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I arrived back from spending the weekend in New York City with my good friends Rob and Anna and had a lovely time. While there I was walking around the east village and saw an aromatherapy shop called "Just Calm Down." It struck me as weird to call a store about pleasure and comfort by a phrase that is usually used in hostility.
Then I thought it would be a fun project to start taking pictures of other businesses that came up with clever, but inappropriate, names that were based on similar unpleasant concepts, but I decided it would be easier to just make up a bunch.
My Friends Rob, Anna and I came up with this list:
Furniture Store: Just Sit Down
Hardware Store: You're Screwed
Marina: I think I Just Shipped Myself
Woman's Accessories: Whore Bags!
China/Crystal Boutique: Something Smells like Glass
Pet Grooming Salon: You Filthy Bitch
Hair Salon/Spa: You Lazy Cut!
Gastroenterologist: What's Up Your Ass?
Hospice: I'd Rather Be Dead
Medical Supply Store: Are You Some Kind of Cripple
Women's Dress Store: Go Frock Yourself
Bakery: Put My Cake in Your Mouth
I sent out that list to friends and relatives and asked for suggestions for others.
And I got some. Here are my sister's additions:
Church: Jesus Christ
Candy Store: Suck It
Pawn Shop: I Want My Money Back
My Friend Robbie from Jax came up with these:
Speech Therapist: Watchu Talkin Bout, Willis?
Drum Store: Beat It
Cheese (and Fish?) Purveyors: He Who Smelt It, Dealt It
Escalator Repairs: Up Yours
Watch Repair Shop: Watch Out!
My friend Alex came up five entries, three of which I don't understand, one of which is my all-time favorite, see if you can guess which one it is:
Ice Cream Parlor: Snowball Me
Holistic Store: My Brown Eye
Bar: Velvety Fold
Cleaning Services: ...Even the Spooge Stains
Deli: Toss My Salad
I arrived back from spending the weekend in New York City with my good friends Rob and Anna and had a lovely time. While there I was walking around the east village and saw an aromatherapy shop called "Just Calm Down." It struck me as weird to call a store about pleasure and comfort by a phrase that is usually used in hostility.
Then I thought it would be a fun project to start taking pictures of other businesses that came up with clever, but inappropriate, names that were based on similar unpleasant concepts, but I decided it would be easier to just make up a bunch.
My Friends Rob, Anna and I came up with this list:
Furniture Store: Just Sit Down
Hardware Store: You're Screwed
Marina: I think I Just Shipped Myself
Woman's Accessories: Whore Bags!
China/Crystal Boutique: Something Smells like Glass
Pet Grooming Salon: You Filthy Bitch
Hair Salon/Spa: You Lazy Cut!
Gastroenterologist: What's Up Your Ass?
Hospice: I'd Rather Be Dead
Medical Supply Store: Are You Some Kind of Cripple
Women's Dress Store: Go Frock Yourself
Bakery: Put My Cake in Your Mouth
I sent out that list to friends and relatives and asked for suggestions for others.
And I got some. Here are my sister's additions:
Church: Jesus Christ
Candy Store: Suck It
Pawn Shop: I Want My Money Back
My Friend Robbie from Jax came up with these:
Speech Therapist: Watchu Talkin Bout, Willis?
Drum Store: Beat It
Cheese (and Fish?) Purveyors: He Who Smelt It, Dealt It
Escalator Repairs: Up Yours
Watch Repair Shop: Watch Out!
My friend Alex came up five entries, three of which I don't understand, one of which is my all-time favorite, see if you can guess which one it is:
Ice Cream Parlor: Snowball Me
Holistic Store: My Brown Eye
Bar: Velvety Fold
Cleaning Services: ...Even the Spooge Stains
Deli: Toss My Salad
Posted @ 10:16 PM
2 Comments:
11/23/2004
hot babe writes:
Anonymous writes:
Of the five from Alex, I like three of them *a lot* but guessing you like the cleaners one.
12/03/2004
A different Alex (me) and his first room mate came up with these 4 years ago and decided that they should all be in the same stripmall:
Travel Agency: Flights of Fancy
Pet Grooming: Cause for Paws
Party Planner: Confetti's!
Party Planner II: Impromptu's (owned by old gays)
Hair Salon: Hair Nor There
Yeah, they make no sense.
-Alex C.
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