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DoodleJump!

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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2009, 11:50:44 PM »
I always hated the smoothie-booth chain Maui Wowie.
Also, there is a kid's clothing store in town that bothers me so badly I cringe every time I pass by it: Shoe Wee.
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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2009, 11:53:27 PM »
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/money/money-matters/amputee-peng-shuilin-opens-bargain-supermarket-called-half-man-half-price-store/story-fn300aev-1225798438064

a chinese man who had his legs amputated opened a store called Half Man Half Price.

there's a picture of the guy so i'm just posting a link in case it would freak anyone out.

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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2009, 11:54:19 PM »
A few miles away from where I am now (New London, CT) there's a gas station convenience store called "Pump N' Munch."  Up the road a little way, there's a deli called "Jared's Packy," which just sounds weird to Americans, but overtly racist to British people (who are in the area fairly often for theater-related reasons).
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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #18 on: November 29, 2009, 11:55:15 PM »
the worst (best) named grease truck in New Brunswick: Mr. C's Munch Mobile

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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #19 on: November 29, 2009, 11:56:25 PM »
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/money/money-matters/amputee-peng-shuilin-opens-bargain-supermarket-called-half-man-half-price-store/story-fn300aev-1225798438064

a chinese man who had his legs amputated opened a store called Half Man Half Price.

there's a picture of the guy so i'm just posting a link in case it would freak anyone out.

I was wondering before I opened the link why a picture of an amputee would freak anyone out- since amputees are kind of common-ish.
But now I can see your point- Wow!
That's not really a "bad" business name per se, I think it is pretty awesome once you know the background. Kudos to the guy!
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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #20 on: November 30, 2009, 12:18:11 AM »
There was a corner store in Brooklyn near my old place that had a kind of weird spelling. It was the "Colon Deli."  It was supposed to be Spanish -- "Colón" with an accent but they did not have that on the signs or t-shirts.

They also had a weird promotion -- if you wore one of their t-shirts, you got 25% off a six-pack of Budweiser.

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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #21 on: November 30, 2009, 12:57:26 AM »
It's a Weiner is a hotdog place in RTP.
I really don't appreciate your sarcastic, anti-comedy tone, Bro!

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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #22 on: November 30, 2009, 01:29:26 AM »
Hair salon in town: "Getter Done"

(gotta get outa this town...)
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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #23 on: November 30, 2009, 02:09:43 AM »
G. Allen's restaurant/sports bar in Sartell, MN.

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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #24 on: November 30, 2009, 05:08:55 AM »
the worst (best) named grease truck in New Brunswick: Mr. C's Munch Mobile

That is awesome!

My coworker, Joel, is currently telling me that in Irwindale, CA, he's seen a radiator repair shop with a bad slogan, as opposed to a bad name.  The slogan being:  "A good place to take a leak!"

I also find that Bass Pro Shop has painted themselves into a corner, because I know a LOT of people who constantly refer to it as "Pro Bass Shop."*



*probe ass shop ... now you get it?
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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #25 on: November 30, 2009, 06:45:00 AM »
I don't think it's open anymore, but I distinctly remember driving past an establishment called "Poopie's Carryout" in Covington, KY.
I'll probably go into the wee hours.

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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #26 on: November 30, 2009, 06:45:29 AM »
A few miles away from where I am now (New London, CT) there's a gas station convenience store called "Pump N' Munch."  

This wins, by the way.
I'll probably go into the wee hours.

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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #27 on: November 30, 2009, 07:36:32 AM »
Sorry.  I screwed up.  "Felt Kids" is a terrible name of a product, not a business.

So let me try again: The Vinyl Solution.  It is a record store in Portchester, NY.
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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #28 on: November 30, 2009, 08:13:32 AM »
One that's close to my heart: the Western New York chain of funeral homes owned by the Amigone family.
I'm warning you with peace and love.

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Re: Bad Business Names
« Reply #29 on: November 30, 2009, 08:58:07 AM »
Sorry.  I screwed up.  "Felt Kids" is a terrible name of a product, not a business.

So let me try again: The Vinyl Solution.  It is a record store in Portchester, NY.

Where else are you going to pick up RaHoWa bootlegs?