The Bad Pun as Good Home Business Tagline
Sign over a Gynecologist’s Office:
Dr. Jones, at your cervix.
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In a Podiatrist’s office:
Time Wounds All Heels.
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On a Septic Tank Truck:
Yesterday’s Meals–on Wheels
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At a Proctologist’s door:
To expedite your visit, please back in.
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On a Plumber’s truck:
We Repair What Your Husband Fixed
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On another Plumber’s truck:
Don’t sleep with a drip; Call your plumber!
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On a Church’s Billboard:
7 days without God makes one weak.
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At a Tire Shop in Milwaukee:
Invite us to your next blowout.
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At a Towing company:
We don’t charge an arm and a leg: We want tows.
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On an Electrician’s truck:
Let Us Remove Your Shorts
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In a Nonsmoking Area:
If we see smoke, we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action.
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On a Maternity Room door:
Push. Push. Push!
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At an Optometrist’s Office:
If you don’t see what you’re looking for, you’ve come to the right place.
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On a Taxidermist’s window:
We really know our stuff.
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On a Fence:
Salesmen Welcome! Dog Food Is Expensive!
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At a Car Dealership:
The best way to get back on your feet: miss a car payment.
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Outside a Muffler Shop:
No appointment necessary; We hear you coming.
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In a Veterinarian’s waiting room:
Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!
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In a Restaurant window:
Don’t stand there and be hungry; come on in and get fed up.
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In the front yard of a Funeral Home:
Drive carefully! We’ll wait…
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At a Propane Filling Station:
Thank heaven for little grills.
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At a radiator shop:
Best place in town to take a leak
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Sign on the back of another Septic Tank Truck:
CAUTION - This Truck is Full of Political Promises
I’d like to give a big shout out to George from Fragos Tech for sending me this in an email. Thank you, George. Now I don’t have to write a post. To James Chartrand, the tagline hater? You may bite me. To Melanie Despard, no, this does not give you permission to start sending me email forwards again. :-)
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Naomi: Thanks for the laugh…it was so very much needed today!
I’d much rather see “Invite us to your next blowout.” at a tire store than, say, a proctologist’s office.
Just sayin.
Hilarious and clever! Thanks: just what I needed to interrupt a frustrating editing day. I love when people use words like this!
At a Dry Cleaners:
“Drop your pants here”
Some of those are just painful.
How funny…I read it out load to my hubby, kids and our friens and shared a good laugh. Thanks
I am loving you blog!!!
Blessing
B
When I can’t think of a post to write, I post pictures.
I like your idea better. It made me laugh (like all your posts do)
Thanks!
Plaque actually seen on a proctologists wall:
“Rear Admiral”
Naomi,
Love, love, love them all. Not all going to sell me something, but all going to make me think for a minute…
Regards,
Kelly
Reminds me of all the hairdressing shops with punny names. Like “Karen for your Hair”
My dream is to open a Tony Roma’s competitor: “Ribs For Your Pleasure.”
Andrea,
Oooh. Hairdressing shops with punny names are like nails on a blackboard to me. Pet peeve.
Although, Karen for Your Hair is one I haven’t heard…
Rock on, these are fantastic. And when you think about, it fits nicely with your most recent post on appropriate copywriting/conversion. Some of these would be just plain sick and wrong for different audiences… :)
I do have a bit of a soft spot for attempted corniness. There’s a lot to be said for realizing that business can be conducted with humor and sincerity at the same time. The corporate drab that seems to afflict most major corporation is the result of having an enormous user base that you try not to offend - I suppose that the benefit of being an IttyBiz is the ability to tell customers you don’t want things that they don’t want to hear - like the simple fact that you’re human, have a sense of humor about what you do, and attempt, at least a little bit, to enjoy your work.