Posted in Bad Names, Names in the Wild, Pun Names, Seattle Interest on July 1st, 2010 1 Comment »
(The Name Inspector used to do this as a semi-regular feature, and then stopped. He’s going to try reviving it for a while, but this time, with words!)
While strolling down 1st Ave in Seattle, The Name Inspector was struck by the name of this cafe. Inside there were displays of what looked like traditional art [...]
Posted in Bad Names, Names in the Wild, Peculiar, Product Names, Seattle Interest on August 14th, 2009 9 Comments »
A fun way to spend a rainy hour in Seattle is to browse in Uwajimaya, a huge Asian supermarket in the International District (which locals call “the ID”). There you can see products that, from a mainland American point of view (at least this mainland American point of view), are pretty exotic. Things like durian-flavored [...]
Posted in Company Names, Names, Names in the Wild, Uncategorized on July 27th, 2007 No Comments »
Tags: sonic boom, sonic boom records, records, record stores, capitol hill, seattle
Posted in Company Names, Names, Names in the Wild, Phrase Names on June 29th, 2007 1 Comment »
Tags: area 51, area51, furniture, home furnishings, capitol hill, seattle
Posted in Good Names, Metonymy, Names, Names in the Wild, Real Word Names on June 6th, 2007 4 Comments »
Tags: victrola, coffee, cafe, coffeehouse, sign, signs, capitol-hill, capitolhill, seattle
Posted in Names, Names in the Wild, Phrase Names on May 10th, 2007 2 Comments »
Tags: watering kissmint, wateringkissmint, gum, chewing gum, chewinggum, uwajimaya, seattle
Posted in Names, Names in the Wild on April 20th, 2007 1 Comment »
Tags: liberty, liberty bar, libertybar, the name liberty, bars, signs, Seattle
Posted in Names, Names in the Wild on April 12th, 2007 2 Comments »
Tags: signs, naturalstructures, natural structures, slide, playground, volunteerpark, volunteer park, seattle
Posted in Names, Names in the Wild on March 29th, 2007 No Comments »
Tags: signs, herfy’s, burgers, restaurant, uwajimaya, seattle
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