# In which I'm, like, twelve years old (company names)... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 29, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521 "2009-01-29T08:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/21 "2009-01-29T21:08:55Z")
> [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](#): > > Growing up in Dallas we had a Coit Road–always liked that one. And it sure beats Onan Road. 😉 Coit Tower is even better: > **[Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos](https://www.yahoo.com/)** > > Latest news coverage, email, free stock quotes, live scores and video are just the beginning. Discover more every day at Yahoo! ---
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/22 "2009-01-29T21:28:32Z")
I’m afraid I don’t get the “onan” ones… ---
**Author:** ![sockswsandals](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@sockswsandals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sockswsandals)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/23 "2009-01-29T21:47:29Z")
Not a company name, but a brand put out by a company. **SurrenderDorothy** reminded me about this because of his/her post. I can’t help but crack a smile when I see [this](http://www.buygracefoods.com/site/product.cfm?id=cock_soup_env) at the farmer’s market. I’ve never had the balls to try it. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/24 "2009-01-29T21:56:46Z")
> [@Absolute](#): > > I’m afraid I don’t get the “onan” ones… Onan in the Bible was struck down by God for not servicing his brother’s widow in order for her to have children. That was considered for many, many years to mean that he masturbated (“spilled his seed on the ground”) to the point where “onanism” meant “a predilection for masturbation”. Back to the OP, I’m old-school. Wang Computer still makes me giggle. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/25 "2009-01-29T22:19:11Z")
One of the things that my girlfriend and I have in common is that we both crack up laughing every time we see a truck from the **A. Duie Pyle** trucking company. None of my friends ever laughed at that when I pointed it out to them, and I found out that none of her friends ever did, either. But both of us do. God, I love that girl. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/26 "2009-01-29T22:33:24Z")
Oh, and I LOVE how Portapotty companies always have funny names. When we needed to get one for a construction project I refused to call any that had names like “Mid-Carolina Sanitation” - I believe we ended up with Royal Flush, because Farmer John didn’t call us back fast enough. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/27 "2009-01-29T22:47:03Z")
> [@Karyn](#): > > My boss warned me ahead of time and told me to get all of the laughing out of my system before I met him. Luckily I never had to say his full name and company to his face, but I can’t imagine that he didn’t know what everyone was thinking. That must be tough in a sales job. I work with a guy named Yu Seok Dong. No, I’m not calling him. You can’t make me! ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/28 "2009-01-29T22:53:56Z")
Sorry, missed the edit window. It’s actually You Seok Jeong. The “Dong” part was just some fun we were having. So much so that I forgot his real name. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/29 "2009-01-29T23:10:05Z")
There’s a chain of gas stations throughout Iowa called Kum 'n Go. ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/30 "2009-01-29T23:10:11Z")
Dick’s Sporting Goods, founded by Dick Stack. [http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/home/index.jsp](http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/home/index.jsp) **Zsofia** , my favorite local portapotty company is the historic Pot-o-Gold in New Orleans… they’ve been around since I was a kid. But newcomer Doodie Calls, Inc. comes in a close second. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/31 "2009-01-29T23:15:38Z")
> [@lisacurl](#): > > Dick’s Sporting Goods, founded by Dick Stack. > [http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/home/index.jsp](http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/home/index.jsp) > > **Zsofia** , my favorite local portapotty company is the historic Pot-o-Gold in New Orleans… they’ve been around since I was a kid. But newcomer Doodie Calls, Inc. comes in a close second. Heh, in May I’m running the Dick’s Half Marathon in Pittsburgh. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/32 "2009-01-29T23:24:36Z")
16 mile road in Detroit is known as Big Beaver in the suburbs. What picture does that conjure in your mind. Then a park down I75 is called Big Bone Lick. I pulled off and tried to get a tee shirt. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/33 "2009-01-30T00:51:13Z")
There’s a rental company called [Big 4 Rents](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1230/532695344_47393dd653.jpg?v=1186118506). Joe ---
**Author:** ![luv2draw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@luv2draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luv2draw)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/34 "2009-01-30T00:54:59Z")
> [@Karyn](#): > > In my first job out of college I had to work with a guy named John Dong who worked for Wang Computers. I don’t think that I ever said it without smirking. There was a guy who lived in the same apartment building as I do; got his mail once by accident so I know his name was: Johnny Long Dong.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/35 "2009-01-30T00:58:45Z")
Locally we have **S & M Removals**. Where exactly would you like that dungeon put, sir? ---
**Author:** ![Rack-a-Bones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/36 "2009-01-30T02:12:54Z")
> [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](#): > > [Dykes Lumber](http://www.dykeslumber.com/) Heh. Here in Seattle I was always intrigued by ads on the back of The Weekly for Rad Dyke Plumber. Took me a while to learn that it was a real person who considers herself a [Rad Dyke Plumber](http://www.raddykeplumber.com/index.html) She is apparently quite a character. Oh, and a first rate plumber too. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/37 "2009-01-30T02:32:01Z")
There is (or apparently was) an Atlanta office furniture company named [Ball Stalker](http://flickr.com/photos/11035256@N05/3235127832/). ---
**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/38 "2009-01-30T03:46:20Z")
[Fag Bearings](http://www.fag.com/content.fag.de/en/press/press-releases/press-details.jsp?id=2945417) “Fag Deep Groove Ball Bearings: Economical and Quiet” “Less noise thanks to improved surfaces” “Less friction increases efficiency” ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/39 "2009-01-30T03:51:11Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > Locally we have **S & M Removals**. Where exactly would you like that dungeon put, sir? Gaaah, no, it was **S & M Furniture** :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521/40 "2009-01-30T04:23:39Z")
I used to hear radio ads for [these guys](http://www.faggartbuick.com/) all the time. I find [this name](http://pandsfurniture.net/) funny as well… Joe [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-im-like-twelve-years-old-company-names/483521.md?page=3)