The Filipino people are known the world over for their unwavering penchant for creativity and humor. One of the ways this is manifested is in the hilariously named establishments that pop up all over the country.
Are you ready for this?
Anita Bakery
Bay Wash Laundry
Bill's Gate Computer Shop
Brad Pet Shop
Bread Pitt Bakery
Candies Be Love?
Chicago Balls (a fishball stand)
Christopher Plumbing Service Shop
Common Cents Store
Curl Up and Dye Beauty Salon
Doris Day and Night (a 24-hour eatery)
Edgar Scissorhands Barber Shop
Elizabeth's Tailoring Garment Shop
Felix The Cut Barber Shop
Fish Be With You Seafood Stand
Goldilooks Barber Shop
Goldirocks Gravel and Sand Shop
Hair Force One Barber Shop
L.B. M. Restaurant
Leon King Video Rental
Let's Talk Dirty Laundromat
Maid to Order Placement Agency
Male Box Barber Shop
Mane Attraction Beauty Parlor
Miki Mao Noodle House
Meating Place (a meat shop)
Meatropolis (another meat shop)
Nacho Fast
Passers Buy Convenience Store
Perm Foundation Beauty Salon
Petal Attraction Flower Shop
Saudi Hairlines Beauty Salon
Scissors Palace Barber Shop
Second Time Around – A Used Watch Store
Starback Cafe
Staying Alive Funeral Parlor
Stomach Inn Motel
Sylvestre's Salon
The Cutting Age Salon
The Way We Wear Clothes Shop
Tom Cruz Grill
Your Best Vet Pet Care Clinic
Wall Mart Korean Grocery
Wash Up Dock Laundromat
Wok Inn Resturant
X-Trim Barber Shop
Yo Wash Up Laundromat
Come in. They're open.
BWaHaHaHa!
Come in. They're open.
BWaHaHaHa!
39 comments:
A creative post, Irene.
I didn't know this at all. It really brought on the smiles.
love as always
Irene, these are hilarious! The barber shop/hair places are the most creative. A few years ago, my cousin opened a salon. Located near the railroad tracks, she named the place Hair Depot.
Then there was that bar on The Walton's called the Dew Drop Inn.
Irene naman e!
The coffee just came right back up and out my nose! =)
And it's hot!
Hahaha!
Bwiset ka! =)
I like Elizabeth Tailoring's Garment Shop! haha.. super creative!
I do a lot of free lance marketing and what fun it would be to market some of these companies! Shame they aren't here in the US!
Tom
Hi Irene!
Great idea !
Today
in the morning I needed the laugh.
Thanks!
Have a great Sunday!
Wonderful! Glad I wasn't taking a drink of coffee when I read some of them! :-)
that is pretty funny!!
Very, very funny!!
My favorite was the Edgar Scissorhands Barber Shop -- no thanks, I'll just do it myself!
By the way, I've been meaning to ask if you wanted to do a link exchange and should have asked a long time ago!
Tell me you didn't just sit there paging through the phone book for business names...
Ian
Funny names! Very creative. :-) Then there's Harry Cutter (a beauty salon, whose sign used the font used in the books' and movies' title.)
Also an eatery called "Putahe ng Ina Mo." Haha!
Heh heh heh
Really creative
:)
It just makes it double the fun to say it and going to these places
Hi Irene,
You've been TAGGED!
=)
Sweet Susan: Always glad to make you smile, my dear friend. c",)
Ms. Val: Hahaha! At least brand recall won't be much of a problem for such uniquely named places! ;p
Handsome Houseband: Just because I made the hot coffee come out of your nose doesn't mean you have to get back at me by tagging me. Sigh!
Fine, fine! I'm on it... How can I refuse you? :p
Princess Shin: Yeah, Elizabeth Tailoring is now a pretty popular store around here. c",)
Poet Tom: I'm sure you have some zanily named stores from your part of the world, too! Creative people are everywhere!
Krystyna: Laughter is always a good way to start your day. :p
Alluring Alicia: I'm glad, too. HAHA!
Captivating Claudia: I'm happy you enjoyed the list!
Marvelous Michael: OF COURSE! Why did it take us so long??? I'll link you up at once. Wooohoo!
Indefatigable Ian: I'm not THAT patient. :p
Lovely Lizza: And in front of that eatery you mentioned, there is another one called: PUTAHE NG INA MO RIN! Bwahaha!
Krishna: Glad you found it funny. c",)
ZeroImpact: The crazy names surely give the places instant popularity. It's actually quite ingenious!
Great list of names; Definitely caused a few smiles to escape from my lips. :)
meron pa cgurng Susan's Roses, hehehe! iba talaga ang pinoy!
Great store names. If only Americans could be as creative...
LOL. Funny. I'd definitly shop at the Bread Pitt Bakery;)
Hi Irene,
Those are a hoot!
Thanks so much for stopping by my site and for leaving such a nice comment. I really appreciate it.
Andrew
To Love, Honor and Dismay
Oyeah! That's totally creative!
XD
What unusual and fun names!
Tim: Wonderful. Smiling's always good. ;p
Lanee Girl: Ibang-iba talaga! Thanks for visiting. Balik ka ulit! Basta Pinoy, welcome sa blog ko! :p
The Thinker: Just keep an eye out and I'm sure you'll find some interestingly named places right where you are. (",)
Choochoo: And what shall you have there? The HOT BUNS? *groan* :p
Wise Andrew: Great of you to stop by. Feel at home here. c",)
Kyels: Thanks. Have a super week ahead!
Hillarious Irene, Staying Alive Funeral Parlor was the best, The Bee Gees would laugh their guts out.
Chinese Phrase English Translation
Ai Bang Mai Ne I bumped into the coffee table
Ar U Wun Tu A gay liberation greeting
Chin Tu Fat You need a face lift
Dum Gai A stupid person
Gun Pao Der An ancient Chinese invention
Hu Flung Dung Which one of you fertilized the field?
Hu Yu Hai Ding We have reason to believe you are harboring a fugitive
Jan Ne Ka Sun A former late night talk show host
Kum Hia Approach me
Lao Ze Sho Gilligan's Island
Lao Ze Not very good
Lin Ching An illegal execution
Moon Lan Ding A great achievement of the American space program
Ne Ahn A lighting fixture used in advertising signs
Shai Gai A bashful person
Tai Ne Bae Be A premature infant
Tai Ne Po Ne A small horse
Ten Ding Ba Serving drinks to people
Wan Bum Lung A person with T.B.
Yu Mai Te Tan Your vacation in Hawaii agrees with you
Wa Shing Kah Cleaning an automobile
Wai So Dim Are you trying to save electricity?
Wai U Shao Ting There is no reason to raise your voice
Hehehe... this is hilarious (rotfl)
TJ: Thanks for your frequent visits. Love hearing from you! c",)
Rauf: BWAHAHAHA! Hilarious! Thanks for sharing! :p
TerraShield: Rolling right with you in laughter! ;p
Gee, sure wish some of these businesses would move to Michigan; seems our state is really hurting from high unemployment. Had to laugh at the names.
these are funny!
There are a few places like that around my town... can't think of any at the moment... 9:30 is still too early for me.
Those are just hilarious :)
Have a good day!
SC
Auuugh! Colorado *desperately* needs some of those. We are so horridly uncreative out here, with our Starbucks and "Best Ribs Ever" and "Sam's Pizza" places. To-the-point? yes. Creative: Nuh-uh.
hee hee those are funny! thanks 4 coming 2 my blog
lol very cute! Thank you for sharing! hehehe
thank you for the care about my pet. I loved him.
I like “Meatropolis.” Such an inspirational name.
Hi Irene
How very nice to have you visit my blog!
So, here I am visiting you!
You have a wonderful place here!
And, this post is just great!
It's been a long day for me...
and, this is just what I needed.
So very funny!
Thank you...
and have a wonderful day!
I will be back!
Margie:)
Sylvestre's Salon, I love it.
Thanks for posting. This is sooo funny!
Love the Wash Up Dock Laundromat.
Priceless.
Thanks for visiting my blog.
LOL..In Udupi, South IndiaI had come across a ramshackle griddle that was named 'Hotel Krap'!
Nice Blog!
May I add: Wok Inn =)
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