“DEER XING”
I always read it as deer zing. Yes, they do!
If you make it with a cross, “+ing” it would look like it said “deer ting”, and some sensitive woman would complain to her husband, “lookout, Pa, there’s deer ting all over the road!”
Max Headroom, whose name came from the headroom sign in a parking garage, had a villain named Ped Xing.
Some guy named Frontage got a lot of roads named after him, too.
Oh yes. Drug names. I remember thread somewhere here about bad / unfortunate car names, but not drugs (someone should open one).
There is generic antihypertenson drug around here called Byol. Not sure how should be officially pronounced, but as I do sounds like some suicide / euthanasia pill (bye all).
My friend was proud to join Siemens Healthcare and then it became…Siemens Healthineers (Get it? Health + Engineers)
It’s so bad, I have to think it’s a deliberate ploy. After all, here I am telling people about it.
And apparently there’s a Healthineers song, but I haven’t found it yet.
There is a thrift shop near here called His Hem Thrift Shop. I’m assuming it’s a church based business, as the “t”'s in thrift are ugly, stylized crosses.
No idea whose hem, why his hem is important, or why a hem is part of the thrift shop experience.
I initially assumed the crudely hand-lettered sign was a typo (and tried to decode it), but it’s been there for years.
Vagisil, anyone?
mmm
Not a typo. In the Gospel of Matthew there’s a brief scene where a very ill woman comes up to Jesus in the crowd and touches the hem of his robe, believing that doing so will heal her (spoiler: it does).
Not saying the name is a GOOD name, but it isn’t a typo. Probably the name is a lot less confusing for those who attend church three-plus times a week…
There’s a church in town called “New wineskins ministries.” I’ve read the Jesus parts of the bible, but clearly not retained everything, because that had to be explained to me.
I wouldn’t eat there because I don’t want to eat a roly poly. They’re too cute to hurt.
Ralphs (grocery store). When I was in college, a bad night of drinking could cause you to ralph all over the floor. Don’t want to buy my groceries there.
Oops A Daisy (florist) so fucking annoying
We’re Alarmed! I want my home security company to be serious. Very serious
That’s “fronn-tajj” to you.
Shopping centers and apartment houses with pretentious names.
The Trails at Rock Creek
Falls at Copper Lake
The Centre at Post Oak
Pretty much any of these jerkoff names that fit the formula of XXXX at/on/in YYYY
I drive by
The Place
at Something Something
Apartments or something. Really irritating name and I suspect it’s part of a set or chain or whatever you call multiple apartment complexes under one brand.
Three pages and no mention of Kum and Go gas stations? I shudder with revulsion every time I see one.
Mrs. Gap reminds me that only the ONE she went to was dressless. My bad. 
Badcock Furniture
Gaylord Resorts
I don’t care how proud you are over owning a business, sometimes it’s better to name it something else rather than using your own name.
Not sure I’ve ever seen one. Agreed that it is a pretty awful name. Then again, I did specify names that irritate you “for no valid reason.” I’d say the reason for being irritated by “Kum and Go” gas stations is quite valid!
Fails Donut Factory.
I read this as “old English” for The Old Grift Shop and was going to give them points for honesty. I used to live near a strip mall Vietmanese restaurant called Poo Ping Palace.