# Poorly Conceived Shop Names **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 23, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127 "2010-01-23T16:06:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/41 "2010-01-25T20:00:10Z")
Leavitt (“Leave it”) Funeral Home ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/42 "2010-01-25T22:40:36Z")
We had a restaurant in town for a short time that served both Chinese and Mexican food. It was called “The Chexican”. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/43 "2010-01-25T23:23:34Z")
This more for the person’s name than the for the sign itself. Passing a house for sale in Tacoma, I the realtor’s name was Ubi Faker. 'Tis true! Looking on the internet, I discovered his middle intial is A. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/44 "2010-01-25T23:37:44Z")
> [@Small\_Hen](#): > > There is also a toy store not far from me called Once Upon a Child. This one gets points off for being a stupid name even _before_ considering the pedophilic connotations. Around here, Once Upon a Child is a chain of consignment used clothing stores. But I think of that connotation every time I see the name, too. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/45 "2010-01-25T23:40:06Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > Talking of clothing stores, this is probably the place to mention how totally I am over “FCUK”. Yeah, you’re so clever you’re almost saying a rude word in public. At least before it actually left the shores of the UK there was some meaning behind the name, but here? I don’t think so. :rolleyes: The ones around here are prominently branded “French Connection”. The FCUK bit has been very much de-emphasized. [sub]When on earth did I hit 19 000 posts?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/46 "2010-01-26T00:43:49Z")
Theres a garage near where I live called _Foreign Used Car Parts_ that makes me smile every time I pass it, who cares who used them? ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/47 "2010-01-26T19:26:51Z")
I just noticed fliers at work for a hair salon called **Jack the Clipper**. It’s kind of cute to use some word play so your name sounds like a notorious serial killer who dissected prostitutes afer slashing their throats. That’s just who I want standing around me with scissors! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/48 "2010-01-26T19:43:57Z")
Live Chickens Fresh Killed ---
**Author:** ![tacoloco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tacoloco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tacoloco)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/49 "2010-01-26T19:48:01Z")
Bunghole Liquors. [http://boingboing.net/images/bungholeliquors.jpg](http://boingboing.net/images/bungholeliquors.jpg) I know the name is appropriate in context, but ever since Beavis and Butthead’s Cornholio, it takes on a whole new meaning. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/50 "2010-01-26T20:03:07Z")
In these threads, I always mention the old New England brand, “B&M Baked Beans”. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/51 "2010-01-27T00:44:12Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Around here, Once Upon a Child is a chain of consignment used clothing stores. But I think of that connotation every time I see the name, too. The chain has Canadian locations too… I’ve seen a couple around Toronto. Guess the crappy name hasn’t stopped them from being wildly successful. 😛 And speaking of children… The children’s hospital in Halifax was named in honour of a major donor’s husband, the late Izaac W. Killam. Not surprisingly, most people call it the IWK Health Centre rather than the Killam. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/52 "2010-01-27T02:27:28Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > I just noticed fliers at work for a hair salon called **Jack the Clipper**. It’s kind of cute to use some word play so your name sounds like a notorious serial killer who dissected prostitutes afer slashing their throats. That’s just who I want standing around me with scissors! Aw, that’s nothin’. There’s a hair place here in town called Guillotine. I’m not sure that’s “poorly conceived,” though. The place is really busy. I went there myself. Who could resist? ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/53 "2010-01-27T02:35:57Z")
I know of a funeral home called “Chambers and Grubbs”. Typically that would be the names of the founders/proprietors, but… ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/54 "2010-01-27T11:08:23Z")
We have a fish store called [The Wet Spot](http://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/). There’s also the infamous Chinese restaurant [Hung Far Low](http://engrishfunny.com/2009/10/06/engrish-hung-low/). ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/55 "2010-01-27T16:20:09Z")
There’s a shoe store near us called “Barefoot”. Why would anyone shop there? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/56 "2010-01-27T16:46:23Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > Talking of clothing stores, this is probably the place to mention how totally I am over “FCUK”. Yeah, you’re so clever you’re almost saying a rude word in public. We had several stores open nearby called “Good Stuff Cheap”. A decent enough name for a discount shop, but then they had to try and get clever by opening one called “Good Ship Cheap”. Hur de dur. The whole operation went under – serves 'em right for being nitwits. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/57 "2010-01-27T22:09:16Z")
There’s an (otherwise) excellent winery in New Zealand called “Te Mata”. That’s Spanish for “It kills you”. ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/58 "2010-01-28T00:30:05Z")
Can’t pass this thread without mentioning the Tapeworm video rental store (sadly, now closed) in my neighborhood. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/59 "2010-01-28T01:51:29Z")
Ooh just saw another one. I noticed an add for a car dealership called **Just Jeeps…and More**. You can’t…I mean…ahhh never mind. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127/60 "2010-01-28T04:51:30Z")
There’s an Asian fusion restaurant in town called Chine Toque. It’s a play on “toque” meaning chef’s hat, of course, but the word it’s a play on – _chinetoque_ – is a really racist word for a Chinese person. I have no idea how it’s kept this name all this time; the decor and location suggest a classier place. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-conceived-shop-names/526127.md?page=4)