mamboman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/98 "2007-05-06T11:16:29Z")
There was a pie store in the Brisbane CBD called “Buy A Pie or We’ll Both Starve”. It went out of business. mm ---
**Author:** ![FRDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e68b1a/32.png) [@FRDE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FRDE)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/99 "2007-05-06T12:42:05Z")
I once worked for a company called Rank Holidays - and had a doctor called Dr Cockbain ( he was a nice guy ) ---
**Author:** ![zenith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zenith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zenith)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609/100 "2007-05-06T13:05:12Z")
My ex-wife’s OB/GYN’s last name was Beavers. I saw a Slutsky’s Auto Parts in Sioux City. Al Pimper is a car dealer in Fremont, NE. WGN has runs ads for an RV dealer named Don Raper. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-business-names/402609.md?page=6)