# Clever or stupid company names **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 25, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828 "2015-08-25T13:54:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/21 "2015-08-25T19:18:41Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Is this (Bimbo bakery) a well-known product name in much of the USA? The stores around here (Extended San Francisco area) certainly have it. I’d never heard of it before this month, so I’m gonna guess ‘no.’ ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/22 "2015-08-25T19:27:29Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > There is a restaurant/bar on the Lake of the Ozarks in MO called “Big Dick’s Halfway Inn”. We passed Skinny Dick’s Halfway Inn while traveling in Alaska. There were some very cute cartoon bears on the sign who may or may not have been demonstrating…something. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/23 "2015-08-25T19:34:26Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > On Anna Maria Island in Florida, there’s a woman who does business as **Shady Lady Horticultural Services**. > > I love the way that name works on both levels. > > I bought a loaf of their bread in a grocery store in Florida a couple weeks back. Couldn’t resist. My wife cracked up when she saw the label. Bimbo also make a soft drink: “Bimbo Cola”. It’s pretty good, although its head is a little airy. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/24 "2015-08-25T19:34:58Z")
Experts Exchange, a service that charged for answers to IT questions, used to be at the address [expertsexchange.com](http://expertsexchange.com), which can be parsed a completely different way. I see they are still online, but now at [experts-exchange.com](http://experts-exchange.com) to make it clearer. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/25 "2015-08-25T19:38:14Z")
> [@CGav8r](#): > > We had these put up at a hangar where I worked, and the \*Big Ass Fan \*name/logo was on the fans and on the power box on the wall (right by one of the office entrances in the hangar, in fact). I thought it was a bit unprofessional to have that hanging in a government building, but would still enjoy it when I would see school kids pointing and giggling whenever I gave school tours. Someone I know went on a factory tour. The Big Ass Fan was the grand finale. There was a construction company called Bosom Builders somewhere in the Midwest. I’ve seen pictures of the signs for years, however searching brings up something entirely different. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/26 "2015-08-25T19:39:31Z")
I see Bimbo Bakery trucks around San Diego fairly often. It started in Mexico, where I assume that Bimbo has a different connotation. Bimbo USA now owns several familiar brands including Sara Lee, Entenmann’s, and Boboli. They were in negotiations to buy Hostess, but that sadly fell through. It would have been awesome to see shelves full of Bimbo Twinkies and Bimbo Ding Dongs. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/27 "2015-08-25T20:05:29Z")
There are a variety of “Curl up and dye” hair salons around the country. I used to drive past the one that used to be in Milwaukee, decades ago. ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/28 "2015-08-25T20:29:05Z")
> [@The\_Angry\_Badger](#): > > [Suck-Cess](http://suckcessdrainservices.co.uk/) Drain Services operate round our way. They empty septic tanks and cess pits. VERY Clever! I approve! 😃 The ones with Big Ass in the name remind me of the organization called Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue that I stumbled on by accident once. I especially love their motto: Saving Badass Dogs from Idiot Humans. (They rescue animals from high-kill shelters and get them into homes but I suspect they started with pit bulls.) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/29 "2015-08-25T20:37:16Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > There are a variety of “Curl up and dye” hair salons around the country. I used to drive past the one that used to be in Milwaukee, decades ago. There’s one in Providence RI, too. Was the name around before it was used as the name of the salon in **Earth Girls are Easy**? ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/30 "2015-08-25T20:43:13Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Is this (Bimbo bakery) a well-known product name in much of the USA? The stores around here (Extended San Francisco area) certainly have it. Well, let’s see. We’ve seen a poster find them in Florida, I’m writing from Denver, and you are representing California, so I’d say that makes them a coast-to-coast operation. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ecks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ecks)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/31 "2015-08-25T20:53:34Z")
Can we nominate names that should be used? Someone should start Good Intentions Asphalt and Paving, Inc. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/32 "2015-08-25T22:40:32Z")
Senegoid: > [@](#): > > Is this (Bimbo bakery) a well-known product name in much of the USA? The stores around here (Extended San Francisco area) certainly have it. It’s certainly well-known in Texas and the south east. During my recent road trip to those states, that was the only kosher brand of bread in most supermarkets, so I took notice of its presence, and most supermarkets did indeed have it. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/33 "2015-08-26T00:00:20Z")
My friend and I were looking for dog training schools near her and we found **All Dogs Go To Kevin**. We couldn’t tell which school was the best but we settled on that one because - of course! ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/34 "2015-08-26T01:22:40Z")
There’s a housecleaning service called “Two Girls & A Bucket” which calls to mind a particular infamous internet video from years back. I can’t be the only one to think so since, when I Googled the service’s name to be sure I had it right, Google suggested said video at the bottom of the page as “Searches related to…” ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/35 "2015-08-26T02:37:24Z")
There’s an exterminator business in, I think, upstate South Carolina called **Hired Killers.** I like it a lot. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/36 "2015-08-26T02:46:41Z")
Somewhat clever, at least in the way it rolled off the tongue. Accents In Ink. It was a tattoo shop, I got a shitty tattoo there. More clever, I found out later it’s nickname was Accidents In Ink. Turns out I wasn’t the only one that got a shitty tattoo there. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/37 "2015-08-26T03:47:27Z")
[Indiana Bones and the Temple of Groom](http://templeofgroom.co.uk/) > [@](#): > > We are a luxury dog grooming salon in Wareham, Dorset. We offer a traditional service on a one to one basis in a loving, calm and relaxed atmosphere. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/38 "2015-08-26T05:15:00Z")
**Road Kill Café** \* You kill 'em, we grill 'em!\* ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/39 "2015-08-26T19:32:21Z")
There’s a place around the corner with the horrible name Get UR Done. What do they do? Extermination I think. Not only do I hate that redneck phrase, but it really annoys me they can’t misspell it correctly (Git’r done). Anyway, I hate them. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/40 "2015-08-26T19:35:56Z")
When in Colorado last year, I remember driving past **Beaver Liquors** but couldn’t get the driver to go back so I could take a picture. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828.md?page=3)