"SAUSAGE" AND "CHICKEN"

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So far, our rating of city names is headed by Libido-plus LLC (shoe and umbrella repair), Shekel grocery store and Moisha laundry. But the Novaya correspondent Anna SHAMBUROVA reports: there is still something to read in Moscow Center of Moscow....

So far, our rating of city names is headed by Libido-plus LLC (shoe and umbrella repair), Shekel grocery store and Moisha laundry. But Novaya correspondent Anna Shamburova reports: there is still something to read in Moscow

Center of Moscow. Ostozhenka.

Hairdressing salon "AVEL". Curiosity pushes inward. I didn't finish my question. They literally waved their hands at me, and someone threw a remark: “Well, here it is. They ask again! I did not back down: "Well, after all?". The administrator of the men's hall had mercy:

— Yes, it's very simple. In the alphabet, the first letter is “A”, well, the first beautiful name in the dictionary is Abel. That's what they called.

Why not Abram? It also seems to be a beautiful name before Abel in the dictionary.

- Well, I don’t know ... Abel is more beautiful.

- ... They say that the barbershop is named after the master's brother ...

- I don't understand. We do not have such brothers.

A stifled snort of laughter came from the soapy head in the sink. The other man, who was being edged with a straight razor, didn't even flinch.

Novogireevo. Grocery store "Curare".

The sellers could not clearly explain anything to me and sent me to the manager - Anatoly Kraev. A very serious young man. It is clear that his work is through the roof. Thank you for your time:

And by the way, we're not the only ones. In my opinion, somewhere in the Polyanka area there is a store with the same name.

- Plagiarists! How was yours born?

- Previously, there were two state stores in this building: “Chickens” and “Fish”. Our owner bought them, combined them into one grocery store. They thought and thought - they quickly said “Kuryryba”, then “Kuraryba”, in the end everything turned into “Kurary”. That's how we wanted to leave it at first.

- Kuryry - it would be nice too.

- (With a completely serious look.) Yes, they thought about it. But then one of ours remembered that there is such a word - curare. I had to register the next day. So they left it.

Have you checked the meaning of the word in the dictionary?

- No. Beautiful word. Attention attracts. It wasn't until the questions started pouring in that we thought about it. But it was already too late. Well, people are used to it.

On this, Anatoly said goodbye to me, apologizing that I had to run - SES tomorrow with a check.

Businovo

Friends told me about a travel agency called IVAN SUSANIN: “It is somewhere in the Arbat lanes. Like next to Kalashny. Look for it." In general, I had to wander in the square Kalashny - Nizhny Kislovsky - Bolshoi Kislovsky lanes. The place is a paradise for travel agencies. Big and small. There, in each house, there are two or three signs: “Xterra”, “Euro Business Tour”, “Iris Tour”, “Eirida”, etc., etc. Boring. Not a single "Ivan Susanin". I go to the first company I came across in Nizhny Kislovsky “OTK - travel” - what if I'm lucky?

- Hello! You must have had a travel agency nearby - Ivan Susanin. Don't know where I can find it?

— (Through laughter.) Ah, they heard, they heard… But they are not here now. Looks like they moved.

- And where to?

- Yes, in some kind of Kokosovo-Kaktusovo. Here they are probably not appreciated. We will give you a telephone number.

I was told by phone that the mysterious Kaktusovo is located in Businovo. “Ivan Susanin” lives there now. I ask a question about the title. I got a high female voice into the phone, nervously:

- We don't know! How can!

- Why did you move?

- It was unprofitable.

- Did you organize tours through the forests of Belarus?

- Enough mockery. Yes-aaasta-aali everything!

- I'm not kidding. Cool name, catchy. I would like to know - who came up with the idea?

- Enough mockery!

- Yes, I'm serious ...

Short beeps. Wow. What nervous people are.

VDNH

A small store of consoles and computer games - "ALZHEIMER". The name is somehow unpleasantly pricked. In my cheerful family, consisting of solid doctors, dirty jokes about Alzheimer's syndrome were often heard. I go to the store. Quite often - cheerful sellers. All are under 25.

— What kind of name is that?

— Ha-ha! Yes, so ... In addition, there is a root - "gamer".

- Well, yes ... But the name sounds like a warning. Sad. And who came up with it?

- Now I'll call you Petka. He's been working here since it opened.

Petka turned out to be a nice fellow. In the spirit of the whole "Alzheimer's": very cheerful and laughable. Even too much - no trace of the syndrome from the sign.

- Class! Did you notice, right? Cool right? A?

“Well… um…

“Do you want me to tell you how you came up with it?” We've been here for a long time. Six years already. They were about to open. Well, there are all sorts of "gamers" in bulk. We decided to arrange a brainstorm, ha ha, with the help of all sorts of stimulants.

— What?

- Well, they got stoned, in short. Here Stres gives out: let's Alzheimer's! We him: what is it? He says: yes, some people, invented the disease. Yeltsin is ill with it - I read today. He was like that - he was politically savvy.

- Why was it?

“Hell knows where he is now. Disappeared...

Who is Yeltsin?

- No, man ... But the name remains. Is it really cool?

- And there were no problems with registration?

- Baby, have you ever seen who registers names? They finally have all been in complete Alzheimer's for a long time. They even think broke.

PS And in Tushino there is a grocery store "Kolbasyr"! Those who send the best samples of city signs to our forum Otkryto.ru will receive original prizes and awards.