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stomachmonkey 10-17-2008 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DasBoot (Post 4244654)
I started a company that provided prosthetic & artificial joints for large sea birds, but received a "cease & desist" letter from Pelican Parts lawyers... :)

Don't laugh. Friend of mine started an accredited school to train the deaf in computers.

Got sued for discrimination by a handicapped advocacy group, he was discriminating against the handicapped because the school was only for deaf people.

look 171 10-17-2008 01:28 PM

Here in Silver Lake, we had a place called Doggie Style. I went in there asking for... they threw me out and said, this is a dog salon.

UconnTim97 10-17-2008 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile (Post 4244862)
Any business that misspells words deliberately. Some examples:

"Karz for Less"
"Bizness Center"
"Lo-Kost Savings Mart"
"Kidz Place"
"Artz and Krafts Center"

yeesh.

You beat me to it. I avoid places that intentionally do this....

stomachmonkey 10-17-2008 01:40 PM

One I saw in FL, apparently a chain.

Bad Ass Coffee

Not quite sure on the emphasis. Is it Coffee with an attitude or is it terrible coffee from a the bad place?

dad911 10-17-2008 01:55 PM

BJ's Wholesale Club
Dick's Sporting goods

What were they thinking?

SlowToady 10-17-2008 02:11 PM

We have a place in Lexington called "Big Ass Fans." I kinda like the name, obvious what they are selling:) Mascot is....a donkey.

VaSteve 10-17-2008 04:07 PM

Anything with the letter "N" in it...

"Smart N Up Wallcoverings" is one I can think of.

I can't stand any business that has forced a non-sensical jingle upon me:
"lookie lookie lookie, there goes cookie....Cooke Pest Control"

Or

"For all your carpet cleaning needs, just one call to Joe Hadeed....
(big finish) if you stand on it, we stand behind it"

grrr.

VaSteve 10-17-2008 04:10 PM

I'm not a fan of the Big Arizona company's vending food:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/4...2dd9253cfb.jpg

Rick Lee 10-17-2008 04:33 PM

How about Blinds to Go? Is there any other kind? Do you buy blinds to use at the store?

imcarthur 10-17-2008 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by VaSteve (Post 4245243)

I can't say I've ever seen a vended burger. These must be at least a 7.5 on the Hurl-o-meter.

Ian

peppy 10-17-2008 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Seric (Post 4244936)
Siemens

My brother called me one day asking what the heck they did. He was supposed to go to a meeting to talk to the guys from Siemens, and he was too ashamed to ask what it was for.

Porsche-O-Phile 10-17-2008 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey (Post 4244978)
One I saw in FL, apparently a chain.

Bad Ass Coffee

Not quite sure on the emphasis. Is it Coffee with an attitude or is it terrible coffee from a the bad place?

There's a "Kick Ass Coffee" in Ventura that I've been to. Coffee wasn't too bad actually...

Porsche-O-Phile 10-17-2008 05:30 PM

"Motor Meister"

:ducks:

;)

DARISC 10-17-2008 05:55 PM

KINKO'S!

TOTALLY fuchin' misleading name!

I HATE passing by one and having to correct after instinctively jerking the steering wheel towards their store!

911pcars 10-17-2008 06:12 PM

Anybody have a picture of that Japanese restaurant with the Photoshopped name, "Fuk Me"?

Sorry.

Sherwood

DARISC 10-17-2008 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 911pcars (Post 4245449)
Anybody have a picture of that Japanese restaurant with the Photoshopped name, "Fuk Me"?

Sorry.

Sherwood

No, but that brought to mind a Chinese restaurant menu item which I refuse to order - Poo Poo Platter.

Jim Richards 10-17-2008 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DasBoot (Post 4244597)
C'mon...have an original thought, folks.

Isn't your user name copied from a movie title? :p

DARISC 10-17-2008 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Richards (Post 4245484)
Isn't your user name copied from a movie title? :p

Ooooooh, yeah! DAT Boot! :)

URY914 10-17-2008 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dad911 (Post 4245007)
BJ's Wholesale Club
Dick's Sporting goods

What were they thinking?

We've got a Dick's Sporting Goods here. My wife and 12 yo daughter were going there to look for something. I said why don't you call first. My daughter was on her computer and says, I'll just Google "Dick's" to get the number. My wife yells out to her, "No you don't!!!!"

UconnTim97 10-17-2008 06:43 PM

I've eaten at a restaurant in upstate NY called "Squat and Gobble". Nothing but the finest cuisine with a name like that.


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