Childish perhaps ....but still funny?

[Schnellmann]

I was visiting the wife and daughter in Cambridge last weekend. I was looking for a Chinese restaurant to take my daughter to (wanted to introduce her to Crispy Duck). Came across one near the centre. In the window there was a copy of an article by the local paper with a picture of the owner, called: Fook yoo yeung....I know it is purile but the wife and I didn't stop laughing for about half an hour. I've come across some unfortunate names before, but that definitely takes the biscuit!

[Atrevetetete]

Which one was it out of curiosity? It is childish and immature though.

I'm still chuckling about seeing one called Man Ho on Dunstable Road in Luton!

[Captain Muppet]

I drove through Wetwang last week, and Mrs Muppet couldn't understand why I kept giggling.

It's because I have a mental age of 14.

[clonmult]

Captain Muppet said:

I drove through Wetwang last week, and Mrs Muppet couldn't understand why I kept giggling.

It's because I have a mental age of 14.

There were times that I thought that place name was made up; first read of its existence in Douglas Adams "The Meaning of Liff". He claimed that wetwang was .... quite obvious.

[Hoofy]

[Schnellmann]

Hoofy said:

Surely that is photoshopped? Just too good!

Would be interested to hear what English names cause amusement to non-English speakers. I found out that my name in Swiss-German (if pronounced in the German way) is slang for pig....and I didn't know they had see me eat ;-)

[Chris71]

swerni said:

You can't make this stuff up

Made all the worse by the fact it's in stains [sic].

[Tuvra]

There was a local chip shop called "The Wing Wah Fish Bar", that was rather amusing

[Hoofy]

Schnellmann said:

Hoofy said:

Surely that is photoshopped? Just too good!

The 3 Chinese names are genuine so it's possibly real.

[Six Fiend]

Local Chinese is minging

[civiclegend]

Friend of mine used to work for Masterfoods.

CEO is called Dick Raper - you think you`d try and at least go for Richard in practice, but no!

Furthermore, one of the chaps working on the production line in Belgium is called Dick Monster.

Both fully supported by a quick google.

[Fartgalen]

At a little Chinese take-away near where I used to live in Sweden: Proudly displayed by the counter. The cooks certificate of achievement from the Man Fat Cooking Academy !!

[elanfan]

I once saw an insurance proposal form and the Proposer was :

Fuk Hing Sing

[supraboy]

clonmult said:

Captain Muppet said:

I drove through Wetwang last week, and Mrs Muppet couldn't understand why I kept giggling.

It's because I have a mental age of 14.

There were times that I thought that place name was made up; first read of its existence in Douglas Adams "The Meaning of Liff". He claimed that wetwang was .... quite obvious.

I work in Wetwang

[shakotan]

Hoofy said:

Schnellmann said:

Hoofy said:

Surely that is photoshopped? Just too good!

The 3 Chinese names are genuine so it's possibly real.

It's real, I've been there.

It's in Hong Kong

http://www.google.com/maps?ll=22.293226,114.208031...

Edited by shakotan on Tuesday 17th September 15:38

[rxtx]

Schnellmann said:

Would be interested to hear what English names cause amusement to non-English speakers. I found out that my name in Swiss-German (if pronounced in the German way) is slang for pig....and I didn't know they had see me eat ;-)

My first name can sound to Norwegians like "stiff one".

[kowalski655]

civiclegend said:

...one of the chaps working on the production line in Belgium is called Dick Monster

Both fully supported by a quick google.

Bet you had to be VERY careful googling THAT!

[Alucidnation]

Six Fiend said:

Local Chinese is minging

From what i have heard, they serve a dish laced with cream of sum yung guy.

Very nice apparently?

[Gargamel]

A former customer of mine was delightfully titled - Kok Chew

Another was Roger Master (as google can show)

[eldar]

Anti drugs campaign neede a little more though on their logo...