: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:24 pm  

We used to have a hairdressers in Barrow called Curl up and Dye
I think someone once said to me a hairdressers shop in a film was called that too

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:29 pm  

There used to be a little restaurant in China Town in Manc called "Choo Mee's". Good food and cheap. Musn't have paid their due's as three weeks after we ate there the gangsters went in a butcherd the owners.

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:33 pm  

Back in the 70's there was a copper stationed at Leigh called Superintendant Richard Balls

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:33 pm  

Then theres the man who invented the glass bra- Seemore boobs

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:36 pm  

Hindley's Fire Brigade factories inspector is called Officer Burns

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:43 pm  

RealCherry&Whites wrote:

There is always that garage in Tyldesley that had their painted on the trucks like this:

Tyldesley
Wheel
And
Tyre
Specialists

Stuart Hall used to own a travel agents

Stuart
Hall
International
Travel


..........that is true, by the way

: Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:20 am  

a couple more for ya.....


the dunoon observer in scotland ran a story which read
" we would like to make it clear that the old pouffe, responsible for starting the fire at honeysuckle cottage last week, referred to an item of furniature, and NOT the owner"


also

when spy chief eliza manningham-butler published m15's telephone number for the first time in 1998, most people who called wanted flat pack furniature


jc has left the building!!

: Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:03 am  

I know a woman by the name of Mary Huff!!!

It is her married name and not a cruel jape on the part of her parents!

: Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:49 am  

Just remembered this one too! http://carcino.gen.nz/images/index.php/00b9a680/4296e4ac

Just remembered this one too! http://carcino.gen.nz/images/index.php/00b9a680/4296e4ac

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:07 am  

nearly crashed mi car when i saw a restaurant in London called
Phat Phuk