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We've had mention of a few pub names in another string - these can be quite simple and often have (much like the beer) a strong rural flavour such as one of my locals, The Nag's Head. Do you have a particular favourite, an oddity, or even an unusual name for another bar or eating establishment if not specifically pub?
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There was a pub called the Nag's Head somewhere in London, years ago when I frequented such places, where the pub sign was a woman in a scold's bridle!
But my favourite City (of London, that is) pub was "The Goat and Compasses", which served good beer and the most delicious Steak and Kidney Pudding (not Pie) that I have ever had.
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good beerI suppose I should have christened this string The Yart of Ale 
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The last time I was in that part of town, the
Do Drop Inn was still open.
If I wanted to go into the restaurant business, I'd call it
the Frank 'n Stein.
BTW--Nag's Head, North Carolina is a very short hop from where the Wright brothers flew their airplane. That has an interesting place name of its own: Kill Devil Hills.
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Kill Devil Hills
C'mon, you tease! What's the story?
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The Yart of Ale
A sook of thirsties underneath the bough
A loaf of thread, a Yart of Ale
And thou, beside me in the awadness
And awadness is paradise enow.
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And thou, beside me in the awadness
Wonderful! I shall drive home now with a goofy grin and chuckling like a man who's just seen a drunk fish...
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C'mon, you tease! What's the story?
I'll let xara answer. She can do a better job than I.
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I'll let xara answer. She can do a better job than I.
i know the place names, but i don't know the stories behind them
there's a bar near by called 'he's not here'
i guess if your wife calls looking for you, that's the place to be. she doesn't even get the chance to ask. just pick up the phone and 'he's not here'
and just fyi, there's already a place called frank 'n stein. they serve beer and hotdogs in the mall.
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>Wonderful! I shall drive home now with a goofy grin and chuckling like a man who's just seen a drunk fish...
I never laugh about drunk fish when I'm driving. They can swerve their bicycles in front of you with no warning.
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