Shops with coincidental names
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Used to go to a Dr. Graves and then to a Dr. Hardgrave. The best one though was my sister's gynecologist, Dr. Raper.
Jan 6, 2017 09:27:23 #
Billbobboy42 wrote:
There used to be listed, in a Northern Virginia phone book, an OB/GYN named Dr. Harry Beavers.
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Jan 6, 2017 14:02:05 #
Billbobboy42 wrote:
Also, in Southern Md there was a local butcher shop named DB's Market. Sign out front said "You Can't Beat DB's Meat".
Along those lines--there used to be a store in Vermont that sold T-Shirts with the store's slogan ----You Can Whip Our Cream But You Can't Beat Our Meat
Jan 6, 2017 15:00:20 #
Back in the wild west days there was a town with a mortuary named "You plug 'em We plant 'em."
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Jan 6, 2017 17:42:02 #
philmurfin wrote:
In a town local to us, Wirksworth, there is a chemist shop, the owners are Mr & Mrs Pain. In another town, Clitheroe, there is a butchers owned by the Cowman's.
There must be loads of coincidental shop names around, any near you?
Happy New Year by the way!
Phil
There must be loads of coincidental shop names around, any near you?
Happy New Year by the way!
Phil
May not be coincidence, but a variant of a well known phenomenon- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism -Particularly common in medical and related professions
Jan 6, 2017 18:33:13 #
When our 15 year old son broke his leg while skiing, the orthopedic surgeon who treated him was a Dr. Fixit.
Jan 6, 2017 18:59:04 #
rfmaude41
Loc: Lancaster, Texas (DFW area)
SqBear wrote:
Many years ago in San Diego, CA there was a Funeral Home named; Goodbody Funeral Services.
Don't know if they are still in business or not.
Don't know if they are still in business or not.
GOODBODY MORTUARY
5027 EL CAJON BLVD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92115 | 619-582-1700
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paulrph1
Loc: Washington, Utah
[quote=philmurfin]In a town local to us, Wirksworth, there is a chemist shop, the owners are Mr & Mrs Pain. In another town, Clitheroe, there is a butchers owned by the Cowman's.
There must be loads of coincidental shop names around, any near you?
In a small town a little removed from where I grew up there was a gas station that had a luncheon counter in it. The sign said stop and eat and get gas.
There must be loads of coincidental shop names around, any near you?
In a small town a little removed from where I grew up there was a gas station that had a luncheon counter in it. The sign said stop and eat and get gas.
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