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Pho restaurant removes sign following city's concerns over name
Fox News ^ | 01/03/2019 | MIchael Bartiromo

Posted on 01/03/2019 2:57:56 PM PST by DFG

But what are they going to do with all the T-shirts they made up?

The owner of a soon-to-be-opening French-Vietnamese restaurant in New Hampshire is set to meet with the city manager of Keene following concerns that the eatery's name sounds like a profane phrase.

Pho Keene Great, which is not scheduled to open until March, had already displayed a small sign prominently featuring the name, which is a play on both the Vietnamese dish pho (pronounced "fuh") and the name of the town (Keene).

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: keene; localnews; nh; pho; restaurant
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1 posted on 01/03/2019 2:57:56 PM PST by DFG
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2 posted on 01/03/2019 2:58:48 PM PST by DFG
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Owned by Elon Musk?


3 posted on 01/03/2019 2:58:59 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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I saw a similar place recently, named Pho King.
4 posted on 01/03/2019 3:00:07 PM PST by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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I wonder if the Poo Ping Palace is still up and running in Tujunga, CA.


5 posted on 01/03/2019 3:00:28 PM PST by Blue Collar Christian (Socialism is for losers.)
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Being next door to city hall...? May have something to do with it.


6 posted on 01/03/2019 3:00:47 PM PST by Sheapdog (Chew the meat, spit out the bones - FUBO - Come and get me)
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Big whoop...


7 posted on 01/03/2019 3:01:05 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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That’s disrespecting cultural values. For shame.


8 posted on 01/03/2019 3:01:28 PM PST by BipolarBob (Sir, I cannot go to hell. Satan has a restraining order on me.)
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Health and Safety is their job....Where's the problem with the sign?

Time to change the name of a certain planet.

9 posted on 01/03/2019 3:02:21 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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mi luff yu lung tyme nail salon is still in business


10 posted on 01/03/2019 3:02:51 PM PST by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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So will the Sofa King store sill be going in next door?


11 posted on 01/03/2019 3:03:42 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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Oh, how ya gonna keep ‘em down on the farm
after they’ve had Pho Keene...


12 posted on 01/03/2019 3:04:07 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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You can’t say Pho Keene Great in New Hampshire yet Norfolk Virginia is ok?


13 posted on 01/03/2019 3:04:13 PM PST by DeFault User
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14 posted on 01/03/2019 3:04:27 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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This place is in FL


15 posted on 01/03/2019 3:04:29 PM PST by sailor76 (whole)
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😂
16 posted on 01/03/2019 3:05:41 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: DFG

Good publicity for the grand opening.


17 posted on 01/03/2019 3:06:05 PM PST by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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To: DeFault User

We don’t smoke.
We don’t chew.
We don’t go with guys who do.
Norfolk, Norfolk, Norfolk!!!


18 posted on 01/03/2019 3:06:12 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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This is Pho Keene Hilarious.

I feel that a new tag line may be developing.


19 posted on 01/03/2019 3:09:47 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine ( "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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i see this in areas I travel too - many asian restaurants have names that can be taken other ways.


20 posted on 01/03/2019 3:10:31 PM PST by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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