OK; it’s not exactly brilliant and a bit of a stretch for a car site, but when I saw this van in front of me, it did remind me of another unfortunate professional name that we used to drive by all the time in San Francisco: Dr. Rambo – Dentist. What have you seen that might have suggested a legal name change?
Interestingly, I thought the name Stoner took some nerve, like the company that makes “Invisible Glass”, the glass cleaner popular with the car-enthusiast set.
I recall a business called Homer Optical, which I thought ironic.
…have always wondered where the names ‘Tripplehorn’ and ‘Trebilcock’ tie in with the human anatomy ..the mind boggles (was it wishful thinking..somehow making three babies at one go??? haaa
The medical profession is full of them……
Dr. Richard Chopp – Urologist (specializing in…..you guessed it….vasectomies) in Austin, TX
Dr. Donald R. Butts – Colorectal surgeon in Houston
and of course, the legendary retired Ob-Gyn from Fairfax, VA and former president of the Virginia Medical Board, Dr. Harry C. Beaver.
In the late 80s, a hot dog place opened up in Indianapolis called – Big Dick’s Dogs. It was even incorporated under that name. I always wondered what the owner was thinking. It did not last all that long, as I recall. I never patronized the place, as I was afraid that I could not keep a straight face long enough to order anything.
There used to be a business locally called Used Tires Inc.
With a big sign out front saying UTI they probably didn’t get a lot of business from women…
Medical addition:
Chiropractor Dr. Justin Poppe. – Not kidding. He’s in St. George, UT.
The child support enforcement attorney in Milwaukee county for years: Dick Withers.
Mr. Nude America 1969: Dick Bacon.
National Screw Company. San Fernando, Calif. Sign has (had) picture of baby crying. In quote’s below the picture “having a screw problem?”
When in Blackpool last year I saw a shop called Bulldog Burgers.I’m glad I’m a vegetarian
Two I can think of:
Dr. Bonebrake in St. Joseph, MO; he’s an optometrist
Dr. Richard Head (he goes by Dick) in the St. Louis area; ear, nose, and throat doctor
They never had a business name, but this instantly takes me back and is way too good to not share. In the ever so polite teenage years of school, no less, a pair of twin sister’s mom remarried. After the wedding, they merged both family’s last names together, and the girls were also (unbelievably!) renamed as well. Before I continue, I have to make very clear this is not a joke, and that the twins were some very tough broads. I never remember them being made fun of to their face for likely fear of getting jumped by the two (a silver lining maybe?). Thier new last name, you ask? Suggs-Cox…
Shoot the parents.
That’s hard to believe!
My grandparents are neighbors to a family whose name is Berger. Their oldest son married a woman whose name was Hamm. So the wedding announcement was “Hamm-Berger”.
Sounds scary. I’d rather deal with the consequences of calling my boy ‘Sue’.
Beenhakker, a supplier of mobility aids in my country. Translate Beenhakker into English then you get someone who chops off a leg.
I suspect it’s quite deliberate, but there is a scaffolding firm in Toronto called “Mammoth Erection”.
My local favorite is Active Septic Solutions in Carnation, WA.
I chuckle every time I drive by the sign (will have to wait a decade before I can explain why to the kids)!
Not a name, but it sure is a funny van. It says:
Breast enlargement
by laying on of hands
now € 1.50 !!
(no cure no pay !)
Interested ? Ask the driver
Cold…..
If their food kills you…
They’ve got you covered.
I had suspicions about McNuggets for years. The other white meat?
Over 1 billion served?
There is a restaurant near Ft. Leonard Wood that is the “Mi Suks” Chinese cuisine restaurant. It’s very close to the front gate, so one has to wonder…
Farmers funeral home in ayer Massachusetts. I
Guess they plant the dead.
Once I went to a Dr. Himmler.
And others a convience store here locally owned by a Mr Bang.
Better than Dr. Mengele…
Here’s another mortuary with an unfortunate name, which I suppose is the first question one asks.
My optometrist is Dr. Peaker.
Then there’s this one…
Yes, I have seen that one and driven by numerous times. The place is now closed, as his business went limp.
You might want a more confidence inspiring name if you are calling for an ambulance!
Boxwell Funeral Home in Amarillo
Amigone funeral home in Buffalo.
When I used to live in Florida there was a doctors office I used to pass by. The name in the sign was…Anil K. Ram. He hit the big time when Jay Leno made mention of it during his “Headlines” segment…
In keeping with the theme of inebriated electrical contractors… These guys are lit.
Small town, Tabor Iowa has a drugstore. The name…. Stoner Drug Co. Has been there for years and always gives me a chuckle when I drive thru there.
Plattsburgh (NY) Motor Supply, which went by its’ initials.
Across the lake in Burlington, VT an oncologist named Dr. Coffin.
Larry Speakes: Spokesman/Press Secretary for President Ronald Reagan.
I always get a laugh from ROTO ROOTER. In Australia “root” has a different meaning completely.
KJ
This.
Note for Americans — don’t tell an Australian you’re “rooting for” your favorite sports team…
If you’re an Aussie in the states, don’t ask for a rubber. A mate of mine was in the states on a school exchange program and innocuously asked a girl for an implement to erase his pencil mistakes.
