C’est Ironique Sign of the Weeque Spotted by reader Mary Eichbauer. Chicken on a pun! The upstairs dining room is called Poule Over, the “to-go” service is called Poule Out and the bar in the rear is called Poule Back. … Read More
C’est Ironique Sign of the Weeque Sometimes I think the commercial enterprises of Paris are engaged in a competition to see who can come up with the most meaningless, inexplicable trade name. Consider this storefront on Rue de Dunkerque. “Poping”? … Read More
C’est Ironique Sign of the Weeque But I logic. David Jaggard Have you seen a ridiculous sign in Paris? Or anywhere in France? Send me a photo in care of contact@paris-update.com Favorite
C’est Ironique Sign of the Weeque Oh dear. When this store in the Montparnasse Métro station opened as the first branch of a fashion and beauty chain called “Presty Women,” it was weird enough to warrant inclusion in C’est Ironique. … Read More
C’est Ironique Sign of the Weeque Okay, I’ll bite: what is this store for? I imagine a customer coming in and saying, “I’d like you to give me what for!” David Jaggard Have you seen a ridiculous sign in Paris? … Read More
C’est Ironique Sign of the Weeque Spotted by Lee Spears. Is the other ear any faster? This reminds me of a sign I saw in Hong Kong years ago that also had all the words pushed together. It said: “WORKSOFART.” … Read More
C’est Ironique Sign of the Weeque Did you name your restaurant yourself? Yes! My daughter thought of the name. Oh — so you didn’t name it yourself. Yes I did! It’s called “Yourself.” You mean it’s named after me? No, … Read More
C’est Ironique Sign of the Weeque Spotted by Nancy Li. Two stores in a row, one letter each away from being an Anglophone preteens’ giggle fest. And the little dots on the Mini Nippes sign don’t help any. I sometimes … Read More
C’est Ironique Sign of the Weeque Spotted by reader P.K. Munroe. A sign for the season! This is more of a graphics malfunction than an ill-advised trade name: what we’re supposed to see here is the word “Fluo,” as in … Read More
C’est Ironique Sign of the Weeque Spotted by reader Jake Dear. It’s a watch shop. Get it? Get it? Get it? In Pnin, Vladimir Nabokov describes his main character as having “a bright foreigner’s fondness for puns.” I think we … Read More
