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« Reply #300 on: May 15, 2021, 10:55:46 am »
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« Reply #301 on: May 15, 2021, 10:31:34 pm »
There's a Chinese restaurant in Plaza Atlixco, in Mexico called "Long Dong".  When I saw it I posted a picture here.
 

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« Reply #302 on: May 15, 2021, 11:10:53 pm »
There's a Chinese restaurant in Plaza Atlixco, in Mexico called "Long Dong".  When I saw it I posted a picture here.

Pro tip:

Order the salad.
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« Reply #303 on: May 15, 2021, 11:35:30 pm »
Got a Lemon? ;)

Lemonaid Health advertises widely for pills to treat ED (https://www.lemonaidhealth.com/drug/viagra-compare?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsMzXwezM8AIVvfLjBx2nbgArEAAYASAAEgLwTvD_BwE ).

Company profile: https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/122106-43#overview

It seems to have 3 physicians in staff.  None are urologists.  It does not take insurance.
 

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« Reply #304 on: May 16, 2021, 12:53:44 am »
There's a Chinese restaurant in Plaza Atlixco, in Mexico called "Long Dong".  When I saw it I posted a picture here.

FYI "Long" is a dragon, "Dǒng" is supervisor or manager, so "Long Dong" roughly translates as "Dragon Master" or "Dragon Tamer".
Anybody got a syringe I can use to squeeze the magic smoke back into this?
 
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« Reply #305 on: May 16, 2021, 02:28:36 am »
Not a company but business name as seen in Washington DC some years back.

Dr. E. F. Korn, Podiatrist
 

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« Reply #306 on: May 16, 2021, 03:05:40 am »
Whenever I have some problem with my car, I always take it to Fucks Car. They're the best.



"Fuchs" is a legitimate motor oil supplier, & the business in the pic seems to have stolen their logo complete, except for changing the spelling.

Fuching scumbags!
 

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« Reply #307 on: May 16, 2021, 03:08:48 am »
A veteran Brit test equipment manufacturer, who are no longer around, rejoiced in the name "Wayne Kerr". ;D
 

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« Reply #308 on: May 16, 2021, 01:04:55 pm »
Call Bill for your electrical needs!

 

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« Reply #309 on: May 16, 2021, 01:06:10 pm »
 

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« Reply #310 on: May 16, 2021, 01:17:29 pm »
https://holysheet.com.au/

Access denied for mere mortals? (from a German IP address at least).

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« Reply #311 on: May 16, 2021, 01:26:34 pm »
A veteran Brit test equipment manufacturer, who are no longer around, rejoiced in the name "Wayne Kerr". ;D

The computer company Wang once had a slogan "Wang Cares".
 

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« Reply #312 on: May 16, 2021, 01:52:03 pm »
A veteran Brit test equipment manufacturer, who are no longer around, rejoiced in the name "Wayne Kerr". ;D

Guess what?!! http://www.waynekerrtest.com/index.php

I used one of their bridges many moons ago to measure conductance which, of course, has the most appropriate units.
 

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« Reply #313 on: May 16, 2021, 06:46:21 pm »
Whenever I have some problem with my car, I always take it to Fucks Car. They're the best.



"Fuchs" is a legitimate motor oil supplier, & the business in the pic seems to have stolen their logo complete, except for changing the spelling.

Fuching scumbags!

Fuck and Fucks, which in the local pronunciation rhyme with book and books, is a surname in Brazil. In the local language, Portuguese, Fuck and Fucks mean nothing. So, several companies were established with that name. Like this car dealer, called Fuck Fiat.



I think they were prophesying the coming of crypto, or something.

But with the advent of the Internet, where information is globalized, we are seeing a tendency to change those names for something more palatable. Except for this guy, I guess.
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« Reply #314 on: May 16, 2021, 07:34:43 pm »
Whenever I have some problem with my car, I always take it to Fucks Car. They're the best.



"Fuchs" is a legitimate motor oil supplier, & the business in the pic seems to have stolen their logo complete, except for changing the spelling.

Fuching scumbags!
As their central administration is local to my place, they are well known here. But their logo is different.

https://www.fuchs.com/de/de/
 

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« Reply #315 on: May 16, 2021, 11:27:38 pm »
Whenever I have some problem with my car, I always take it to Fucks Car. They're the best.



"Fuchs" is a legitimate motor oil supplier, & the business in the pic seems to have stolen their logo complete, except for changing the spelling.

Fuching scumbags!
As their central administration is local to my place, they are well known here. But their logo is different.

https://www.fuchs.com/de/de/

Yeah,-----my bad!
I misremembered the origin of that logo----on reflection, it was, in West Oz, that of Marlows, a now defunct autio parts supplier.
 

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« Reply #316 on: May 26, 2021, 05:50:10 am »
I saw a large truck in the Boston area decades ago: DEATH WISH PIANO MOVERS
Tek 575 curve trcr top shape, Tek 535, Tek 465. Tek 545 Hickok clone, Tesla Model S,  Ohio Scientific c24P SBC, c-64's from club days, Giant electric bicycle, Rigol stuff, Heathkit AR-15's. Heathkit ET- 3400a trainer&interface. Starlink pizza.
 
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« Reply #317 on: May 29, 2021, 09:33:32 pm »
I saw a large truck in the Boston area decades ago: DEATH WISH PIANO MOVERS

You mean these guys? Still in business: https://www.deathwishpiano.com/
 

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« Reply #318 on: May 29, 2021, 09:59:27 pm »
How about WHO?   :-DD

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« Reply #319 on: May 29, 2021, 10:39:39 pm »
How about WHO?   :-DD

Great rock band.

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« Reply #320 on: May 30, 2021, 12:29:15 am »
Not a company but a school. Bangkok business college. Had to chuckle every time I would see any of the young ladies in there shirts that read
BBC College.
 

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« Reply #321 on: May 30, 2021, 03:01:32 am »
When visiting my mom I saw an ad for a Thai restaurant. Phuket Thai Restaurant and Sushi

https://www.phuketexperience.com/
 

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« Reply #322 on: May 30, 2021, 12:45:24 pm »
When visiting my mom I saw an ad for a Thai restaurant. Phuket Thai Restaurant and Sushi

https://www.phuketexperience.com/
The holiday resort of Phuket is pronounced poo-ket. Its not really that much better than the way most westerners scan the name.
 
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« Reply #323 on: May 31, 2021, 12:26:10 am »
United Nations...  :palm:
 

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« Reply #324 on: May 31, 2021, 01:59:28 am »
I saw a large truck in the Boston area decades ago: DEATH WISH PIANO MOVERS

This obviously brings to mind the classic "dropping a piano on someone from an upper storey" trope.
Something very similar happened back in the '80s.

We had a couple of specialists over from the USA when we moved the Earth Station at my old work from across the road to just next door to the TV studio.

One of these blokes had an interesting story about something that happened in a city in the USA.
It's years ago, so if he mentioned which one, I've long forgotten.

A company had an Earth Station on the roof of a multi-storey building.
For some reason, they wanted to move it from one side of the roof to another, & requested a quote for the job from our storyteller's employer.

On seeing the quote, the "bean counters" threw up their hands in dismay, & resolved to find a cheaper option.
They found "Fly by night Earth Station movers", or something of that nature, who set out to do the job.
Amazingly they moved the dish OK, and proceeded to move the "hut" with all the electronics.

They were sure they could move it without removing the heavy bits, & save time & money, so set to with a will.

A bit of background, the transmitter part of these Earth Stations has a very PA section, with integrated power supply.
This is mounted on rollers for ease of maintenance.
When in service, the assembly is held in place by quite light latches which are just to stop it moving slightly over time.

The hut was lifted successfully, & swung out over the side of the building in order to reach the new position.
At this point, bad things started to happen-----the hut tilted, under gravity, the PA rolled out of its cabinet, ripping off both latches & wiring, making short work of the door, & plummeted to the street below.

From pure good luck, no one was hurt, but there was a lot of damage done.
Paying for this,plus follow up mental care for the people who were subject to this "near miss", &  buying a new PA, made it a very expensive exercise, indeed!




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