Pears Without Pears

By: Mr. Wilson on September 11, 2008
PO Pears may be back (sort of), but the name won't be. So now it's time to come up with a new name. Got any ideas? Commenter "CS" on the LJS article has a great idea, though I'm not sure s/he realizes it:
Talk about sour grapes. Who cares? If the old owners sold it, why should they retain rights to the name? There are many iconic locations in the US that get bought and sold with the name intact, I don't see any reason this needs to be any different.Outside of Lincoln, NE it's not nearly as famous as they would like to think it is.
Forget about the rest of the comment, the answer is in the first sentence: Sour Grapes. I think it's a great name. The mascot could be a slightly inebriated Fruit of the Loom-style character. Who's with me?

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foxspit
September 11, 2008 at 2:09PM

I like it! It retains the fruit theme of the previous-occupant-whose-name-shall-not-be-spoken and is a tongue-in-cheek nod to the situation.

CS
September 11, 2008 at 2:33PM

*running to the patent office…...” I didn’t mean to sound quite so negative, but really, I get tired of Lincolnites, and to a greater degree, everyone else, tying up the court system for stupid stuff. Unless there is some sort of prior business agreement in motion to produce PO Pears clothing or something branded, it makes no sense to keep the name. They sold all the stuff, so it’s not like they could open with the same ambiance anywhere else.

throwingpicassos
September 11, 2008 at 2:36PM

I really like the name Sour Grapes.  Nothing to wine about there. 😊

It will be even better if they ever decided to open another location on Vine Street.

Mr. Wilson
September 11, 2008 at 2:40PM

Ahh, I wondered if that was you, but I wasn’t sure. I was hoping it wasn’t you because that would have made for some delicious, name-stealing irony. 😊

CS
September 11, 2008 at 3:21PM

How so?

Fletch
September 11, 2008 at 3:28PM

Love it!

kaspar
September 12, 2008 at 3:29PM

will they be open this Saturday, the 13th?  if not when is the exact day they will be opening?

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