Unintentional irony in shop names
One of my local pound shops (which no longer sells everything at a pound, but has things priced at £1.50 and £2 as well) has lately renamed itself.
I can’t actually remember the old name, but I think it might have had ‘pound’ in it. I could be wrong.
The new name, however, is SOME CHOICE.
And I smile every time I see it. I also get the urge to ask to talk to management and explain that they have quite a lot of choice, actually, and there really isn’t any need to be so self-deprecating.
I’m not sure if it makes it worse that the slogan on some of the stuff inside is ‘Some Choice, Some Value’….
And just because I don’t want to miss another one, here’s my Friday Flash 55, inspired loosely by a recent visit to a local fried chicken takeaway chain, as well as by the above.
“Chicken fillet burger please.”
“What do you want on it?”
“Coleslaw.”
“Sorry, no coleslaw.”
“Tomato and mayonnaise then?”
“We’re out of tomatoes.”
“OK, just mayo.”
“No problem! Oh. The tub’s empty. Let me check the fridge… No, none there.”
“What can I have then?”
“Ketchup.”
“Or?”
“Just ketchup.”
“Some choice! I’ll just have it plain.”
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on October 23rd, 2009 at 9:51 pm
That reminds me so much of Monty Python’s ‘Cheese Shop sketch’.
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on October 23rd, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Most definitely ~ some choice! LOL. Nicely done.
Mine is up as well.
Friday Flash 55 ~ Drifting.
Enjoy your weekend,
Chef Kar
on October 23rd, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Thanks for the laugh.
This just inspired a new post, would you mind of I linked to this?
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on October 24th, 2009 at 4:29 am
Catherine….This was AWESOME!
Welcome to the World of 55!
You certainly should join us again next week earlier, so more folks can enjoy your marvelous wit.
You Rock Baby!!
Thanks for visiting, thanks for playing, and have a Kick-Ass Week-End…Galen
on October 24th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
This is hilarious! Who in the world thought “Some Choice” was a good name for a store?
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on October 24th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Thanks for all the comments, everyone. It’s very cheering to get so many compliments.
And Sahara, of course, feel free to link to this!