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LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 26 Mar 2013 08:15

I'm not joking........

Vietnamese restaurant used to be in Adelaide (not sure if it's still there)

How We Fook

:-D

BrendafromWales

BrendafromWales Report 25 Mar 2013 21:46

Watched the weather forecast today and the presenter was.......Sara Blizzard...very apt at the present time!

PollyinBrum

PollyinBrum Report 25 Mar 2013 20:31

OH just told me on his way to work he passes a green grocers called Melon Cauli.

Karen in the desert

Karen in the desert Report 25 Mar 2013 19:02

I know a chip shop called Peyton's Plaice, a furniture shop called Hubbard's Cubbards, and a hair salon called Herr Kutz.

Hubby once had a doctor whose name was Dr R Sohl.
And some years ago we used to regularly drive past "Turdi's Restaurant", I kid you not! :-D :-D

Researching:
Researching: MILLS & ROBERTS Cambs: TAGG Thames Ditton & East Molesey, Surrey: LEETON/LEADON Hunts & Cambs: LLOYD London/Middx: FROST London/Middx: ROSKAS, KISELIUS, BUDAS W.Lothian & Lanarks: ROSKAS, JAKAS/JAKAITE, JUSKEVICIUS, MICKEVICIUS Lithuania

Merlin

Merlin Report 25 Mar 2013 13:31

Firm in Hastings called "William the Concreter"

Researching:
Vlad the Impaler and Dracula. Wend,Prickly,Island,GG.+CC.+DIZZY & Mersey.

PollyinBrum

PollyinBrum Report 25 Mar 2013 13:05

LOVE it Joy :-D :-D :-D :-D

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 25 Mar 2013 12:54

last year some of the lights
had gone out on our local morrisons store sign
and instead of morrisons

it read MORONS :-D :-D

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

Tabitha

Tabitha Report 25 Mar 2013 12:49

Hairdressers near my mother in law - not its not in Australia

Blond Dye Bleach

Researching:
Kent - Sussex - Hampshire - Norfolk - Surrey - London - Yorkshire - Cornwall -Northumberland - Wales - Scotland

GeordiePride

GeordiePride Report 25 Mar 2013 12:37

There was a Chinese restaurant in Gallowgate, Newcastle called "Wok this Way"

GP

PollyinBrum

PollyinBrum Report 25 Mar 2013 12:26

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D @ PP

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 25 Mar 2013 12:23

Not too sure if it is still there but on Jamaica Road there used to be a shoe repair shop call 'R Soles' I kid you not. Well known in the area.

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 25 Mar 2013 11:36

We have a local firm who do tree surgery, pruning etc. called Evans Above.

Researching:
Gloucestershire, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, London, Lithuania, Russia

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 25 Mar 2013 06:30

Have mentioned these before:

when I was in hospital for kidney stones, the male nurse who came to take a blood sample was called Nurse Blood and the doctor, who also happened to be my then newish neighbour, was Dr Howl !

Lizx

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 24 Mar 2013 23:33

nearly forgot this one........

A florist shop in Germany, named Bloomen Ecke

translation............ Flowers Corner :-D

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 24 Mar 2013 23:26

Local barber shop.........

Baldies

:-D

BrendafromWales

BrendafromWales Report 24 Mar 2013 21:22

When we were living in Spain,my late husband was in hospital with kidney stones.
His consultants name was...Dr Roca....pronounced...Rocca.

GinN

GinN Report 24 Mar 2013 21:22

Snack Van often parked in lay-by on A17 :- Angies Big Baps.

Researching:
Anything and everything that takes my fancy.

Sharron

Sharron Report 24 Mar 2013 21:22

There was a Linga Longa cafe in the Findon Valley.

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 24 Mar 2013 21:19

Florists ...... Cathy's Bloomers
Chip Shop..... Lemon Plaice
sandwich shop .... Lovely Baps

BrianW

BrianW Report 24 Mar 2013 20:34

Geordie in Norfolk,
That was probably De'ath & Son, a fairly common name in north east Essex and south Suffolk.
Two of my assistants when I worked in Colchester were a lady and her neice with that surname (maiden name in the case of the neice).
The road safety adverts at that time were "Keep death of the roads" and I ribbed them that they should surrender their licences.

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

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