An hilarious and beautifully designed book that is a natural successor to the cult of Boring Postcards, Crap Towns and Bad Hair. There comes a point when things get so bad, they're actually good. And when it comes to naming hair salons, fish & chip shops, florists, dry cleaners, and shoe shops, there is nothing as bad - and therefore as good - as a pun-based name. For the first, and hopefully the last, time ever the very best British shop puns have been gathered together in one stylish book. So raise a glass to Blonde Dye Bleach, The Cod Father, Floral 'N' Hardy, Wish You Wash Here, and Shoe-Be-Do, and pay tribute to the great British high street that has supported these classic shops. Extra material includes: an introduction; profiles of some of the most interesting shops, and shop owners; a shop directory and a R.I.P. list of shops that have recently closed; league tables for the best punning town, and region, in the UK; and a 'shop pun generator'.
| ISBN | 0007198132 | | Pages | 128 | | ISBN13 | 9780007198139
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers | | Weight (grammes) | 406 | | Imprint | Fourth Estate Ltd | | Published in | London | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 213 | | Publication date | 01 Apr 2005 | | Width (mm) | 158 | | DEWEY | 828.9202 | | Spine width (mm) | 14 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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