# Things you'd like to see, just for the name **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 22, 2014, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359 "2014-06-22T12:09:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/21 "2014-06-24T17:22:45Z")
Someone needs to open a cheese shop in Nazareth, PA, and call it “Cheeses of Nazareth.” ETA: Or a cheese shop, anywhere, calling itself “What a friend we have in cheeses.” ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/22 "2014-06-24T17:38:53Z")
There’s a waxing salon called “Proper Puss”. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/23 "2014-06-24T17:42:16Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > A hairdresser’s called Curl Up and Dye. There’s one in [Denver](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Curl-Up-and-Dye/158987350799215?sk=info&rf=426465924089524) ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/24 "2014-06-24T17:44:38Z")
I always thought it would be cool to have a gift store centered around clocks and watches, and call it “No Present Like the Time.” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/25 "2014-06-24T17:47:34Z")
My idea is to have a drapery and other cloth store called “It’s Curtains For You!”. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/26 "2014-06-24T17:52:07Z")
The town of Nixa, MO has an annual festival celebrating the lowly sucker fish. There’s a network of healthcare providers in the area run by Cox Health. Some joker ran an ad in the local paper, announcing that the festival would be sponsored by Cox, resulting in the… [2012 Cox Sucker Days](http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.faircitynews.com%2F2011%2F05%2F16%2F2012-cox-sucker-days-announced%2F&ei=ZbipU8CcK8yNyASOj4DQCw&usg=AFQjCNE9pcAPj4Zj7bMp1zl1bQzss4wfuw&bvm=bv.69620078,d.aWw) ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/27 "2014-06-24T18:15:03Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > There’s a waxing salon called “Proper Puss”. My town has one called the Pretty Kitty. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/28 "2014-06-24T18:25:20Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > A landscaping company owned by an Evangelical Christian: > > _In Sod We Trust_ My evangelical uncle used to run a painting business called _The Holy Roller_. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/29 "2014-06-24T18:33:18Z")
We used to have a hair salon called “My Son the Hairdresser,” but the owner either sold it or chickened out and it was renamed “Your Friend the Hairdresser.” There’s also a muffin shop nearby called “Just Muffin Around,” which sounds both lame and vaguely dirty to me. I will never get over them not naming it “Much Ado About Muffins” in tribute to (or rip-off of) the Simpsons. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/30 "2014-06-24T18:38:25Z")
I’d like to see a fabric store called “Fustian Bargains”. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/31 "2014-06-24T18:52:21Z")
The best boat name I’ve ever encountered was a little red sailboat called Tomato Sloop. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/32 "2014-06-24T19:18:31Z")
There was litigation about he name of a pub in New Jersey. Buck Foston’s ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/33 "2014-06-24T19:35:00Z")
Comedian Brian Regan has a bit about a truck he saw with the name of a roofing company on it. The owner’s name was Fiedler, so he called his roofing company [spoiler]Fiedler’s Roofing Company :smack: Regan: “How could you _not_ call it ‘Fiedler on the Roof’? How could you _not_?”[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/34 "2014-06-24T19:50:34Z")
There’s a place in Rolling Meadows (on Algonquin Road) called Best Head Men’s Hair Salon. I used to dream of having my own catering business - I was going to call it “A One Night Stand.” Advertising - Have your next affair with A One Night Stand. I wasn’t all that inventive back then. Still ain’t, as a matter of fact. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/35 "2014-06-24T20:46:27Z")
A friend of mine recently shared a picture of a landscaper’s truck with the sign “Major Tom’s Ground Control” I’d hire him. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/36 "2014-06-24T20:53:53Z")
OMG, I went to check on it and found out that they burned the [Fork and Hoe](http://centralny.twcnews.com/content/news/593691/fire-destroys-frankfort-s-union-fork-and-hoe-company/) down! ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/37 "2014-06-24T21:54:17Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > I’ve seen a restaurant called Just Desserts, so that might cause trademark problems. [Just Desserts](http://www.justdesserts.com/) is a well known San Francisco bakery. Their desserts are sold all over the city. ---
**Author:** ![jagoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@jagoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jagoh)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/38 "2014-06-24T22:58:07Z")
A couple years ago in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, a boutique doughnut store opened, called [The Glory Hole](http://www.gloryholedoughnuts.com/about/).\*\* A couple of weeks ago, I was walking by it when I overheard this transaction between a construction worker and a couple of young women exiting the shop: Worker: Hey, how’s the doughnuts from that place? Woman: They’re incredible, you should try them some time. Worker: Yeah, I been thinkin’ about it, but I wasn’t sure about goin’ in there. 'Cause of the name, y’know? … and I wish I’d heard the reply, but by then I was out of earshot. \*\* Googling for their website for this post, I made sure to specify “ **doughnut** toronto glory hole” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/39 "2014-06-25T00:18:23Z")
There used to be a mattress store in San Gabriel called The Happy Lay. But it was just a literal translation from Chinese, and they eventually changed it. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359/40 "2014-06-25T01:28:30Z")
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