In a world where the high street is on the wane, it takes some real marketing nous for Britain’s high street stores to keep bringing in the customers.
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Luckily for Britain’s small business owners, there’s long been a tradition in the UK of attracting shoppers with nothing but an ironic name.
Worst ever pun for the name of a business? pic.twitter.com/A3yaBzktad
— Stephen Mangan (@StephenMangan) February 26, 2017
Stephen Mangan, a comedian and actor known for I’m Alan Partridge and Green Wing, asked Twitter for the ‘Worst ever pun for the name of a business’.
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Twitter graciously responded by bringing Mangan some of the worst/best pun names that the UK has to offer.
Here are 16 of the most devastating puns seen out on the British high street of late.
Holdin’ out for a top pun

That is what you call a Bonnie tiler.
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Now we know what the L stands for

You know you’re learning with Samuel L Jackson, when you’re driving a Golf GTI.
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This removal van company’s name has double impact

What an impact!
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Everybody’s got one

You are what you wear.
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Knowing Me, Knowing A Great Pun

I NEED to buy an ink cartridge from this place.
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There’s no making this shop go to rehab

Back to rehab for you it is.
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Once, twice, three times a great pun

Tonight Matthew, I’m going to be…
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Pixar won’t be pleased

That is one fried fish.
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Born to pun

Great name!
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No messing about with this fridge outlet

Fridge anyone?
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Dickens would approve

I proper fancy a cake right now I do.
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Better than Nemo at least

Fire up the Rhondda will you?
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They went back to 1985 for this pun

Brilliant!
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The greatest solicitor team-up in history?

What a ballache.
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Food truck found a way

Pork anyone?
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Inappropriate? Maybe. Great pun? Absolutely

Oh god.
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