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[grumpei]

Junpei Tenmyouji 12/27 near Recolle

Been trying out some new food places during the holidays, which got me thinking: I'm sure Crepes Bonaparte serves great crepes and all, but... you have to admit, the name is pretty disappointing. I mean, you can't be a really good food truck unless you've got a good pun as your name, you know? Now, if they'd decided to sell ice cream instead and been Neapolitan Bonaparte, I would totally get behind that.

Comments

[ladytakamaki]

Lol! That's a good one! You should totally trademark that and open your own ice cream business.

And for the record, Crepes Bonaparte DOES have really good crepes. It's one of my go-to places when I'm in the mood for desserts.

[grumpei]

heh maybe
if this career doesnt work out ill have to go into the ice cream truck business

thats good to know though
i didnt actually try them out, just saw it in the area when getting lunch
maybe ill try it out later despite the name

[ladytakamaki]

Yeah? What's your current job?

And you should! Tell them Ann sent you! They basically know me by name now :P

[grumpei]

police officer
hoping one day to be a detective but well see how things go

ill definitely have to let them know about the recommendation if i go by
let you get the credit

[ladytakamaki]

Oh hey! Maybe you know my boyfriend? His name's Mako. He's trying to be detective, too!

Yes! Sweet! They have a rewards program, so refer other people yourself if you like it, okay?

[cornets]

What would be a good pun for crepes???
A crepe load of cream?

[grumpei]

thats not bad
i was thinking more along the lines of crepe-ing around or something

[cornets]

That only works if they don't announce locations...
I guess there's not much you can do with that

[grumpei]

yeah crepes only really have negative connotations pun-wise
theyd be better off switching to a different product

[cornets]

I think if the crepes are good enough the can get away with a bad name

[tarotcards]

Agreed. I'd be more willing to eat out if the names were more creative.

Like a Chinese restaurant being called Wok and Roll.

[grumpei]

thats a good one
id definitely have to try a chinese place with a name like that
or a mexican place called nacho business

[tarotcards]

How about a seafood place called the Codfather?

[grumpei]

or an indian place called keep calm and curry on

[tarotcards]

A pastry store called Pie Another Day

[lastcomfort]

Or why not crepes and ice cream? Those are a great combination!

[grumpei]

thats true, theyd probably be pretty good together
not sure if they offer that on their menu though

[lastcomfort]

Maybe you can be the creator of Neapolitan Bonaparte and pioneer the dessert?

[grumpei]

heh yeah
if i ever need a second career i'll have one lined up now

[thebeastwithout]

crepes sounds like crap though
you can't really work with that

'we're crepes-y not crappy'
'you'd be crepes not to eat here'
'shovel down that crepes'
'we blow the crepes-y competition out of the water'

[grumpei]

crepe sounds a lot more like creep than crap to me
though i guess that's not really much better from a business standpoint
youre crepeing me out is still a weird name for a place

[thebeastwithout]

crepes are a low-tier dessert anyway

you've gotta go with the traditional stuff - banana splits! no one does those anymore

[grumpei]

eh i tend to pass on those
not a huge fan of bananas you know?
but show me a good ice cream sundae and im all over it

[blind_badass]

Or if your ice cream establishment was called Best Served Cold or somesuch.

[grumpei]

i feel like id probably have to go with a more obvious pun
people would probably just take it literally in that case