odd business names

[kengr]

I've been seeing this one truck a lot recently due to construction going on across the street. No idea what they do, but the truck is white and has black lettering on the side:
ASPLUNDR

This reminds me of a few other "legendary" local businesses:

HARDER
Mechanical Contractors

think "something that contracts" not "someone who does contract work"

PALM
Abrasive
and Tool
Company

INDUSTRIAL CRATERS
A division of O'Neill Transfer, LTD

Comments

[warriorsavant]

Asplundr sounds like a mythic country in fantasy novel.

[kengr]

It sounds like something else too, if your mind is only *slightly* dirty. :-)

But yeah that's a possibility too.

[warriorsavant]

I considered that too (“the Asplundr Guard of Queen Voluptia”) but this is a family blog.

[kengr]

Well, maybe send adventurers to raid the Lost Temple of Asplundr...

[warriorsavant]

Which, of course, is located long ago, in a galaxy far, far away. (As long as we’re doing popular movies.)

[mdlbear]

My all-time favorite along those lines is Western Truck Fabrication -- see icon for their logo.

[stickmaker]

The local bus company is officially the Frankfort Rapid Transit. I can't resist calling them the Frankfort Area Rapid Transit.

[fayanora]

I'm pretty sure Asplundr does something with trees. Like, tree removal and trimming.

Okay, searched for Asplundr. I was thinking of Asplundh, which does indeed do tree stuff. Are you sure you're not also thinking of Asplundh?

[kengr]

pretty sure it's Asplundr. Especially since the trees are long gone

[stickmaker]

I'm reminded of a fictional garage a friend used to draw cartoons about. Don't remember what he named it, but their motto was "A bigger hammer, a longer wrench, a hotter torch. We git 'er done!"