Small businesses love using puns in their names: Only Food & Sauces. Jason Doner-van. Florist Gump. Jean-Claude Van Man, the Lick Her Store – the list is endless.
But problems arise when a business is punningly named after a celebrity who suffers a massive fall
from grace. BBM learned the hard way when Golf Harris’s Harpoon Club – our crazy golf and sport fishing-themed summer camp for 5 to 10 year olds, went into receivership. At least we still have Schnell! Gibson’s Grave Hearts to fall back on – our Poland-based budget fast funeral service.
But spare a thought for the owners of East London concreters Jim’ll Mix It, whose drivers have been subjected to constant abuse since the Jimmy Savile scandal erupted. Managing director Jimmy Taylor says his trucks will now display the name “MixIt” in order to prevent his drivers from being abused in future. “People used to sit at traffic lights and say “You bastard, tell your governor to change the name,” he said. “We had to do it to get rid of that.”
Funny News Jim'll Mix It Forced To Change Name
