# Bad Names, Business Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 13, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685 "2012-02-13T06:30:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/21 "2012-02-14T14:16:05Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > I once saw a Greek restaurant called Tantalus. I leave it to the reader to determine whether it says worse things about the food or the service. My undergrad mascot was The Spartans. However, the on-campus student business might have done well to think of a better name than “Spartan Services.” Unless they were really going for the no-frills image. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/22 "2012-02-14T15:08:35Z")
I recall that the old “National Lampoon” magazine had a section on weird business names…one stuck in my memory-…a “Crummy Funeral Home”. Great name-have your loved one planted by Crummy!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/23 "2012-02-14T15:33:20Z")
My grandparents used to live in Clearwater, FL where there was a funeral home named Moss Feaster. Moss Feaster! I mean, I get that Mr. Moss and Mr. Feaster are business partners, but one of y’all’s got to change your name. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/24 "2012-02-14T16:50:20Z")
Citarella (a retail and wholesale market in New York/Long Island) opened a wholesale fish market a few years ago. I was behind one of their trucks the other day. [Meat Without Feet](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HLk1TFa8jOc/TzqPlNCls9I/AAAAAAAAEqA/IbzPxRzIKGY/s1600/Meat+Without+Feet+Truck.jpg) I figure a name like that is enough to turn a vegetarian into a vegan pretty quickly. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/25 "2012-02-14T17:12:43Z")
There was “Belcher’s Liquors” and “Carnal Garage” in Kentucky. I also could have sworn I saw a “Vinyl Solutions” somewhere, though possibly that was the result of confusing a vivid nightmare with real life. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/26 "2012-02-14T17:21:58Z")
> [@Ken001](#): > > Not certain as to what you are alluding? The pump (or well) in a village has been the centre of daily gathering for millennia.. I think there are references to meeting at the pump/well to gossip going back 5000 years. The Town Pump is where everyone goes daily and chats to others. The Water Cooler is the modern equivalent. > > Possibly you are thinking about The Town Bike - ridden by all - which is a euphemism for a fallen woman as t’were… 😃 Where I come from the Town Pump is the lady you refer to as Town Bike. I used to see a liquor store named Town Pump; unfortunate, I always thought. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/27 "2012-02-14T17:30:46Z")
**Curl up & dye** is a surprisingly popular name for hair salons, it seems. I knew of one in Milwaukee years ago, but a little googling reveals many more places are using this name. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/28 "2012-02-14T17:44:34Z")
If you’re ever in our area and find yourself in need of some fasteners, **Screws Unlimited** is the place to go. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/29 "2012-02-14T17:44:38Z")
Drug Palace Payne Furniture ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/30 "2012-02-14T17:47:54Z")
And there’s always the ever-popular [Bunghole](http://www.bungholeliquors.com/) [Liquors](https://www.google.com/search?q=bunghole+liquors&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=3XN&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=vJ06T4iEDcTg0QHqsKnMCw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CA8Q_AUoAQ&biw=1413&bih=905&sei=xJ06T6uvFOLz0gGbx7ylCw#q=bunghole+liquors&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=BYN&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=1&biw=942&bih=603). ---
**Author:** ![slitterst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@slitterst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slitterst)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/31 "2012-02-14T18:11:28Z")
There’s a company down the road that does analysis techniques, or technology. So they named their company Analtech. I’ve never been brave enough to google them to see if they have a website. They do, however have a sign at the delivery door that says “Analtech receiving dock.” ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/32 "2012-02-14T18:17:07Z")
I know of a place called Condom World. Best name since Snakes on a Plane. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/33 "2012-02-14T18:17:24Z")
There’s a Thai place on Touhy in Niles, IL (NW Chicago Burb, near Skokie) called **Thong Thai.** I giggle every time I drive past. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/34 "2012-02-14T18:20:35Z")
In a town near me is a hairstylist who calls the place “The Best Little Hairhouse In Town”. Yeah, cute take on that Dolly Parton movie, but how did the owner never predict that vandals would constantly spraypaint the sign _to_ the name of the movie? ---
**Author:** ![Haunted\_Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/35 "2012-02-14T18:21:32Z")
(1) One in particular stands out to me, because it actually grew into a national chain: Dress Barn. Dress Barn. Dress. BARN. Maybe they were popular with women who liked to shop for dresses, then go grab lunch at The Feeding Trough or something. (2) Until fairly recently, there was a day care facility near my neighborhood called Kidz Stop. The logo was a stop sign with the word Kidz in some fancy font emblazoned thereon. Thing is, that wasn’t technically the full name- on the sign, the rest of the name appeared in smaller block letters beneath the logo. The rest of the name was Learning Center. So, yeah, let’s send our children to Kidz Stop Learning Center. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/36 "2012-02-14T18:22:32Z")
I like **Ben Rich Jewelry**. _Yeah, I was rich until I went into the jewelry store_. Also, I cringe when I drive by the _Drury Inn_. Sounds awful. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/37 "2012-02-14T18:32:30Z")
A gas station/convenience store chain: Pump ‘n’ Munch If nothing else, they should reverse the order! ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/38 "2012-02-14T18:40:20Z")
The Cao Dung Beauty Clinic [near](http://www.yelp.com/biz/cao-dung-beauty-clinic-falls-church) me. Ask for the special. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/39 "2012-02-14T18:41:23Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > Tattoo parlour’s main signage read “Scorpian Ink”. Front window proclaimed “Proffessional tattooist”. Yes, a lack of spelling ability is what I’m looking for in a tattooist (although it may have been the signwriter to blame. Should’ve got Legible Signs). To be fair, Scorpion Ink is spelt correctly elsewhere on the premises and after a newspaper mocked them for the “Proffessional” sign they had their window redone. Legible just means that it’s readable, not that it’s correct. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685/40 "2012-02-14T18:44:56Z")
> [@Spiff](#): > > A gas station/convenience store chain: Pump ‘n’ Munch > > If nothing else, they should reverse the order! At least Kum ‘n’ Go has the order right. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-names-business-edition/612685.md?page=3)