# Strange name for a construction company

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-name-for-a-construction-company/107819>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 8, 2002, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-name-for-a-construction-company/107819 "2002-05-08T00:29:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ladydisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@ladydisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladydisco)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-name-for-a-construction-company/107819/41 "2002-10-07T16:44:45Z")

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In London, ON I lived near a Dr. Stains, dentist (i took a pic of the sign in his window)  
and I worked near Dr. Hardick, chiropractor.

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**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2002, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-name-for-a-construction-company/107819/42 "2002-10-07T16:46:06Z")

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When I lived in DC (about ten years ago) there a few buildings with enormous cranes beside them. The cranes bore the name

Hyman Construction.

Jeez… I didn’t know one could could have one of those made, let alone need such a large crane for the job!

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