What's in a name?

[rich p]

I just insured my van with Quinn Direct but they made me go through a broker!

There's a company called 'Better Brakes' locally and their tag line is "We just do brakes, and we do 'em good" but underneath it says (we also now do clutches)

 

[Maz]

I just insured my van with Quinn Direct but they made me go through a broker!

I got a quote from Churchill for my car.
The one I got was "We will fight them on the beaches."

 

[TheDoctor]

At a previous job my boss wanted to know why I hadn't got my exhaust fixed by the tyre place just down the road.
The one called 'Just Tyres'.
That only did tyres. Not exhausts. The clue's in the name...

 

[asterix]

I got a quote from Churchill for my car.
The one I got was "We will fight them on the beaches."

You were lucky, I got :

we have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

 

[Speicher]

I bought some Shampoo in Boots the other day, I am sure it would be easier to sell it in bottles.

 

[Speicher]

There is a small company around here that teaches dancing and its called Dance at Eight, but the classes start at either 7.30pm or 8.30pm.

 

[TheDoctor]

Perhaps it's for people who are older than seven but not quite nine yet?

 

[Speicher]

Perhaps it's for people who are older than seven but not quite nine yet?

It gives them time to trek down to the Star afterwards for a quick pint.
The dance company is run by a very enterprising couple.

 

[TheDoctor]

If they're all trekking to the Star, they must be Voyagers.
Dance at Eight? Seven of Nine people prefer it.

 

[mr_hippo]

Avery, the weighing machine people, used to have the slogan on their vans 'Let us help you on your weigh'
I believe there was an Indian plumbing contractor in the East Midlands who used the slogan 'You've tried the cowboys, now get the Indians'.

 

[Aperitif]

I got a quote from Churchill for my car.
The one I got was "We will fight them on the beaches."