There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
funny/different names?
Ellie

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> Ellie
>

Wok N Roll

On Feb 18, 9:38*am, wrote:
> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. * Do you know of any
> funny/different names?
> Ellie

I wrote about this one before in Visalia, CA: Acequia on Main
(Acequia is Spanish for irrigation ditch.) So if you want to eat in
or on an irrigation ditch, it's the right place to go. Actually, it's
a pretty good California cuisine place.

Ken

P.S. When I lived in Laguna, there was a law firm named Reid and
Wright. I'm not joking. There are funny names everywhere.

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> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
> funny/different names?
> Ellie
>


Chinese place near he House of Poon

On Feb 18, 12:54�pm, "Woolstitcher" > wrote:
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> > Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. � Do you know of any
> > funny/different names?
> > Ellie
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> Wok N Roll

Don't you mean Wok N Loll. LOL

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>> funny/different names?
>> Ellie
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> Wok N Roll

Also Asian: http://blinkynet.net/stuff/sushi.jpg


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On 18 fév, 12:38, wrote:
> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. * Do you know of any
> funny/different names?
> Ellie

There is a Chinese restaurant in France called Le coq gaulois (The
gallic rooster).

There is a restaurant in Québec called Yvan des frites (the owner`s
name being Yvan, one assumes) which sounds in French exactly like "he
sells fries". English speakers should abstain from trying to
pronounce it phonetically as it will ruin the joke for you :-)

An oriental bakery a few streets from where I live is called St-
Honoré.

An Indian restaurant is called Rose`s Café. The former owner was an
Italian woman who named it after her daughter.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

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>> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
>> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
>> funny/different names?
>> Ellie
>
> Chinese place near he House of Poon

Best buffet in town...


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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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>>> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
>>> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
>>> funny/different names?
>>> Ellie
>>
>> Chinese place near he House of Poon
>
> Best buffet in town...


I didn't know they ran a buffet. Are you talking about the place on Monroe
Ave?

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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>>> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
>>> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
>>> funny/different names?
>>> Ellie
>>
>> Chinese place near he House of Poon
>
> Best buffet in town...


And the food aint half bad.

Paul

> wrote in message
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> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
> funny/different names?

Two restaurants in Houston that come to mind:

Fukim (Chinese) and
Crapitto's (Italian)

Mary

Ken wrote on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:04:49 -0800 (PST):

K> On Feb 18, 9:38 am, wrote:
??>> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called
??>> PIERRE'S....SF Peninsula....it tickles me every time I
??>> drive by. Do you know of any funny/different
??>> names? Ellie

K> I wrote about this one before in Visalia, CA: Acequia on
Main
K> (Acequia is Spanish for irrigation ditch.) So if you want
K> to eat in or on an irrigation ditch, it's the right place to
K> go. Actually, it's a pretty good California cuisine place.

K> Ken

Not a restaurant but there are two firms of plumbers around
he one called Flood and the other Leaky (OK, let's be honest,
it's actually Leahy!)

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:38:16 -0800, wrote:

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>There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
>Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
>funny/different names?
>Ellie

A little restaurant that just opened recently in my area is called Pho
Shizzle.
Made me wonder if Snoop Dogg had opened a Vietnamese restaurant. Just
had to try it out and the food was excellent 'fo shizzle'. ;-)

Ross.

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> Ellie
>

Juan More Taco - Fresno, CA

Salt and Battery, Brisbane, Australia

Beauty and the Bistro, nation wide chain

Mama Zuma's Revenge, Middletown, VA

> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:38:16 -0800, wrote:
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>>
>>There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
>>Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
>>funny/different names?
>>Ellie
>
> A little restaurant that just opened recently in my area is called Pho
> Shizzle.
> Made me wonder if Snoop Dogg had opened a Vietnamese restaurant. Just
> had to try it out and the food was excellent 'fo shizzle'. ;-)

Isn't pho pronounced "fuh" though?

Still, "fuh shizzle" would still fit Snoop Dogg.

Mary

MareCat wrote on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:08:39 -0500:

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wrote:
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??>>> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called
??>>> PIERRE'S....SF Peninsula....it tickles me every time I
??>>> drive by. Do you know of any funny/different
??>>> names? Ellie
??>>
??>> A little restaurant that just opened recently in my area
??>> is called Pho Shizzle. Made me wonder if Snoop Dogg had
??>> opened a Vietnamese restaurant. Just had to try it out
??>> and the food was excellent 'fo shizzle'. ;-)

M> Isn't pho pronounced "fuh" though?

M> Still, "fuh shizzle" would still fit Snoop Dogg.

