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Offline Chris Wong

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Questionable company names
« on: March 18, 2020, 01:08 AM »
I scratched my head at this one. Were all the good names taken?


My all-time favourite though, is Acurate Machining.
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Offline Alex

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2020, 04:01 AM »
Dunno ..... looks like a decent name to me.

Offline threesixright

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2020, 07:26 AM »
Dunno ..... looks like a decent name to me.
Well its at least its honest. Those that promise you best of best are (most likely) destined to fail. IMO

And in that spirit: Good is good enough.


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Offline Mario Turcot

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2020, 08:35 AM »
Perhaps the owner name is Bob Decent  [wink]
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Offline DeformedTree

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2020, 11:22 AM »
Perhaps the owner name is Bob Decent  [wink]

Owners full name is Izzy Decent but kept it to just the last name after people kept shrugging at him.

Offline Mario Turcot

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2020, 11:50 AM »
Izzy Painting would have been a great name  [big grin]
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Offline ChuckS

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2020, 12:21 PM »
If I were owner Decent...my company name would at least be:

"More Than Decent (fill-in-the-trade)".

"Good Enough" or "Decent" Bespoke Furniture, for example, doesn't instill much confidence in me if I'm a potential customer.

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Offline Mark Katz

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2020, 05:20 PM »
Here in the Boston area there has been a construction (demolition?) company called Edifice Wrecks. There seems to now be a band and a movie by that name but this company was around in the 1970s so it predates them.

Offline Richard/RMW

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2020, 06:28 PM »
I keep looking for a restaurant that offers Inauthentic Mexican food.

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Offline DeformedTree

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2020, 06:54 PM »
I keep looking for a restaurant that offers Inauthentic Mexican food.

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There is one next door to "Unfamous Decent Pizza" .

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2020, 07:11 PM »
Could be a Londoner expat. There the word decent means top quality, often abbreviated to "deece". For example the Lamb and Flag is a decent boozer or these dovetails are "deece".
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Offline jimbo51

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2020, 09:07 PM »
In Japan once, I saw a truck with the phrase Red, Blue, and Pig Lard.

Offline dwillis

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2020, 05:32 PM »
While driving around in Sonoma County, CA I passed a septic system pumping truck and the company name was "Yesterday's Meals". Apt and descriptive name , but a bit questionable in terms of uh, taste?
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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #13 on: November 22, 2020, 11:53 PM »
I scratched my head at this one. Were all the good names taken?
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My all-time favourite though, is Acurate Machining.
I hired a carpenter about 20 years ago, I was reluctant at first. His name was Dan Butcher. Kid you not. The Butcher had some tricks up his sleeve...

Offline Bob D.

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2020, 05:27 AM »
Here in the Boston area there has been a construction (demolition?) company called Edifice Wrecks. There seems to now be a band and a movie by that name but this company was around in the 1970s so it predates them.

Edifice Wrecks (some word play on Oedipus Rex maybe?) from Rocky and Bullwinkle ?

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/edifice-wrecks-detailing-a-truck
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Offline Vtshopdog

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #15 on: November 23, 2020, 09:46 AM »
Obscure Mid ‘90s Chinese bicycle brake manufacturer:
Di Yung

Their print ad copy read something like
“Enjoy the ride, feel the freedom with Di Yung brakes”

Offline Frank-Jan

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2020, 04:24 PM »
The company name in the opening post reminded me of something my father told me about the time when he was a general contractor   in Canada in the 1970's.
There was this Greek painter, that he asked for an estimate to do a paintjob, and the guy asked if my father needed a "decent" or a "half-decent" job; in the "half-decent" option they would  paint over the light switches instead of masking them etc..

Offline Yardbird

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2020, 05:45 PM »

There was this Greek painter, that he asked for an estimate to do a paintjob, and the guy asked if my father needed a "decent" or a "half-decent" job; in the "half-decent" option they would  paint over the light switches instead of masking them etc..
And that is why I do things myself.  My wife and I built our own house and I after having so many sub-contractors not follow up, I had some business cards printed.  The name of our "Company" was "The Little Red Hen Construction Company" and the statement on the card said "we do things right because we do it ourselves"
On another note, I remember an election sign in Pickaway Co Ohio I think in 2016.  The guy was running for Sheriff and his last name was Lawless.  So his sign said "Vote Lawless for Sheriff"

Offline Crazyraceguy

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #18 on: November 27, 2020, 12:38 PM »
 Beaver Adhesive
Always liked that one


There's also a company called Beaver Tools that makes things like pneumatic laminate trimmers.
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Offline Sparktrician

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #19 on: November 27, 2020, 01:53 PM »
What can I say???   [big grin]
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Offline Coen

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #20 on: February 13, 2021, 09:08 AM »

Not sure on exact company name though, I think that was on the back of the van.

It translates to "Car driving is deadly, stop with it now"

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« Reply #21 on: February 13, 2021, 10:29 AM »
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Not sure on exact company name though, I think that was on the back of the van.

It translates to "Car driving is deadly, stop with it now"

I think “007” merely want the roads for him/her selves [big grin]
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Offline Birdhunter

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #22 on: February 13, 2021, 10:53 AM »
I read about a septic tank company. Their slogan was "your #2 is our #1.
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Offline Frank-Jan

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #23 on: February 13, 2021, 12:55 PM »
Beaver Adhesive
Always liked that one


There's also a company called Beaver Tools that makes things like pneumatic laminate trimmers.

In the Netherlands there's a business called "bever" the dutch word for beaver, and their logo is a picture of that animal. They have a store in Eindhoven, and it used to have "Bever, women's outdoor" in huge letters on the buildings fascia.

It's silly but everytime I passed it, it made me chuckle and picture Leslie Nielsen. (The store is still there, but they now have a gender neutral slogan)

Offline Lincoln

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #24 on: September 06, 2022, 05:56 PM »
When I was growing up, there was a local builder whose name was Tony Hocking. Company name was 'A.S. Hocking Builder'. Still not sure if it was deliberate, or not!

Offline Chainring

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #25 on: September 07, 2022, 01:29 AM »
Kum N Go, a chain of convenience stores. That one was always a head scratcher.

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #26 on: September 07, 2022, 07:20 AM »
I passed a beat-up old Transit van on the M62 motorway a few weeks ago. The name of his company was ‘FAT BLOKE WHO SELLS TYRES’

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #27 on: September 07, 2022, 02:27 PM »
When visiting my client in the Cleveland area, I'd land my plane at the airport on the lake (not the main one), rent a car, and then drive past "Chagrin Jewelers." That always struck me as funny.
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Offline tsmi243

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #28 on: September 07, 2022, 02:58 PM »
There used to be a construction company in Austin, called "Mammoth Erections"

Offline Packard

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Re: Questionable company names
« Reply #29 on: September 07, 2022, 04:36 PM »
I was at a plastic injection molding show in Chicago about 20 years ago.  Set up next to our display booth was one from Germany.

It was their first year showing in the USA.  They made pad printing machines (replaces silk screen for small images, long production runs).

The name of their company was “Tampon”.  It made perfect sense.  They used a silicone pad to “tamp” the image onto plastic. 

I explained the problem with the name.  That it was the exact same spelling as the feminine hygiene product.  The owner of the company turned red as a beet.  The following year, they changed the name to “Tampoprint” (I’m not sure if I got that exactly right—it was a long time ago.)

I just googled it and is is “Tampoprint”.