There is a bread outlet store in Loveland that has great bargains. When we were there last Saturday, a sign on the window struck me as, well, odd. (See thumbnail picture with this post)
Naming a company can be a “slippery slope.” I plan to do a post on local store nameing in a future post but I couldn’t pass this one up.
It turns out the company is called Bimbo Bakeries of America, but is also known as the Entenman’s Orowheat Bakery Outlet. What a hoot!
I had to go to dictionary.com to see if my recollection of the word bimbo was as I thought. Dictionary.com says:
1. A foolish, stupid or inept person
2. A man or fellow, often a disreputable or contemptible one
8 responses so far ↓
Woody Woodward // April 3, 2009 at 1:48 pm
That name doesn’t paint a very appetizing image. I have a friendly competitor in the lumber business whose company is called “Low Grade Lumber!” That’s a name that for me would be hard to represent. Think of how the salesperson makes a positive introduction?
wordsbybob // April 3, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Woody Sounds like he did you a favor. Given a choice between you and low grade would be a no-brainer, right?
Still think it is funny you were in the lumber biz with your name.
Jen // April 3, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Bimbo is the last name. Read about the companies history here:
http://www.bimbobakeriesusa.com/about_us/our_history.html
But yeah, perhaps this wasn’t the “best” name!
wordsbybob // April 3, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Jen-thanks for the information. I think I will update my post to tell about the family name. Can you email me at wordsbybob@gmail.com? I would like to give you credit for pointing out this info to me. Thanks
Woody Woodward // April 6, 2009 at 9:53 am
Hey Bob, wood’s my namd and wood’s my game!
wordsbybob // April 6, 2009 at 9:56 am
Woody–
Umm, no comment.
Mark DevGood // April 28, 2009 at 9:40 am
I saw a funny shop name I will never forget last time I visited Ireland. It was for a Butchery that was called in proud letters above the store: ‘The Family Butcher’. I certainly won’t be taking my family to visit thanks!
wordsbybob // April 28, 2009 at 10:13 am
Mark Now that is scary! Reminds me of the Eagle Cleaners. You don’t want to have a dirty eagle. I am mulling around the idea of a blog post about company names.