Somebody else told me it should be "foo" but I've never used or
heard anything but "foe".

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
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> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
> funny/different names?
> Ellie
>

There's a diner around here called Pica's .
Pica is an eating disorder where one is obsessed with eating non-food items
like clay, laundry starch, dirt, etc.

> wrote in message
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> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
> funny/different names?
> Ellie
>

How about clever?

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-all-nigh...-east-syracuse

Great place, if you ever stumble into Syracuse.

To: JoeSpareBedroom

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> > Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
> > funny/different names?
> > Ellie
> >
>
>
> Chinese place near he House of Poon

Louisville KY once had...

The Foo King Panda House.... and on the outside was a chinese painting of two
smiling pandas one on top of the other. It wasn't obvious what they were
doing... but the name of the restaurant said it all.



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> These are all over the US, and all are unrelated. We have 1 or
> two here in Austin - both unrelated.

Here's another one currently open in Louisville... it's one of those all
inclusive asian noodle eateries. Not bad either.

"Yang Kee Noodle"

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> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
> funny/different names?
> Ellie
>

There used to be a Thai place in Pittsburgh called "My Dung"

We have two Thaicoons - good food too!

Libby

Paul M. Cook wrote:

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>>>> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
>>>> funny/different names?
>>>> Ellie
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>>> Chinese place near he House of Poon
>>
>> Best buffet in town...
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> And the food aint half bad.



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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

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>>>> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
>>>> funny/different names?
>>>> Ellie
>>>
>>> Chinese place near he House of Poon
>>
>> Best buffet in town...
>
> I didn't know they ran a buffet. Are you talking about the place on Monroe
> Ave?

No, not really.

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Van wrote:

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>> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
>> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
>> funny/different names?
>> Ellie
>>
>
> We've got a "Chico's Barbeque" near our house. It is a BBQ joint. Fair.
>
> Just kind of a strange combination, IMO.

This isn't a name, but I took the shot near Hollywood, the other day,
which is culturally, but not geographically very close to Ensenada, Mexico.

http://blinkynet.net/stuff/ensenada.jpg


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Blinky the Shark wrote:
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>> > wrote in message
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>>> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
>>> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
>>> funny/different names?
>>> Ellie
>>>
>> We've got a "Chico's Barbeque" near our house. It is a BBQ joint. Fair.
>>
>> Just kind of a strange combination, IMO.
>
> This isn't a name, but I took the shot near Hollywood, the other day,
> which is culturally, but not geographically very close to Ensenada, Mexico.
>
> http://blinkynet.net/stuff/ensenada.jpg
>
>


I saw a cartoon a few years ago. A guy has a burger joint and the sign
says "E. Coli Burgers". Doesn't appear to be getting much business.

His friend says, "Maybe you should change the name to "Ed's Burgers".

Bob

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:44:05 -0500, "MareCat"
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>> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
>> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
>> funny/different names?
>
>Two restaurants in Houston that come to mind:
>
>Fukim (Chinese) and
>Crapitto's (Italian)
>
>Mary

How 'bout Frenchie's Italian Restaurant in Webster?

Or the bathing suit shop called the Wet Spot?
A-

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-all-nigh...-east-syracuse

Hmmm. May be a plan next time I'm back East. I used to date a guy from
East Syracuse many, many years ago. There never was anything that cool
there back in the day.

Cindy

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"Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
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> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
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>> http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-all-nigh...-east-syracuse
>
> Hmmm. May be a plan next time I'm back East. I used to date a guy from
> East Syracuse many, many years ago. There never was anything that cool
> there back in the day.
>
> Cindy

It's been there since I went to Syracuse U. in 1971. When were you there
last?

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wrote:

> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
> funny/different names?
> Ellie

In Bellevue, WA, there is a Vietnamese restaurant called What the Pho.
We ate there once and were unimpressed.

Cindy

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Van wrote:

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> We've got a "Chico's Barbeque" near our house. It is a BBQ joint. Fair.
>
> Just kind of a strange combination, IMO.
>
> Van

The hot dog stand in Oyster Bay, L.I., NY was always called
"Chinks"...which I'm sure would be offensive if named that today?
I think now they have a different name on the stand but everyone I know
still refer to it as "Chinks"

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
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> Van wrote:
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>>
>> We've got a "Chico's Barbeque" near our house. It is a BBQ joint. Fair.
>>
>> Just kind of a strange combination, IMO.
>>
>> Van
>
> The hot dog stand in Oyster Bay, L.I., NY was always called
> "Chinks"...which I'm sure would be offensive if named that today?
> I think now they have a different name on the stand but everyone I know
> still refer to it as "Chinks"


All behavior is either blessed or damned by the man at the top, George Bush.
He used the term "Pakis" to describe Pakistanis. That's offensive to some
Pakistanis. But, he said it, so we can use any term we want to describe
people.

deja.blues wrote:

> There's a diner around here called Pica's .
> Pica is an eating disorder where one is obsessed with eating non-food items
> like clay, laundry starch, dirt, etc.
>
>
Yeah is the restaurant called "pie-ca" or "peeca's" ??
The disorder is pronounced "pie-ca"

Until just a few years ago there was a restaurant named "Tarbabies" in
Myrtle Beach SC. More disturbing was the image of a small black child on
the signage.

