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[-] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 187 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

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

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[-] PunchingWood@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago

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 41 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

every conceivable name

Yeah, there used to be a Gaylords department store.

[-] TheHotze@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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 days ago

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 days ago

What the fuck Richard

[-] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 6 points 3 days ago

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

[-] elvith@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago
[-] PwnTra1n@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

The best is the website is twomen.com

[-] elvith@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago

Risky click of the day in this context

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

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

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago
[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago
[-] x4740N@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

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

[-] Kichae@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 days ago
[-] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago
[-] bruhsoulz@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

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

[-] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

That makes more sense than Big 5

[-] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Thanks from the UK

[-] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I love Dick's

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 29 points 3 days ago

I thought this was about this store:

[-] lurch@sh.itjust.works 37 points 3 days ago

Wasted opportunity to make the last one Microsoft

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

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

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

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 days 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 3 days ago

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 4 points 2 days ago
[-] Babalugats@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

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

[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 15 points 3 days ago

3 Inches and Awkwardly Curved?

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days 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 days 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 3 days ago

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

[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

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

[-] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

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

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago
this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2024
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