Alternate Names

[RicoGregg]

somehow, Rico, why do i believe you??

Andrea

Finally! Someone who'll believe me about the unicorn! 

Burger Chef(when it was around)-Burger Death

I LOVED Burger Chef! It was the best. It didn't have to go away. It's been nearly 40 years since I last ate at BC, and I miss it today. 

Remembered another one:
Susan Estrich - Susan Ostrich or Susan Estrogen

[andreajesus]

somehow, Rico, why do i believe you??

Andrea

Finally! Someone who'll believe me about the unicorn! 

the WHAT??

[RicoGregg]

Welp, I was in Century City not long ago, and there was this unicorn wearing Prada sunglasses and a Notre Dame sweatshirt. He told me that his name was Upton, and that his horn was really a specially-rigged radio antenna, and that he could pick up AM, FM, Shortwave, CB, Weather, Public Services, XM, Sirius, NASCAR pit crews, and the LAPD scanner.

He looked at my UCLA sweatshirt and said "HA!"

I looked at his Notre Dame sweatshirt, said "USC 38, Notre Dame 3, HA!"

Upton then huffed, blended into the crowd, and disappeared.

And yet, no one believes me when I tell them. Like I made it all up or something. Even the invisible robots in my neighborhood don't believe me.

[andreajesus]

Welp, I was in Century City not long ago, and there was this unicorn wearing Prada sunglasses and a Notre Dame sweatshirt. He told me that his name was Upton, and that his horn was really a specially-rigged radio antenna, and that he could pick up AM, FM, Shortwave, CB, Weather, Public Services, XM, Sirius, NASCAR pit crews, and the LAPD scanner.

He looked at my UCLA sweatshirt and said "HA!"

I looked at his Notre Dame sweatshirt, said "USC 38, Notre Dame 3, HA!"

Upton then huffed, blended into the crowd, and disappeared.

And yet, no one believes me when I tell them. Like I made it all up or something. Even the invisible robots in my neighborhood don't believe me.

i believe anything you say, Rico...

[RicoGregg]

Andrea, I thank you. The invisible robots thank you. I don't know about Upton, though.

[karsonwithak]

I heard a friend say...

Old Slavery for Old Navy.

K~

[anotherguy]

There is a nearby suburban community college (Volunteer State C. C.) sometimes referred to as "Harvard on the Highway" or "U.S.C.--the Univesity of Sumner County". Campus has a nice little radio station WVCP.

Dyersburg (TN) State Community College was known as Harvard on the Highway as well. Another name for it was Redneck Tech.

University of Memphis - Tiger High (Referring to the football team in the past, but they've been better in recent years, even better than Tennessee this year.)
Memphis - Mempho or Memfus
Nashville - Nashvegas
Taco Bell -Taco Hell

Several places in TN with Union in the name referred to as Onion instead:
Union City - Onion City
Union University in Jackson - Onion University
Union Planters Bank (Now part of Regions) - Onion Planters Bank

[andreajesus]

Andrea, I thank you. The invisible robots thank you. I don't know about Upton, though.

i think Upton's just gonna have to get over himself...

[RicoGregg]

Thought of a few more:

San Diego Union - San Diego Onion
The Onion (humor paper & website) - The Union
The Tribune Co. - The Tribulation Co.
Rush Limbaugh - Rough Limburger
Brent Musburger - Burnt Hamburger
Minnesota Twins - Twinnesota Mins
XX 1090 Radio (SD area) - XX 1090 proof
State Farm Insurance - Snake Farm Insurance
The Orange County Register (newspaper) - The OC Regurgitator
Hoover High School (Glendale & SD) - J. Edgar Hoover High

Beware of unicorns on this thread....

[anotherguy]

The Florida (and possibly AL and MS as well) gulf coast is known as the Redneck Riviera.