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Funny,   Amusing, Hilarious and Strange Pub Names
When younger, Will and Guy were regular pub goers, and the names of pubs   were often a source of some amusement.  While listening to the BBC news the   other day we heard that the American Embassy in Baghdad had hired an   Englishman to create and make a pub sign for the embassy bar.  We think it is   to be called "The Bolt Hole" an apt and amusing name.
This led us to research "funny and amusing pub names" particularly in the UK and in Ireland.
Originally, public house names reflected the history of the country or the area in   which they were sited.  Names from the past tended to be patriotic or royal.   Common names in the UK include:
The Crown - this is representative of the King or Queen.
The Red Lion - this pub name became popular when James I ordered red    lions to be displayed outside all public places.
Royal Oak - this only became popular after Charles II escaped during    the English Civil War by hiding behind an Oak tree.
Swan - a symbol used commonly in the coat of arms. All swans [the    birds] are owned by the Queen and protected by law.
White Hart - this was the heraldic symbol of King Richard II.
Duke of Buckingham - named after the Duke who was murdered in Old    Portsmouth in 1628.
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Let Us Preserve Old Pub Names
Many of the old tavern names are in danger of disappearing as large   conglomerations buy up pubs and change their names to "modern" equivalents.   Throughout Britain "Harvester" pubs, "Slug and Lettuce" and "Beefeater" pubs   can be found, owned by these big groups.
Will and Guy bemoan the loss of the heritage connected with the old   names.  Many of these inns can still be found when travelling around Britain   and Ireland.
Will and Guy have started a collection of funny pub signs to   bring a smile to your face.  Here is a list of the best pub names that   we have discovered.
The Idle Cook - Idle, Bradford, Yorkshire
Bucket of Blood - Phillack, Cornwall
*The Fawcett Inn - Portsmouth, Hampshire
*The Ram Inn - Newark, Nottinghamshire
Moderation Inn - Reading, Berkshire
*The Pub with No Name - Priors Dean, Hampshire [known by locals as    The White Horse Inn]
The Vat and Fiddle - Nottingham
The Happy Medium - Chichester, West Sussex
The Hung Drawn And Quartered, London
*Hole in the Wall - Southsea, Hampshire; *Caernarvon, north Wales;    Little Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire; Waterloo, London; Lowside, Bowness    Windermere, Cumbria [Hole Int Wall]; and several other venues.
Bank Tavern, Keswick, Cumbria
The Bleeding Wolf, Hale, Altrincham, Cheshire
Blooming Fuchsia, Ipswich, Suffolk
The Cow and Snuffers, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
Drunken Duck, Hawkshead, Cumbria
The Quiet Woman - York [The sign being a woman carrying her own    severed head]
Nobody Inn - Doddiscombsleigh, Devon