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We did a sign for an aquarium place called "Fishy Business".
We do work for a pizzeria called "Better than down the street".
This thread should be fun.
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thanks si......ill rememeber this one too...hehehehehe. we lived in sarasota and the bestest EYE-TAL-YAN restaurant in the whole town was named GASTRONOMIA!!!!!! was run buy some sicilian bros who moved from N.Y. city to sarasota. the original restaurant was a small place and the food was all home made. they made there own pasta, sauces, focasha bread, which when you sat down you gat a big plate of with a spiced olive oil dip....and you could make a meal on just that. was in there and having dinner and i hear this voice, i know it from tv....guy used to do a narative show on the history channel at that time, he now has his own show on WIND TUNNEL on speedvision....DAVE DISPAINE, and i turn around and tell him "i know that voice".....and we had a good conversation that evening.
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-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Yeah, lots of stupid business names here. You want me to pick a few random ones from the phonebook? Just about everyone here uses something weird, cute, stupid or quirky. Then again, "stickerpimp" isn't much better to some, I guess.
First, my town is Lake Havasu City, commonly just called "Havasu" by the locals.. so here are some biz names that incorporate "Havasu" in the name:
Hav-A-Bite Hav-A-Hook (Towing Co.) Hav-A-John (dunno if it's referring to prostitution or Jonny on the Spots, could go either way in this town) Hav-A-Maid Hav-A-Sign Hava Dump (your guess is as good as mine) Hava Gas (is it a gas station or a Mexican restaurant?? heh)
I know of a plumber named Andrew, his biz is "Andrew's Plumb Crazy".. The guy definitely knows his plumbing, but he is also a bit strange too so the name *really* fits him well.
"Technical Techniques"... think about what this business could be and I'll come back after a while to tell you.
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Mike Pipes stickerpimp.com Lake Havasu, AZ mike@stickerpimp.com Posts: 8746 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ USA | Registered: Jun 2000
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I thought the convenience store chain in Va had a dumb name... Wa-Wa. Then I realized "wa-wa" is what ya yelled after you tried to eat one of their pitiful excuses for a sandwich.
-------------------- Chris Welker Wildfire Signs Indiana, Pa Posts: 4254 | From: Indiana, PA | Registered: Mar 2001
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How abouts "Sheets" convenient store chain. That name really cracks me up...
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
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One of the other sign shops that used to be in town was "The Blue Persimmon Sign Company." Been many years since I've seen David Alba, a southpaw letterer, probably around late seventies now.
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along Todd's lines, we had a pizza & chicken place around here called............................................................. " Pies & Thighs"
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I don't remember the name of the business, but I remember the slogan on a septic tank cleaning company truck - "Your **** is our bread and butter". Bluntly honest.
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A septic tank cleaning co. I do lettering for wanted letterig on back of pumper to say.. Your #2 makes us #1.. I think his wife made him change his mind an not put it on the truck.
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We had an electrican with the slogan on his truck "Let us remove your shorts"
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rove now my only question....and lets be man to man.....how do you know about the BODY SHOP a strip joint in ft. walton beach????
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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quote:Originally posted by Dennis Veenema: Hey Mike, that must be a massage parlor!
I know yer tryin' to be funny, but you're 100% correct!
We have a "Sew What?" here too, but it's a sewing supply shop.
At Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri there's a seafood joint called "The Happy Fisherman".. their signature drink at the bar is called "The Happy Hooker".. LOL
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There used to be a business in Denver called the "DUMP" it stood for "Denver Used Motorcycle Parts"
And I once landed in a small aircraft in Witchita ...as we rolled up to a hanger there was a huge sign that said "YING LING AIRCRAFT" I was laughing as I got out of the aircraft and when I walked inside I just had to ask the girl behind the counter..."where did you get such a funny name for an aircraft co"? She replied "It's our family name and we don't think it's so funny"!
Boy was I embarrassed!...and rightfully so.
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Just a few that come to mind: Curl Up & Dye (Beauty Salon) Hole (Piercing Parlor) The Body Shop (Massage Parlor/Strip Joint) You Sew and Sew (Embroidery Place) Sew What (ditto) Spirit Harley-Davidson (Harley store, that's the name of the owner's daughter) Have a Nice Day Cafe (70's style club) Tubesteak City (Hot dog shop, name changed after I said it was a nickname for something else) Lick 'N Putt (Goofy Golf & Ice Cream) Love....Jill
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There's a bait shop in town, who's slogan is; "The Master Baiter."
Another bait shop called; "Here Fishy, Fishy."
Then, there's "Dirty Harry's Handyman Sevices" who 'specializes in those Honey Do lists.'
Pet groomers:
Barking Lot Groomingdales Hair of the Dog
A girlfriend, recently revisited her home town in Illinois, she noticed several new restraunts had sprang up; mexican and hotdog shops. After some creative thought, her and her friends decided they should open a new food shop, featuring both hotdogs and mexican food. The name: Senior Wiener. (seen your weener) Ha!
Cher.
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We also have a strip joint called the "Body Shop". On the lake is a restaurant called "Big Dicks Halfway Inn" They seem to do a great business and if you're brave enough, they will bring you a glass of water with a minnow swimming around in it. If you drink the water and swallow the minnow you get a t-shirt that says " I swallowed the minnow at Big Dicks Halfway Inn"
A few miles away is a pool hall called "Ballbusters"
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The fish and chip shop at the corner of our road was called The Corner Plaice. I was really pleased with the sign I did for it, wish I had a photo.
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I am working on a sign for a customer that I would like to land his account as he has about 18 resturants around Mich. He asks me if I have ever been to his new one near me. I had to tell him "no". I didn't want to tell him the real reason. He called it "THE BLIND FISH". Doesn't sound real appealing or appetizing, does it?
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Visited a little beer joint in Puryear, Tn, when Denise and I were dating. The name of the place was Spiders, nothing unusual there. Prior to being called Spiders it was called "Richard Noggin's"...the name is still there on the big sign out front.
For those that don't get it, think of the nickname for Richard....now think of what the slang term noggin refers to.
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Hmmmm...imagine if they went into business together: "Dirty Dick's Pies & Thighs" hehehe
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