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Loosely inspired on a conversation with my wife last night, I'd like to know if this company would have a snowball's chance in Hell at success in the UK. I'm thinking no (unless, of course, they radically modify their business model).

― Dan Perry, Friday, 4 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

fannie in the US = bum doesn't it? whereas elsewhere it generally refers to the, erm, front bits

― mr smythe, Friday, 4 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Fanny/Fannie still pops up as a woman's name over here from time to time. At any rate, it isn't nearly as strong a word as, say, ass.

― Dan Perry, Friday, 4 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

The famous Cock Lane Ghost (fl.Holborn, 1762) was called SCRATCHING FANNY!! It's TRUE!!

― mark s, Friday, 4 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Dan, you just made me nearly choke on some crisps, god, i'm easily amused this morning...

― carsmilesteve, Saturday, 5 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Here's a special one for you

We accept old shopping bags... Drop them off at the rear of the store! lol

― Gale Deslongchamps, Saturday, 5 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Ponce Funeral Homes is 1 block away from me.

― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 6 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I remember seeing an ice-cream truck vendor in Glasgow called "Mr. Whippie's". Struck me as being pretty goofy and creepy (kinda like the name a child-molester into S&M would take on). Don't know if that impression was from the name itself or the Yank/Brit linguistic gap (though I don't think that my parents would have been thrilled about little Tad going to buy ice cream from a Mr. Whippie).

― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Sunday, 6 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

The elevators at work in the summer were made by "Schindlers Lifts". there was a company on the database called Lawless Security. Lawless being relatively common Irish name.

― Ronan, Sunday, 6 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Mr Whippy is a common enough name for Ice Cream vans. in fact, may even be the brand of ice cream. is also used often enough to refer to that type of soft ice cream cornet

― michael, Sunday, 6 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

yes it's the Mr Coprophagy vans you wonder abt

― mark s, Sunday, 6 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

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