Thursday Afternoon/evening Fun - People's Names

[DTCwordfan]

I was in The White Co earlier today and noticed the manager's name, one Ms K. Lusty.......personally, I would have a deed poll change.

It reminded me that my grandfather used to 'collect' names of businesses, such as 'Barber the Barbers,' behind the Sloop Inn in St Ives. Or that in Farnham there was 'Commissioners for Testaments & Wills - Graves, Cross & Wills.'

The Graves one reminded me of seeing an A board sign in Southern Ireland, Rathmore I think it was, between Killarney and Kanturk. There behind was the shop, 'Graves - Undertakers,' the board with the lovely message of 'Graves are Open'

Over to you for any favourite names or names/businesses that you may have?

[Georgiesmum]

I used to work with a man his surname was Prat.
The customers often laughed when he was called for over the intercom

[TWR]

Some where in the UK there is a trader called Robin B@sd@d

[DTCwordfan]

I bet. Was his son called 'Sprat?'

[Peter Pedant]

// There ought to be a sewage company called Suck Cess //

thoroughly agree Hoppie that if there isn't a firm with an amusing name then one can always make on up.

I mean if you were a solicitor named 'Ina Nick' would you open a criminal practice called 'Knickers' ? or should that be fambly law ?

[DTCwordfan]

There's an ex RAFman near boaty called Stan Still. His comment about his name, "a blooming millstone around my neck my entire life."

"When I was in the RAF my commanding officer used to shout, 'Stan Still, get a move on' and roll about laughing," he said.

[TWR]

A Fish Trader, Mr Hadock.

[wired]

In a small village in Derbyshire there is a sign that reads, A.Wild Family Butcher

[Baldric]

Peter P, see link back at 16:20

[FrogNog]

There was an optician in Leicester named Richard I. Blow

[marval]

I have heard of a Thai restaurant called Thai Me Up

In Canada there is a sports shop called The Merchant Of Tennis.

[Caran]

There is or was a firm of solicitors in Leamington Spa called Wright Hassall.

[Peter Pedant]

There IS a restaurant in the Shirley area of Brum called
The Shirley Temple

Indian of course

[Peter Pedant]

hey forgot plumber in my home village

Cecil Poole and he was always called Cess Pool

[magicmick]

Many years ago we visited a aunt in Morecambe and nearby was a shop, and the owners name was A. Bull you guessed it, it was a China shop

[Ouzel]

I can remember a dentist named Mr Payne.

[marval]

In Florida there is a fishing shop called Master Bait and Tackle