Coit Tower is even better:
I’m afraid I don’t get the “onan” ones…
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 at the farmer’s market. I’ve never had the balls to try it.
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.
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.
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.
I work with a guy named Yu Seok Dong. No, I’m not calling him. You can’t make me!
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.
There’s a chain of gas stations throughout Iowa called Kum 'n Go.
Dick’s Sporting Goods, founded by Dick Stack.
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.
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.
There’s a rental company called Big 4 Rents.
Joe
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.
Locally we have S & M Removals. Where exactly would you like that dungeon put, sir?
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
She is apparently quite a character. Oh, and a first rate plumber too.
There is (or apparently was) an Atlanta office furniture company named Ball Stalker.
“Fag Deep Groove Ball Bearings: Economical and Quiet”
“Less noise thanks to improved surfaces”
“Less friction increases efficiency”
Gaaah, no, it was S & M Furniture :smack: