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[–] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 188 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

For those not familiar with US retailers, the punchline is:

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[–] PunchingWood@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I feel like US has a store chain with every conceivable name at this point.

And hearing about chains called like Five Guys just sounds weird to be honest.

[–] ivonalanna@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

every conceivable name

Yeah, there used to be a Gaylords department store.

[–] TheHotze@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

At least that one makes sense for a store, they probably got a lot of their stock in gaylords.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's also a restaurant chain which is also named Dick's

The "Eat some Dick's" jokes write themselves.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

What the fuck Richard

[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Wait till you find out about Two Men and a Truck!

[–] elvith 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] PwnTra1n@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The best is the website is twomen.com

[–] elvith 2 points 2 weeks ago

Risky click of the day in this context

[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I dread to think what comes up if you search for those restaurants near you...

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago
[–] x4740N@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like you could craft us chain store names into some innuendo sentence or even paragraph

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 weeks ago
[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

That makes more sense than Big 5

[–] bruhsoulz@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

Lol i thought that was Steam until i reread his bubble and was like "Uhmm?"

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks from the UK

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I love Dick's

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wasted opportunity to make the last one Microsoft

[–] stepan@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I was certain it was going to be Microsoft and was very disappointed when I learned about Dick's.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought this was about this store:

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The story about how Apple got its name is basically that.

The original employees were brainstorming what to call the company. Steve said just call it Apple. Everyone hated that idea. Steve barked back and said if none of you can come up with a better name than that, we’re calling it Apple. And the rest is history.

[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

From Steve Jobs's biography, it's also because he loved apples so much that he once got hospitalized for eating nothing but apples.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't think that's how it happened. Their logo is an apple with a bite out of it because it represents knowledge, you know, like Adam and Eve taking a bite out of the tree of Knowledge of good and evil.

[–] dan@upvote.au 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Babalugats@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

They might've come up with that later, though.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

3 Inches and Awkwardly Curved?

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

3 Inches

Oh look at Mr. Big shot over here. It’s not polite to brag ya know!

[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

I was going to suggest you're a duck, but apparently theirs are over 6 inches and awkwardly curved.

Also, I'm excited to see what google ads will offer me after this!

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Funny he called it dick’S not dick, what does he have going on down there?

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

I was trying to figure out for way too long how he came to sportsexperts.

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Microsoft, Office Max and Bass Pro Shop sure have odd names huh.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago