Osler's Razor

I have been lucky enough to spend much of my life in Detroit and Waco, two communities which seem to breed businesses based on ridiculous ideas.

In Detroit we had a shop called Shoeshine and Worms. Don't you hate it when you need a shine and some worms and have to make two stops? Not a problem if you are headed to downtown Detroit from the East Side.

Waco was even better. A sign appeared once for "Christmas Eve Trampoline Set-Up," and I have always wondered if anyone called the number. And who could resist the lure of "Rent-a-Tire?" I never figured that one out.

Here in Minnesota, it's not so zany. Sure, up North there is the Bong Memorial Bridge, which seemingly has a Bong Memorial beneath it, but that's not quite the same. (Did you know Larry Bates is from Minnesota? It's true).

So, let's haiku today about weird businesses. Make it three short lines, and true, or at least plausible.

Here is mine:

Bong Memorial:
I suspect that people go
Just for the gift shop.

Now it is your turn...