# Clever or stupid company names

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828>\
**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:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/61 "2015-08-27T20:46:30Z")

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There’s a chain of waxing salons called The Pretty Kitty. Caused a bit of a stir when one opened up in my town.

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**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 27, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/62 "2015-08-27T21:51:25Z")

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> [@Fear\_Itself](#):
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> We have a shipping & packing store called _[Goin’ Postal](http://www.goinpostalnh.com/index.html)_. Nothing like a name associated with mass murder to stimulate business. …

They’re a nationwide franchise: [Goin' Postal - Find a Location](http://www.goinpostal.com/locations/). We used one where we used to live. We picked them specifically because of the name. It showed both HQ and the local franchisee were a little extra … I don’t know … _something_. They did excellent work.

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**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 27, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/63 "2015-08-27T23:19:06Z")

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> [@stillownedbysetters](#):
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> Our friends at Bimbo Bakeries just announced a recall due to possible glass shards in the product.
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> So if you have a bimbo lying aorund your house, take it back to the store for a refund! 😃

I’ve known many a bimbo filled with glass shards. (This is a joke about methamphetamine addiction, isn’t it hilarious?)

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**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/64 "2015-08-27T23:23:31Z")

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There used to be a video rental place in Chicago called Tapeworm Video.

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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-or-stupid-company-names/728828/65 "2015-08-27T23:28:54Z")

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There is a pet grooming business in our town called _Doggy Style._

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