The Lame Shop Name Shame Game

[*Bob*]

The rules are simple: just add to the list the name of any local shop with a name that's twee, hip, a blatant plea to a certain demographic, or just plain daft - as and when it appears. Extra points for a name that scores in more than one category.

Truly Scrumptious

Organic Village

Pussey Liquor

Pipkin&Co

*NB: you can still give them your business. Adding to the list does not make you a bad person etc etc

[Parkdrive]

Hazelnut fleurs

[red devil]

No longer with us, but I always thought Ralon was an acronym for something more sinister.

Now there's a game within a game...

[Help-Ma-Boab]

A bit like an Inside72 designed by a drunk Laurence Lllewyn Bowen.

Good Guiness though

Parkdrive Wrote:

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> Hazelnut fleurs

[*Bob*]

Help-Ma-Boab Wrote:

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> A bit like an Inside72 designed by a drunk

> Laurence Lllewyn Bowen.

[Parkdrive]

There used to be a bar called The Lazy Toad in Beckenham, pretty daft name

[*Bob*]

I think we have to have 'Village Grocer' in there as well.

I reckon Village Grocer trumps 'Organic Village' too.

[uncleglen]

I know it's not ED but the 'Perfect Chicken 'place in forest Hill is now the 'Ferfect Chicken' place...and the 'F' is properly stuck on?

[Jeremy]

Anything ending in "ery", e.g. "The Butchery".

[Louisa]

Any pub which substitutes the words "pub" or "food" for "bar and kitchen". Gets my back up every time.

Louisa.

[miga]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Anything ending in "ery", e.g. "The Butchery".

Don't be so ornery....

[Baggs]

The Co-operative (ugh)

Mary's Living and Giving (purrrlease!)

Swadesh (What even...?)

Londis (Abstract or what)

Petitou (Oh Muy bien daaahling)

Mick's Hardware and DIY (So retro!)

Lordship Lane Dry Cleaners (How dare it do what it says?)

Dulwich Cafe (Such a has beans)

[Seabag]

IBS Bakery in Kirkdale

And Bose Chicken has some pretty risque promo images on the walls, well worth a trip to get your 'concerns' expressed to the management.

Shame

[FJDGoose]

Lard Palace

[MrBen]

24 Hour Digital Photos prev of LL....was weird.

"Ready tomorrow?"

"No sorry next Friday is the earliest"

[Sue]

FJDGoose Wrote:

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> Lard Palace

You made that up, didn't you?

There used to be a Chinese takeaway in Bromyard called Shun Fat.

[Salsaboy]

The one in Beckenham?

Parkdrive Wrote:

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> Hazelnut fleurs

[Otta]

Seabag Wrote:

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> IBS Bakery in Kirkdale

Is that the French one? Never even noticed had a name, it's always just been "The French Bakery" to us. Top lemon tarts.

[Parkdrive]

Salsaboy Wrote:

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> The one in Beckenham?

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> Parkdrive Wrote:

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> > Hazelnut fleurs

Yes

[Jah Lush]

Jojo Maman Bebe.

[Otta]

Le Chandelier

And basically anything in French.

[Parkdrive]

Friends of mine , restaurant and bar in Beckenham

[*Bob*]

What's the significance of the 'Hazelnut' bit?

[Parkdrive]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> What's the significance of the 'Hazelnut' bit?

Gawd knows

[Jeremy]

Otta Wrote:

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> And basically anything in French.

I basically agree with this - with the exception of places actually selling French food. Of which, I think, we have a grand total of one.