In article
>
,
Cindy Fuller > wrote:

> In Bellevue, WA, there is a Vietnamese restaurant called What the Pho.
> We ate there once and were unimpressed.

For the uninitiated: Pho is a Vietnamese soup. The correct
pronounciation is something like "fuh".

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"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
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> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
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>> Van wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> We've got a "Chico's Barbeque" near our house. It is a BBQ joint.
>>> Fair.
>>>
>>> Just kind of a strange combination, IMO.
>>>
>>> Van
>>
>> The hot dog stand in Oyster Bay, L.I., NY was always called
>> "Chinks"...which I'm sure would be offensive if named that today?
>> I think now they have a different name on the stand but everyone I know
>> still refer to it as "Chinks"
>
>
> All behavior is either blessed or damned by the man at the top, George
> Bush. He used the term "Pakis" to describe Pakistanis. That's offensive to
> some Pakistanis. But, he said it, so we can use any term we want to
> describe people.

Get real. The "politically correct police" were around long before GW took
office the first time.

Jill

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>> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
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>>> Van wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> We've got a "Chico's Barbeque" near our house. It is a BBQ joint.
>>>> Fair.
>>>>
>>>> Just kind of a strange combination, IMO.
>>>>
>>>> Van
>>>
>>> The hot dog stand in Oyster Bay, L.I., NY was always called
>>> "Chinks"...which I'm sure would be offensive if named that today?
>>> I think now they have a different name on the stand but everyone I know
>>> still refer to it as "Chinks"
>>
>>
>> All behavior is either blessed or damned by the man at the top, George
>> Bush. He used the term "Pakis" to describe Pakistanis. That's offensive
>> to some Pakistanis. But, he said it, so we can use any term we want to
>> describe people.
>
> Get real. The "politically correct police" were around long before GW
> took office the first time.
>
> Jill


I was referring to his complete LACK of correctness, due to his pathetic
education, and his brain damage.

"arthur alexander" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:44:05 -0500, "MareCat"
> > wrote:
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> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> There is a Chinese restaurant near me called PIERRE'S....SF
>>> Peninsula....it tickles me every time I drive by. Do you know of any
>>> funny/different names?
>>
>>Two restaurants in Houston that come to mind:
>>
>>Fukim (Chinese) and
>>Crapitto's (Italian)
>>
>>Mary
>
> How 'bout Frenchie's Italian Restaurant in Webster?

Yeah, that is a funny name for an Italian place. I attended a wedding
reception there once. Isn't that a favorite spot for astronauts at nearby
NASA?


> Or the bathing suit shop called the Wet Spot?

LOL. I think I've heard of that place. Is it in The Village?

Mary

"Julian Vrieslander" > wrote in
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> ,
> Cindy Fuller > wrote:
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>> In Bellevue, WA, there is a Vietnamese restaurant called What the Pho.
>> We ate there once and were unimpressed.
>
> For the uninitiated: Pho is a Vietnamese soup. The correct
> pronounciation is something like "fuh".

Woohoo! (See my earlier post in this thread about pronounciation of "pho".


Mary

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:56:24 -0500, "MareCat"
> wrote:

>"arthur alexander" > wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:44:05 -0500, "MareCat"
>> > wrote:
>>
> wrote in message
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>> How 'bout Frenchie's Italian Restaurant in Webster?
>
>Yeah, that is a funny name for an Italian place. I attended a wedding
>reception there once. Isn't that a favorite spot for astronauts at nearby
>NASA?

Used to be. These days I'm not sure.
>
>> Or the bathing suit shop called the Wet Spot?
>
>LOL. I think I've heard of that place. Is it in The Village?
>
>Mary

Frenchie's is at the intersection of NASA Road 1 and Egret
Bay/El Camino Real. The Wet Spot, which I think also sells
surfing equipment and the like, is on Egret Bay just south of
there, near where the Half-Price Books shop was (Until a
week ago). In that same strip center, there's the Galaxy
Hallmark gift shop at the south end.

A-