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Posted by galaxy on Saturday, April 2, 2011 7:38 AM

On a funeral home run by the Mafia-

"You stab 'em, we slab 'em"

-G .

Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.

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Posted by georgev on Saturday, April 2, 2011 6:14 AM

BobL609

It's not necessarily a business;  it's a railroad.  In northern New Jersey where I was born and raised we used to refer to the DL&W as the Delay, Linger and Wait. 

A local railroad here in Southeast Michigan, the Pontiac, Oxford, and Northern (PO&N) which was absorbed into the Grand Trunk many years ago, was apparently referred to as the Poor, Old and Neglected.

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Posted by cjcrescent on Saturday, April 2, 2011 1:16 AM

This is a true story;

At the First National Bank of Griffin, Ga, there were at one time 3 men on the Board of Directors with the names, Cheatum, Cummin & Goin!

Needless to say, but thats the name of our local attorneys on my club's layout.

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Posted by yougottawanta on Friday, April 1, 2011 9:35 PM

Mike Kieran

 yougottawanta:

A local plumbing company name is "Peed Plumbing"  then the guy who Perfected/invented the porcelain throne last name was "Crapper" dont believe me google it.

 

Aren't you glad it wasn't one of our ancestors that invented the toilet. Who wants their last name associated with taking a #2.

Yea buddy ! I am sure glad I am not related to that guy !

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Posted by BobL609 on Friday, April 1, 2011 4:10 PM

It's not necessarily a business;  it's a railroad.  In northern New Jersey where I was born and raised we used to refer to the DL&W as the Delay, Linger and Wait. 

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Posted by teen steam fan on Friday, April 1, 2011 3:59 PM

There's a doctor at my mom's work named Quack. 

Doctor Quack- family practitioner

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Posted by Mike Kieran on Friday, April 1, 2011 3:29 PM

Nice ancestors. I'm just descended from IRA.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, April 1, 2011 3:23 PM

Mike Kieran
I hear that! It's bad enough one of my ancestors was associated with dragging a canoe. I had that on one of my layouts too. Dragging Canoe Rentals.

 

 

 

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Posted by Mike Kieran on Friday, April 1, 2011 3:10 PM

jeffrey-wimberly

 Mike Kieran:

 

 

Aren't you glad it wasn't one of our ancestors that invented the toilet. Who wants their last name associated with taking a #2.

 

I hear that! It's bad enough one of my ancestors was associated with dragging a canoe. I had that on one of my layouts too. Dragging Canoe Rentals.

Tsiyugunsini?

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, April 1, 2011 2:57 PM

Mike Kieran

 

 

Aren't you glad it wasn't one of our ancestors that invented the toilet. Who wants their last name associated with taking a #2.

I hear that! It's bad enough one of my ancestors was associated with dragging a canoe. I had that on one of my layouts too. Dragging Canoe Rentals.

Running Bear, Sundown, Louisiana
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Posted by Mike Kieran on Friday, April 1, 2011 2:29 PM

yougottawanta

A local plumbing company name is "Peed Plumbing"  then the guy who Perfected/invented the porcelain throne last name was "Crapper" dont believe me google it.

Aren't you glad it wasn't one of our ancestors that invented the toilet. Who wants their last name associated with taking a #2.

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Port Able Railway

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Posted by yougottawanta on Friday, April 1, 2011 2:20 PM

A local plumbing company name is "Peed Plumbing"  then the guy who Perfected/invented the porcelain throne last name was "Crapper" dont believe me google it.

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Posted by rogertra on Friday, April 1, 2011 2:04 PM

Clever Puns for Business Names?

 

There's no such thing.

 

 

 

Cheers

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, April 1, 2011 11:34 AM

In honor of today, Loof Lipra Party Supplies and Jokes

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by Howard Zane on Thursday, March 31, 2011 1:23 PM

Not politically correct....then again nor am I! On the Piermont are businesses like Jacklyn Elders (surgeon general under Clinton...lost her job by suggesting teaching things in elementary schools that kids already knew much about) School of self gratification, I.C. Pyles, friendly family proctologist, U.B. Poupin laxative company, What's in the Trap restaurant with the daily road kill dujour. It get's worse (or better). I love to gross out visitors or at least, have them believe that model railroaders have possums that are not fully cooked.

HZ

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Posted by Mike Kieran on Thursday, March 31, 2011 10:40 AM

The name of the building supply on my layout is Whist Building supply. It's a joke from my wife's family from when they built her uncle's house. It stands for We hope It Stays Together Construction Company.

I was also thinking about Blues Brothers Used Police Cars.

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Posted by Steven Otte on Thursday, March 31, 2011 10:36 AM

In the town of Williams Bay on Model Railroader's Bay Junction project layout, you'll find the following stores: a beauty salon called HAIR TODAY (as in "gone tomorrow") and a menswear store named SUIT YOURSELF. And though the name of the business isn't a pun, the slogan of Kelly Appliance Co., seen on the billboard, is "Quality Comes Out in the Wash."

For the layout of a club I belonged to in Florida, I built a large industry labeled EARLY BREWING CO. The slogan on the billboard was "If you drink beer, drink Early." I like to keep my on-layout puns subtle. Wink

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Posted by Sierra Man on Thursday, March 31, 2011 9:03 AM

On our layout, we have The Stan Wheybac Lumber Company.

Phil, CEO, Eastern Sierra Pacific Railroad.  We know where you are going, before you do!

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Posted by yougottawanta on Thursday, March 31, 2011 6:14 AM

One company my company dealt with was named CTI, At one point it was an outstanding company. But unfortunately it was bought out and ruined. We started calling them in our inner circles  "Complete and Total Incompetence"

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:31 PM

There's a farm in northern Utah named Almosta Ranch.

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Posted by caballorr on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:14 PM

Tom & Jerry's junk yard and used cars  ,Sam used farm equipment , BLUE Cafe  Bobos  garage and gas ,  The General store  , Lonestar bank  , Old Yellow  trucking  and MARTIN  dairy and ranch .

~ Tim .

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Posted by superbe on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 9:30 PM

A local furniture maker has the slogan "Antiques Made Daily"

Happy Railroading

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Posted by Silveradobo on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 9:00 PM

Seymore Butts Ladies Wear

Imma Luzer Dating Service

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Posted by Fazby on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 12:28 PM

Polly  Tischen's Manure Supply.

"We can really shovel it."

 

Her kids, Mort and Opt provide others businesses.

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Posted by MRL Guy on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 12:26 PM

How about "Burnham Downs Match works" .

 

There is a moving company around here called Hernia Movers.  Their slogan is " The potentate of totin' freight."

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Posted by engineAL on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:42 AM

R. U. Nuts Hardware

I knew someone who's doctor is Dr. Slack!

Modeling the Maine Central in N scale.

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Posted by yougottawanta on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:39 AM

While driving down a back country road a  farm or farmette had this name posted on a sign by the drive way  DUN-E-NUFF Farm

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Posted by pike-62 on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:13 AM

tgindy

My chiropractor is Dr. McCracken.

I wonder if he is any relation to the guy who came to my house last year to take care of the cracks in my driveway before it was sealed. I think his name was Phil.

 

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 10:20 AM

One more:  There's a real bakery in Utah named Crumb Brothers Bread Company.

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