You know you’re in the right profession when...
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I saw a sign in a small town in New Hampshire , for the Law firm of Cheatham and Lyre...
I once saw a sign on a builder's truck proclaiming it was owned by "Bodgett and Scarper"
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I've seen a similar use of that name before too.
There use to be a plumber in Oxford that was called "The Lone Drainer" . The dude had a fluorescent orange/red van, so you couldn't fail to see it from a mile off. I bet he must have done great business, as it's the kind of thing that sticks in your head if you need a plumber or not.
Back when I was in my early 20's (20 to 21 years old) , I use to work for a now close Oxford brewery called Morrells of Oxford. I was the assistant manager at a small pub called "The Black Boy" and I was looking after the pub for the weekend, as the landlady (manager) actually managed to get her self some time off to go back to Scotland to see her son. We had been heaving all day long, as back then Oxford United's stadium was just a few mins away. As you walked into the pub, to the side were the gents bogs and some arsehole had clogged the bog up so badly, that the stench was so bad, it would make the beer go flat. Because I was unable to get help on a Saturday evening through the breweries own estates management, I was told by my area manager that it was ok to find any plumber needed and I would not get into trouble for this. So low and behold, I remembered the bright orange van with "The Lone Drainer" on, so looked him up in the Yellow Pages and I actually got to meet the guy, who turned out to be a lass!
There's a few around the Black Country who have made the most of the word play, like a building contractor in the Dudley area with the slogan, "Beware of the cowboys, try the Indians" on their vans and there used to be a music teacher called "Singh baby Singh", and a window fitter called "Jaginda's Windows" pronounced "Jaginders Winders" in local dialect, but probably the most famous is "Walter Wall Carpets". People in Plymouth will know the butty van "Sheila's Meals"
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There’s Estate Agents in Kidderminster called Doolittle & Dalley
He was my childhood dentist haha! Lovely chap.
I live in Newcastle now and there’s a flooring guy driving around in a van that says ‘Bonnie Tiler’ on the side
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Used to have a doctor down in Folkestone that went by the name of Dr Ayling. Not a doctor any more.