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B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
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B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
Gel wrote in message oups.com... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/4512734.stm Well clearly it's a pun on B&Q's name so there very well are trademark issues. It's a stupid name for a shop anyway. |
B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
"Dave Baker" wrote in message
... Gel wrote in message oups.com... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/4512734.stm Well clearly it's a pun on B&Q's name so there very well are trademark issues. It's a stupid name for a shop anyway. It was explained what B & Screw came from. Daft trade name, and the singular verbs are in such unforgiveable, coarse taste anyway. Very few people ever knew what the abbrevn B & Q stood for, myself included. The odd unfairness, maybe. Bewildered and Queue? Bullying and Quarrelsome? |
B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
It was explained what B & Screw came from. Daft trade name, and the
singular verbs are in such unforgiveable, coarse taste anyway. Very few people ever knew what the abbrevn B & Q stood for, myself included. The odd unfairness, maybe. Bewildered and Queue? Bullying and Quarrelsome? Big & Quaint? Peter Crosland |
B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
Jim Gregory wrote:
"Dave Baker" wrote in message ... Gel wrote in message groups.com... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/4512734.stm Well clearly it's a pun on B&Q's name so there very well are trademark issues. It's a stupid name for a shop anyway. It was explained what B & Screw came from. Daft trade name, and the singular verbs are in such unforgiveable, coarse taste anyway. Very few people ever knew what the abbrevn B & Q stood for, myself included. The odd unfairness, maybe. Bewildered and Queue? Bullying and Quarrelsome? I was told "Block & Quail" after the founders of the original store which got bought out to become B&Q. I imagine Mr B and Mr Q are sunning themselves in some tropical paradise.... I don't think "Block & Quail" would have scaled up the way "B&Q" has. Cheers, William. |
B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:47:16 GMT, "Jim Gregory"
wrote: "Dave Baker" wrote in message ... Gel wrote in message oups.com... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/4512734.stm Well clearly it's a pun on B&Q's name so there very well are trademark issues. It's a stupid name for a shop anyway. It was explained what B & Screw came from. Daft trade name, and the singular verbs are in such unforgiveable, coarse taste anyway. Very few people ever knew what the abbrevn B & Q stood for, myself included. The odd unfairness, maybe. Bewildered and Queue? Bullying and Quarrelsome? Block and Quayle -- |
B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
I don't think "Block & Quail" would have scaled up the way "B&Q" has. Cheers, William. I heard a tale about someone travelling in the States. The hotel asked if he'd got a discount card. Looking through he came across a B & Q card and offered that. 'What's it stand for?' 'Bush and Quayle.' He got his discount! Yes Dan Quayle. Remember him? No best not. The younger Bush learned his style from T Dan Q. Peter Scott |
B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Gel" saying something like: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/4512734.stm It's not as if he's been trading for years under that name. He's deliberately taking the ****. -- Dave |
B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 16:47:16 UTC, "Jim Gregory"
wrote: Very few people ever knew what the abbrevn B & Q stood for, myself included. Block and Quayle. My wife worked for one of the first half-dozen B&Q stores (before it even opend). I think one of them even came down for the opening. -- The information contained in this post is copyright the poster, and specifically may not be published in, or used by Avenue Supplies, http://avenuesupplies.co.uk |
B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:47:16 +0000, Jim Gregory wrote:
It was explained what B & Screw came from. Daft trade name, and the singular verbs are in such unforgiveable, coarse taste anyway. Very few people ever knew what the abbrevn B & Q stood for, myself included. The odd unfairness, maybe. Bewildered and Queue? Bullying and Quarrelsome? Bodgit Quick |
B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
It's not as if he's been trading for years under that name. He's
deliberately taking the ****. As they say, any publicity is good publicity. Look at the coverage, and ask what it would have cost him for the same level of advertising on the open market. -- Please add the word "newsgroup" in the subject line of personal emails **** My email address includes "ngspamtrap" and " **** |
B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
In message , Dave Baker
writes Gel wrote in message roups.com... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/4512734.stm Well clearly it's a pun on B&Q's name so there very well are trademark issues. It's a stupid name for a shop anyway. Except that things now seem to have gone a bit too far "Their name sounds a bit like ours" or registering a certain colour etc While it might sound like B&Q, it isn't -- geoff |
B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 22:31:41 GMT, raden wrote:
In message , Dave Baker writes Gel wrote in message groups.com... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/4512734.stm Well clearly it's a pun on B&Q's name so there very well are trademark issues. It's a stupid name for a shop anyway. Except that things now seem to have gone a bit too far "Their name sounds a bit like ours" or registering a certain colour etc While it might sound like B&Q, it isn't .... and spot the difference between www.homedepot.com and www.diy.com the largest and third largest DIY sheds in the world It's certainly not the case that CMT is "the only orange one" -- ..andy |
B & Q threaten small retailer in Nth East
Gel wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/4512734.stm so he calls it Bolt & Screw, end of problem NT |
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