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!
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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
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
A friend had a little shop on his HO Main Street named "Gagamagot Produce"
Graham Line 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.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
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.
David Starr www.newsnorthwoods.blogspot.com
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."
Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad in N Scale.
www.prr-nscale.blogspot.com
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,
Beach BillI'm pretty sure that the naming of a law firm "Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe" stems from an old Marx Brothers movie.
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.
"Uhh...I didn’t know it was 'impossible' I just made it work...sorry"
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
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...
Streamlined steam, oh, what a dream!!
Smelley Gas Works
Wholly Mackeral Seafood Company
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
doctorwayne 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
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.
caldreamer 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!"
Disclaimer: This post may contain humor, sarcasm, and/or flatulence.
Michael Mornard
Bringing the North Woods to South Dakota!
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.
We used to vacation in Roanoke, VA every summer from about 1956-1968 and always stayed at the Dun Roamin' Hotel.
I lived in Pasadena, TX for a long time and a dentist down the road was Dr. Butcher, DDS.
Roger Huber
I've done an Alice's Restaurant.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
When I built the downtown block for MR's Bay Junction project, I put a few pun names on the businesses there, including Hair Today salon and Suit Yourself menswear.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
There is a hair salon, right now, near the famous RR town of Northumberland, PA, near what was once the 5th largest yard in the world, on PA 147:
"Curl Up & Dye"
I laugh every time I drive by.
John
For anyone who has not seen Howard Zane's layout, you should look him up online, call him up and go see it. There is a plethora of humorous 1940's style billboards and business names on it. You can't help but smile. One of my favorites is, if I recall, the Jocelyn Elders School of Self Gratification...or something like that.
I think everyone will have to figure this one out for themselves, otherwise it might fall to the Axe Of Otte (tm).
I used to fish the Sacramento Delta. There was an (in)famous bait shop in Isleton called the Master______.
I'm sure Jocelyn Elders would approve.
Some of the industries on my layout are named for what they do:
Three Amigos Warehouse & Storage -Named in honor of my 3 train buddies who helped me with some track plans..
Shapeless Steel Works - You can figure that one out...
C&P Restaurant Supply - C&P stands for 'Choke & Puke' - Neal hates diners!
R.M.O. Power Supply - R.M.O. stands for --RIP ME OFF
Gotta have a little humor...
Neal
Anybody remember this one?
This was the first structure kit I ever built - about 50 years ago.
I have the right to remain silent. By posting here I have given up that right and accept that anything I say can and will be used as evidence to critique me.
Dr. Seymore Butts may open a proctology practice on my layout at some point. There may also be a "Hale & Hardy Health Club." The layout is currently home to the I.C. Sparks Welding Supply company and the TruGrit Sandpaper Company and their "Famously rough, surprisingly smooth" product. The latter slogan is a parody of the Columbia, SC Convention and Visitor's Beauro slogan "Famously hot, surprisingly cool."
dstarr G. Williker's Machine Shop. Turtle Truckers Deathwish Piano Movers: No job too scary.