The 50 Best Pun Stores

It’s kinda late.. where’s June 8?

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In a drive back from Denver I saw a construction truck with the sign on the side “Well Hung: Windows and Doors”… just priceless

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I think every town in the U.S. has a Best Little Hair House in [anytown], so that one annoys me.

Polynesian Restaurant in Hewlett, NY: Fu’s Rush Inn

I live in Woodstock NY, and we have a place called Hip e Living. They sell tree hugger housewares.

There’s a steakgrill restaurant in Leuven, Belgium called The Meating Room: http://www.meatingroom.be/

In upstate NY we have the “Hair Port” and in Wisconsin there’s a “Yarn It All”

Nearby bar out in the sticks where I live (in the spirit of 46): Stumblin’ Inn
Then there’s the oriental restaurant here in Rochester NY that’s been featured on Jay Leno: House of Poon

There’s a Vietnamese noodle shop in Bellevue, WA called What the Pho? — believe it or not.

There is an ice cream place in southern Ohio called Custard’s Last Stand.

There’s a “Wok and Roll” in Austin. A coffee house called the “Daily Grind”. And you could get a “Oaky Dokey at Smokie Oakies” in Carmichael. Let’s see, also in Austin a “Fu Shin” Fusion restaurant. A wire manufacturer who’s boss is Rusty Wire. I could write a book.

There is a salad place in Grand Junction, CO called “Garden of Eatin’”

There is also “Lion in the Sun” of Huntington, New York

There’s a pub in Evansville, IN called the “Duck Inn” — and an upscale women’s clothing store in Lexington, KY called “Isle of You.”

A restaurant in Skokie Illinois called “East of Edens”, as in fact, it was only two blocks east of the Edens Expressway (in turn, named for a government transportation official Edens)

Ever seen the Chinese franchise in Houston called “Yummy Chow”?

The one that pretty much takes the cake is “Bunghole Liquors” in Salem, MA.

In the village of Centerville, Barnstable, MA is a hair salon called “The Barber of ‘C’ ville”

Portland Oregon apparently requires all Thai restaurants to be pun names.

There’s the Beau Thai, Typhoon, and Thai Noon.

In Brighton, UK, there was a shoe shop (might still be there, not quite sure) called ‘R Soles’ and a shop selling leather goods that was called ‘Hard Dix.’
There’s also a juice bar called “Sejuiced’ (seduced) and there used to be a barber shop called ‘Fat Boy Trims’ in honour of local resident and DJ Fat Boy Slim. There’s a Chinese takeaway called ‘Brighton Wok’ in hommage to the Graham Greene novel Brighton Rock. There are quite a few more that have elicited a smile and a slight groan from us over the years, but I can’t think of them at the moment . . . .

Theres a driving school in Liverpool called L Passo

In Santa Clarita, CA there is an insurance man, Duane Dye, whose office is right next to a mortuary! Everytime I drive past it, I think how convenient!

I live just down the road from number 30. It’s pretty good, but just down the road from it was the now sadly departed wooden furniture store…

“Yew Wood Knot Believe It”.

For anyone in the York and Selby may I recommend the plumber Richard Simpson and his company ‘All Cisterns Go’.

Cracking bloke and he does a bloody good job, too.

In South East London there’s a fireplace shop called GRATE EXPECTATIONS, after the Dickens novel (and David Lean movie). Groan!

In Gaithersburg, MD, there is a wine shop called Grape Expectations. DC also has it’s own Thaiphoon and Thaitanic.

Tayloring by: Sew Easy
Taiwanese restuarant in Cape Town: Wo Flung Dung
Adult venue: Come Again

Great fun – pun blog. I will have to look out for an entry from my region. (Dorset, Hampshire and The Isle of Wight.)

There’s a store in Dixon CA that sells cake decorating supplies, classes etc. It’s called “Every Baking Moment.” Love the name!

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: The Brick Shirthouse

I stumbled upon this site, thanks for the laugh :D Reminds me of a site I stumbled upon a few days ago called Punshurt. They sell shirts and stuff with puns on them so they used the phrase “puns hurt” and made it in to a pun in and of itself since it sounds like pun shirt. Ahh, I love puns. More like this!

awesome post :-)

google “sum yum gai” (pronounced ‘guy’) ;-)

The Codfather made the best chips in London

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How about a maternity shop- “Motherfrockers”

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Not so much a name pun, but when I lived in the LA area a few years ago, I saw a delivery truck with this written on the side:

“CULVER CITY MEAT CO.”
“You Can’t Beat Our Meat!”

Near “Cheeses of Nazareth” is Swiss chesse shop called “Holey Cheeses”.

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There is a Du Kum Inn in Sullivan Missouri. Best restaurant around!

In Danvers, MA I like to get food at “Pete’s A Place”. You’ll never guess what they sell there ;p

An ink shop opened up in our town called T.I.T.S

toner ink tank station.

Theyre slogan : “at TITS, we make no boobs!”

can u beleive how crude that is lol. they went out of business cuz ppl were too embarrassed to be seen there

we have a master baiter (tackle shop) near branson, mo

and springfield mo, has a furniture store called Wood You

Nice post, keep up the good work.

I just launched a photoblog about hairdressing salons with punny names in the UK: http://justteasing.wordpress.com

Love/hate them!

Nice collection. Not sure the rest have been able to express their appreciation as well. Most just seem interested in adding their own :) Looking forward to seeing more, Michelle.

I much like the Chipsy King. I took a photo of this barber shop in Rouen, France.

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