Ok all -
I know I saw it posted on here a few times before, however the last time I saw the post was a good few years ago. I’m not sure if it made the transistion over to the new forumn or not, but the post I’m trying to find is one that several forumn members had shared odd business names. I recall one being for a law firm and that was Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe. If anyone knows where I could find the post, I’d appreciate it.
Thanks in advance!
J[Powel
I remember that thread it was a good one. Some of the names made me laugh out loud
YGW
LION lives in a monastery, him has named many business on the layout of him after monks in the monastery.
The Roman Arms Apartments
Ben’s Tobbaco (Fr. Benidict smoked like a chiminy- I think his coffin is still smoking
Seebergers Fast Fish Resturant – Fr. Seeberge was an avid fisherman
The Muggli Mank – Fr. Muggli’s Uncle owned the bank in town.
The Miracle Baking Company — “If tis Fresh–It’s Miracle”
The Pius Shoe Company == “The Pius Shoe with a lifetime sole”
And Many others… Pick on your friends, they are funny!
ROAR
A friend had a little shop on his HO Main Street named “Gagamagot Produce”
We have a hair salon called “Heads You Win-Tails You Tan”.
Back in the 50/60s in Columbus there was a bar called “Bottoms Up Café” and Hooker’s Bar & Grill owned by Brad Hooker (a Lionel collector). He finally changed the name to Brad’s Bar & Grill. I went there once a week for the all you can eat perch special.
When I used to live in New Jersey there was a fast food restaurant nearby named “The House of Grill Repute”. Now that I live in SE Ohio there is a hair salon near me called “The Clip Joint”
G. Williker’s Machine Shop.
Turtle Truckers
Deathwish Piano Movers: No job too scary.
There is one on my layout caled Passen Gas.
When I was in first grade, we created a small model town in the middle of the classroom called “Fantasy Island” and everybody contributed something. In retrospect it would have been funny to bring in my trains and call it “Fantasy island Area Rapid Tranisit.”
I’m pretty sure that the naming of a law firm “Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe” stems from an old Marx Brothers movie. Picture Groucho saying that (with eyebrows).
I used to drive through Berryville, VA every time I went to the Timonium, MD train show. There was a funeral home near the highway with the name “Enders and Shirley Funeral Home”. I always thought it would be great if the other co-owner was the senior partner and it could then be “Shirley an Enders Funeral Home”.
Bill
A quick google searched turned up this MR thread and this one, too
I’ve found that the search option here doesn’t seem to pay much attention to the words typed into the search box, but if you go to google and preface your search terms with "Model Railroader Forum - " followed by the term or item you’re seeking, the results are better.
Wayne
Hello all,
Actually that was the Three Stooges!
Groucho’s lawyer was The Honorable Charls H. Hungadunga, care of Hungadunga, Hungadunga, Hungadunga, Hungadunga & McCormack; Animal Crackers, 1930.
Hope this helps.
Alice’s Sewing and Sundries
Billy Bob’s Beef 'n Barf
Monkey John’s Flying Surprises
Hungry Jim’s Roadkill Disposal Service
Shakey Joe, Licensed Architect
I can keep going…
Smelley Gas Works
Wholly Mackeral Seafood Company
Thanks for the links. The 1st one is one I rememebr well. I even came across a comment I had made on it back in 2005. Shows ya how long ago I saw the post.
When I was n high school in Brooklyn there was a restraunt on block from school that was named very appropriatley the GREASY SPOON". We used to sneak out to go there for lunch instead of the very bad school lunches.
Heh, heh! Yes, actual names are better than the made up variety. In honor of that tradition, I offer Crooked Carter’s Car Lot.
Carter did business in Stuttgart, Germany, with a clientèle made up almost exclusively of American GIs. I bought an Alfa Romeo Spider from him.
CG
Morningwood Mattress Company
“If you slept well, you’ve got MORNINGWOOD!”
The local Hooters restaurant had some letters go out on its neon sign, so all that was left was “Ho s”. I thought that was funny, until I saw the same letters out a couple more times over the next couple months. That made me think it was vandals with BB guns.
One time the wife and I left a restaurant and across the street the DISCOUNT TIRES business had lost the first five letters, so UNT TIRES. I looked at the wife and said “Look, DISCO is dead.” That was the only clever thing I have said in 30 years of marriage.
I had business in Waukeegan back in the 1980s, and there was a large sign in front of a restaurant there that said “Seville Restanraut”.
Plenty of towns have a bar called the Dew Drop Inn.
There really is a town named Hell in Michigan. Various fun can be had with that. There is a post office there, so you can send mail with a Hell postmark.
I think a letter or two burnt out on a lit sign would be a nice touch to a layout, even if it doesn;t make a funny result. Local CHinese place Buffet World had the B burnt out for a long while, and we all called the place “Uffet World” the rest of its days.
Sign on local Moose Club, “Parking for handicapted only”.
I recall a billboard years ago, “Illiterate? Call 1-800-…” And I thought, if they are illiterate, how would they know what he sign says. On a vaguely related note, the Michigan Dyslexia Institute here in Lansing, has no typographical errors on ANY of its signage. We’ve looked.