Stupid pub names?!
Stupid pub names?
Theres a pub near me call the Slug & Lettuce, hardly rolls off the tongue...,any stupid pub names near you?
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there is a pub on the A12 that is called "THE SHIP AND SHOVEL", you have to be careful how you say it.
the pull c0ck
We have a Slug and Fiddle.
one near me called the soldier dick
Iv'e heard of your one before.What about the pheasant plucker? Of the empty firkin..
pheasant & firkin
The Black Door, Nuts & Screws, The Bar
We have a Slug and Fiddle too Richard..... in Chesterfield.
The Klo----Klo means toilet in german!
I went to the Fighting Cocks in Kingston on Friday. It sounds like a gay pub but isn't. English pubs all have funny names.
The "barking smack" in great yarmouth
There are quite a few Slug and Lettuces around.
In my part of the world there seems to be a plauge of Austalian themed pubs with names like 'Ozzy Dave's' and 'Roo's Walkabout' - none of them have been open more than five minutes and are about as Australian as a pint of Burton-brewed XXXX!
hairy hounds
The bald-faced stag in the High Street, East Finchley
The Hog and Stump in Kingston (used to get called the Snog and Hump when I was a nipper)
There used to be a Tut n Shive pub in Victoria called the Elusive Camel....
And my personal favourite the Fu Bar - can't remember where I saw this but the chap I was with informed me that it is an acronym for f'd up beyond all recognition - as we were by the end of the night
We've got "The C*ck Inn"...
We have a Flyhalf and Firkin and a Toad in the hall ... there are loads more but right now they escape me!
I guess it's not that stupid -it's creepy - The Gravediggers;
Also The Elbow Inn
The Long Hall
The Last Stand
The Confession Box.
All Dublin pubs!
Another Dublin one is the Morgue (only a nickname but everyone refers to it thus), also the Headless Woman near Chester I think.
The Parson's Nose
Not sure if it's related to the church or a chicken lol
Ten marks if you give me the derivation of 'The Case is Altered', 'The Swinging Gate' and 'The Five Alls'.
The Eels Foot Inn and The Tippled Philosopher always make me smile!
these modern stupid names are best ignored , the pitcher and piano is one. with reference to unusual old names, the fighting cocks has nothing to do with gay men, it refer s to the long banned sport of cockerels fighting,the case is altered refers to a pub called the case which was expanded into the two cottages next door, the five alls refers to the writings of a 19th century cleric, i fight all, i pray for all, i plead for all, i work for all, i take all. the swinging gate was the entrance to the stables of the old manor house.
my mate old man told me about a bar on one of the greek islands that has it's name up in greek (funnily enough!!- don't ask me the greek!) which when translated means "the sunburnt arms!"
We have Trouts.
Pig and Whistle in Cartmell
We used to live near The Contented Pig
The Malt Shovel can be found in Altrincham. The Bird I'th Hand is in Urmston.
In the 80's there was a pub called The Frozen Mop somewhere in Manchester.
Probably Filthy McNasties in Twickenham - but that's closed down now (cant think why...)
The Dew Drop Inn actually make me laugh out loud when I read it, but then I'm a bit of a loser.
my local is called guzzlin goose
clicks..... what do they mean, like what clicks, or who clicks, or what the h@#ll?