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.

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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