Unfortunate Name

I don't know about anyone else, but I don't think I'd want to patronize a place named for a body part, as is today's featured spot.

is Putz, Creamy, or Whip a part of your body? I'm not sure I understand.

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Originally posted by johns72604

is Putz, Creamy, or Whip a part of your body? I'm not sure I understand.

If someone is male, then a "putz" is indeed a part of his anatomy.

Well that is the “vulgar” slang definiton. A Putz is a fool, idiot baffoon. There is a baseball field called Dick Putz Field. There is a Putz Hotel and a Putz Ford auto dealership. J.J. Putz plays for the Seattle Mariners. I think I’d rather my name be Putz than Hitler.

There is a hamburger joint in Long Beach (CA) named Tomain Tommy’s. Even though I like burgers and I was a local for a while, I never went there and I think it was because of the name.

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Originally posted by johns72604

is Putz, Creamy, or Whip a part of your body? I'm not sure I understand.

Putz is a Yiddish word for a useful part of the male anatomy.

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Originally posted by Sandy Eggo

There is a baseball field called Dick Putz Field.

That's kind of a redundant name.

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Originally posted by hatteras04

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Originally posted by Sandy Eggo

There is a baseball field called Dick Putz Field.

That's kind of a redundant name.

It is nonetheless a very cool place....no pun intended....a little shy of legendary here in Cincinnati, but a well loved institution, particularly by west siders

But yeah, the name is indeed quite a bit unfortunate :-)

If it was good enough for Constantine and Anna Putz, who started the place, it's good enough for me.

That is very interesting. I guess I need to brush up on my Yiddish.

The next time I am putzing around, I will be sure to visit Putz's place. Sounds pretty good to me. I do not Yiddish and I have found that many names always means something else someplace else.

Our company went all kinds of work trying to name our prior company. Since we were world wide, they had to check in better than 100 countries to insure the name was not offensive or mean't something were not aware of. You would be amazed at what they found out.

I would have never known the Yiddish definition of putz.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

Not a single eatery in Cleveland listed, yet this little ice cream stand in Cincy is a featured place. I dont get it.

Well, Cleveland is the city better known as "the mistake on the lake", after all :-)

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Originally posted by Sundancer7

The next time I am putzing around, I will be sure to visit Putz's place. Sounds pretty good to me. I do not Yiddish and I have found that many names always means something else someplace else.

Our company went all kinds of work trying to name our prior company. Since we were world wide, they had to check in better than 100 countries to insure the name was not offensive or mean't something were not aware of. You would be amazed at what they found out.

I would have never known the Yiddish definition of putz.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

I'm afraid to tell you what "Sundancer" means in Yiddish!!!

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Originally posted by Willly

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Originally posted by Sundancer7

The next time I am putzing around, I will be sure to visit Putz's place. Sounds pretty good to me. I do not Yiddish and I have found that many names always means something else someplace else.

Our company went all kinds of work trying to name our prior company. Since we were world wide, they had to check in better than 100 countries to insure the name was not offensive or mean't something were not aware of. You would be amazed at what they found out.

I would have never known the Yiddish definition of putz.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

I'm afraid to tell you what "Sundancer" means in Yiddish!!!

Oh Willy...............do not tell him! He might have a heart attack.

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Originally posted by TJ Jackson

Well, this is the city better known as "the mistake on the lake" after all :-)

Well you just havent lived until you have had pork ribs slow cooked over a burning river......



Just kidding to those from Cleveland, I love the place.

Pretty sad when one has to tear up someones name... What next, tear up Peter, John, Dick, Harry??

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Originally posted by Sundancer7

Our company went all kinds of work trying to name our prior company. Since we were world wide, they had to check in better than 100 countries to insure the name was not offensive or mean't something were not aware of. You would be amazed at what they found out.Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

The Sundancer is correct. My company skipped the 4th generation in a product name, going directly from Gen 3 to Gen 5, because business researchers said that 4 had a bad connotation (relating to death)in certain Asian countries.

I do know the Yiddish definition of putz (and schuck) and chuckled at the name of this ice cream stand. But there is another slang meaning for each word, referring to someone being a fool. Either way, having your name infer that you are a fool or male organ is a hard way to go through life. I bet the Jr. High years were especially tough on poor old Constantine.

whats next schmucks pizzaria. in russian huey is the slang word for penis. when the late huey long went to moscow the people howled every time they heard his name.

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Originally posted by UncleVic

Pretty sad when one has to tear up someones name... What next, tear up Peter, John, Dick, Harry??

The Putz's should be thankful. I cant imagine the place even being listed if the place was named Bobs.

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Originally posted by UncleVic

Pretty sad when one has to tear up someones name... What next, tear up Peter, John, Dick, Harry??

As matter of fact Peter O'Toole also has a double phallic name.

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Originally posted by marky

whats next schmucks pizzaria. in russian huey is the slang word for penis. when the late huey long went to moscow the people howled every time they heard his name.

The Cincinnati Bengals had a running back back in the early 80's named Peter Johnson

Now that he's a Yankee, it's my sworn duty to hate the guy, but I have to give it up for the all-time best name and nickname combo:

Randy Johnson

Whose nickname is..."The Big Unit."

(However, the greatest sports name ever remains NASCAR driver Dick Trickle. That is just...awesome.)

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Originally posted by hatteras04


As matter of fact Peter O'Toole also has a double phallic name.

Ahh....but even better is the (rather short-lived) Bond Babe, Lana Wood, In Diamonds are Forever, as Plenty O'Toole. Their notable exchange:

Plenty: Hi, I'm Plenty.
Bond: But of course you are.
Plenty: Plenty O'Toole.
Bond: Named after your father, perhaps?

I went to high school with one Richard Rash. You do the math. What are parents thinking of when they name their kids?

I do work with a fellow named Michael Hunt.

Mike for short.

Err....you've seen the movie Porky's at least once, right?

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I'm afraid to tell you what "Sundancer" means in Yiddish!!!

Gee Willy. Sorry to tell you what "willy" means in English slang.

And we all know and love that classic English dessert: Spotted Dick.

Forget Peter O'Toole...

What were Edith Head's parents thinking?

How about Mr. Meoff