Souvenirs

There's some strange stuff out there. Please email your Odd contributions to info@alcoverecords.com

Odd Business Names Send photos if you have them!

• Aves Taxidermy & Cheese ~ Hudson, WI ~ slogan is " No People, No Pets!"
• Amigone Funeral Home
• Pepi's Pizza and Bridal Boutique ~Oneida, NY
• Alice & Jerry's Mortuary And Used Clothing Emporium
• The Optimist Club Of Cape Fear ~ Cape Fear, NC
• Juanita's Seafood Bait & Tackle / Jesus Saves ~ Vanceboro, NC
• Lube & Latte ~ Grants Pass, OR
• Gomez Chicken and Auto Parts ~ Hermosillo, Mexico
• Pete & Dot's Puppies - Fishing Bait, Oelwein, IA
• Tofu, Shrubs & Seafood (they only pump gas) ~ Hood River, OR
• Cheese Factory Auction Palace ~ Central NY
• Brown's Pianos, Organs and Waterbeds ~ Albany, NY
• The Passing Wind Farm ~ Earlville, NY
• The Lovejoy Flexible Coupling Company
• Bikini Landscaping ~ Albany, NY
• Dave's Soda and Pet Food City
• Scary Hair Salon names...
  • Picasso Hair Stylists ~ NYC
  • Hair Hoppers ~ NYC
  • It'll Grow Back, Taylor, TX

Odd Corporate Slogans

• Peoples' Gas (utility company) - "Our promise is in our people"
• Alltel (phone company) - "Always more than you thought"

We've asked people to share their strangest jobs with us. Here are a few of our favorites...

• Eyeball Insertor (at doll factory that makes your child's "twin")
• Wolf Dung Collector
• Elephant Dung Collector
• Bovine Podiatrist
• Brewer/Pirate
• Cranberry Plinker at Ocean Spray (rotten ones glow under black light)
• painted faces on miniature bagels for necklaces
• Seashell Counter
• Car Counter on street corners
• Head Ejaculator (for artificial insemination of cattle)
• Watched people sleep
• Funeral Boy in all-rollerskating version of Oklahoma (Peter Mulvey!)
• Boat Sinker for the Coast Guard
• Thong Inspector at Myrtle Beach
• Babysitter for 1,000 eels

• The Squat and Gobble, Vernon, NY
• Croakers, Altamont, IL
• Something Fishy, Canastota, NY
• Skinny Dick's Halfway Inn, AK
• Sushi Blues, Hamilton, NY (said to be very good though)