Oh, also, if you’re a guy, don’t tell an American you wear thongs.
Yahoo news recently had an article on hand gestures to avoid in other countries. It said that if in Australia or New Zealand, if you are wanting to indicate the number 2, you should make sure the palm of your hand is facing the person you are speaking with; the other way meant something totally different.
Yep, but its not as strong as the middle finger on its own, which I believe to be internationally acknowledged. I used the palm-out two fingers when I had a Valiant for other Vals passing by because it was used in a tv campaign for the Charger. Peace out.
Btw, I’ve got a guy with two 68 galaxies, one a 428 fastback, the other a convertible. I’m not sure I’m the guy for the write up. You want?
I can take it; send it to Paul or Perry and they can either forward it or give you my email address.
The city of Geelong in Australia has a car dealership by the name of Blood Toyota.
From the same family is/was a local dentist, Dr. Blood.
In Stonington, Victoria there’s the Harold Holt Swim Centre, named in honor of the Aussie Prime Minister who drowned while in office.
Eoff Electric Supply, where I work. Pronounced “oaf” I love being called an oaf day! And on a side note, Stoner Electric is one of our biggest clients, bout lost it when I saw the pic!
In my hometown of Mobile, Alabama, there is a business called Blight Builders. I always meant to take a photo, but never got around to doing it.
Almost forgot about a local chinese/tai restaurant called Man Kok. Everyone giggled driving past it yet no-one ever admitted to eating there. Would you? Ownership and the name changed eventually.
I once sold a car to a fellow named Fuk Yeah …
I think it was a Hummer H3.
KJ
Fukien gourmet Chinese restaurant in Fredericksburg va
Poo Ping Palace, Tujunga, Ca. Thai restaurant, may be closed now. (wonder why?)
Where in Tujunga was that? All the time i’ve spent in that area (friends, and lived in Sunland for awhile), and I never saw that.
On Foothill Blvd. I lived in the area since 67, I was in Sunland from 93 to 96 and as I recall it was there at that time. Were talking ancient history.
You two 805 guys are tempting me to write a feature about the Nethercutt!
GO FOR IT!!! Fantastic museum.
I was in Sunland just before that for about a year (Oh, yah- I do remember Northridge!) not far from the was-KMart right about 6 blocks from where Foothill becomes Sunland Blvd. Some very long time friends on McGroarty St.
With the frequency restaurants spring up and then die, I wouldn’t be surprised they opened and closed in between my visiting the area.
There’s a fairly large chain of furniture stores in the Southeastern USA called Badcock. Also, when I was at university, the head of the accounting department was named Dr. Buckless. (In case this is not evident to non-americans, a “buck” would be a dollar.)
Imagine what this poor guy has had to endure.
Oh gad, how could I have forgotten him – right down the road on I-70 in Richmond, Indiana. His TV advertising used to blanket the whole state, and probably a few others, as his RV dealership was huge.
Reminds me of a family guy bit
http://youtu.be/TSU_8tU2Sf4
And Yes Tom Raper was huge he used to advertise all the way into NY at times.
I was behind this one a couple of months ago, I snapped it with my phone, I thought it was clever.
Cute
I couldn’t find a picture, but there is a large electrical contractor company down here named Luzer Electric.
Picture borrowed from a friend …
driver in training
Will never forget rolling up behind a van in downtown Kalamazoo MI,lettering on back of van and only said “A BLIND MAN IS DRIVING THIS TRUCK” Wasn’t til you got along side that you saw it was a company that sold and installed window blinds.
We have a small delivery service in Grand Rapids MI that only uses small vans.
Their name “VAN GO” delivery service ( note, there are many,many people of Dutch heritage in these parts whose last name starts with Van- ).
Spotted in Glendale some years ago: Better Drugs.
I found one in Philadelphia just two days ago: Butkus Chiropractic. It makes me think of Dick Butkus rearranging someone’s misaligned neck by ripping his head off.
Referring back to the original photograph, the designer of the M16 during the 1960s was named Eugene Stoner. Of course, the M16 didn’t work very well in Vietnam, as if it were designed by a stoner.
Always wondered if these guys have a Salvatore in the family
I once test drove a car at “Sellers-Sexton” Ford-Lincoln-Mercury. A lot of cars in the area had had the last three letters of each name removed. It totally changed the entire meaning.
Dr. Stopp, a urologist in Rochester, NY who specializes in vasectomies.
Amigone Funeral Home in the Buffalo area. Both are real.
There’s a small town in AL named Seman and apparently there’s a quite successful flower nursery there as I passed a large box truck one day that had “Seman Growers” in huge letters on the side. I nearly ran into the curb I was laughing so hard.
My dentist is Dr Borer. I worked for a foreman called Neville Greville, and used to buy
plastic chair parts from a bloke named Stan Clear.
Ch 7 has a presenter called Matt White, and my wife knew a woman named Olive.
She married a bloke with the surname Green.
Another customer was Dr Slaughter and there was a Dr D’eath here in Brisbane too.
All name are real. No fiction here, it ain’t the bible.
I worked in admin for a capital city council for nine years and the internal auditor was a man named Tom Horacek, pronounced horror check.