Sunday
I was wrong. I thought I had already found the world's most ludicrously named chain of clothing stores.
However, the world is full of things that one has not dreamed of. In Hong Kong last week I found this.

Somewhere in the USA there is (was?) a diner called "Wanker's Corner".
I just thought I'd spread it around.
Posted by Nick M at November 2, 2008 10:03 PM
Actually Michael, I'm not sure what your point is with this post.
I suggested we all engage in a mass debate.
Posted by Nick M at November 2, 2008 10:06 PM
I trust we have all heard of the French sporting goods chain called "The Athlete's Foot".
Posted by steve at November 2, 2008 10:30 PM
My favorite example of this kind of unintended double entendre is "Servants of the Wankh" a 1969 science fiction novel by Jack Vance (the Wankh of the title are an alien race.) Vance did not know the British idiom when he made up the name and was rather embarassed when he found out.
On the other hand, the first British edition enjoyed quite a spike in sales from pervs who assumed that the title meant that the book contained some bizarre new form of kink!
Posted by John F. MacMichael at November 2, 2008 11:46 PM
I saw Wanko in a Hong Kong shopping centre called Metroplaza back in Feb 2004. I think I have a photo of it lying around somewhere.
Posted by Jono at November 3, 2008 12:51 AM
That's nothing! Those are just foreigners what doesn't knows any better. A Real Estate company here in Oz dared to call itself 'Integrity'! I always get a laugh at the oxy-moronic 'INTEGRITY- for sale'. Are we supposed to sneer at their cupidity, or applaud their honesty?
Posted by nick g. at November 3, 2008 01:47 AM
There's a store in my local mall that sells bean bag chairs called 'LoveSac' that makes me wince whenever I pass it.
Posted by Stormy Dragon at November 3, 2008 06:29 AM
When the computer company Wang decided to set up their back up and maintenance arm they had the tshirts printed up and everything for "Wang Cares".
Posted by Tim Worstall at November 3, 2008 02:41 PM
There's a brand of soft drink here in Central America called 'Squirt'. There was a giant advertising mural of happy people having a nice Squirt in downtown San José. Made me giggle every time I saw it.
Posted by David Gillies at November 3, 2008 07:27 PM
Alan: You do realise there are a about 13 Hong Kong dollars to the pound?
Posted by Michael Jennings at November 3, 2008 08:15 PM











