# Need a clever Business Name Fast **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849 **Category:** In My Humble Opinion **Created:** [December 20, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849 "2013-12-20T21:14:47Z") **Posts on this page:** 13 **Page:** 3
### Author: ![Cerealbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Cerealbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerealbox) #### Post date: [December 21, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849/41 "2013-12-21T22:15:00Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > I doubt if they’ll mind if you steal the name. They went out of business after about two years. I think that tells you something about the plausibility of this business model. ---
### Author: ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher) #### Post date: [December 21, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849/42 "2013-12-21T22:18:08Z")
The Scoop Nazi =d&r= ---
### Author: ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly) #### Post date: [December 22, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849/43 "2013-12-22T01:32:26Z")
2 Cooks 1 Bowl ---
### Author: ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham) #### Post date: [December 22, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849/44 "2013-12-22T02:16:25Z")
There’s a St. Louis strip mall restaurant that underwent a menu change without a name change. Their sign now reads Hot Pot (and in smaller type below) Smoothie Shop. As for the OP, Soups & Cones seems like name people could say without trouble. ---
### Author: ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus) #### Post date: [December 22, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849/45 "2013-12-22T06:00:00Z")
> [@dolphinboy](#): > > I was thinking something simple like “Ice Cream Soup”… **but I bet there are better names out there**. (Bolding mine) No, really. There aren’t. ---
### Author: ![Gateway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dbc845/32.png) [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway) #### Post date: [December 24, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849/46 "2013-12-24T17:13:58Z")
Pleasurable Cream ---
### Author: ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963) #### Post date: [December 24, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849/47 "2013-12-24T21:42:55Z")
> [@Gateway](#): > > Pleasurable Cream Whoa. Way too many porn images with this one. 😃 J. ---
### Author: ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson) #### Post date: [December 24, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849/48 "2013-12-24T21:50:35Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Between those two, go with “Scoop and Ladle”. Yep, it’s my choice as well although Czarcasm’s _Scoop And Crackers_ is pretty cute too. ---
### 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: [December 24, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849/49 "2013-12-24T22:25:40Z")
Soup or Sundae. (think football) ---
### Author: ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff) #### Post date: [December 25, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849/50 "2013-12-25T04:50:54Z")
If the business is in New Jersey or you want to go with a NJ theme, you could call it “Yo, I got yer effin’ Ice Cream RIGHT HERE!” unless it’s winter. Then you could call it “Yo, I got yer effin’ soup RIGHT HERE!” ---
### Author: ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva) #### Post date: [December 25, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849/51 "2013-12-25T05:37:38Z")
Scream. ---
### Author: ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey) #### Post date: [December 25, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849/52 "2013-12-25T06:39:12Z")
Souper Dipper ---
### Author: ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey) #### Post date: [December 25, 2013, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-clever-business-name-fast/676849/53 "2013-12-25T06:45:27Z")
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