What even is Big Mannys' Pizza?
So I'm walking past the Adam Lounge and I'm suddenly struck by something on the sign outside.
I had always assumed that "Big Mannie's" referred to the 3 lads in the logo, which depicts 3 men drawn in caricature as being of stocky build. It's the pizza company belonging to these 3 mannies.
Three stocky lads who presumably run a pizza company
I also wondered if there was some deliberate word play, as in Scots, the suffix "ie" can sometimes be used in the diminutive - eg a burnie is a wee burn - so it could be translated as a fun contradiction to call them big and diminutive at the same time.
Or, maybe it's a reference to the smallest of the men in caricature - maybe the small stocky man owns the business and the other two standard big men are just his employees?
This is what I thought up until I saw the sign today - it's not Big Mannie's at all.
Manny is not a Doric word to describe a man. Manny is a name originating from the Americas found most commonly in Hispanic populations.
So which of these three guys is Manny? And who are the other two blokes?
The answer comes clear when you notice the apostrophe is not where you'd expect to find it.
"Big Manny's Pizza" would refer to a Pizza(company) belonging to someone called Manny.
"Big Mannys' Pizza" would refer to a Pizza(company) belonging to a collective of Mannys*.
So that means that all three of the guys on the logo are called Manny!
Three people with a name uncommon to the north east all of the same gender and age group, all interested in starting a pizza company, found each other and started the business!
\"What are the chances of that happening?\"
Now, I have to admit, I was a little suspect, so I checked companies house and found that the company was actually started by 4* individuals:
Ashley Adams***
Philip Adams***
Simon Cowie
Callum Wright
None of them are called Manny!
It's all a lie!!!
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However, there's an alternative theory. One which is actually more plausible.
They just don't know how to use grammar.
A harsh accusation, I know! Surely I wouldn't have the nerve to make this audacious claim without evidence to back it up??
Look at the sign yourself. It also says " Big Screen TVs' "
Maybe they should get someone to proof read before they commit funds to signage and marketing material.
>!*Or a singular person called "Mannys" but I can't find any instance of that name being used anywhere. !<
>!**Which of those poor souls do you reckon got excluded from getting a caricature drawn up and included on the logo?!<
>!***On a separate note, what are the chances of two Adams' having ties to a bar called The Adams Lounge? I thought that was self explanatory until I noticed their sign and all their marketing actually calls it The Adam Lounge. A lot of people call it the Adams lounge though, in fact, they actually make that mistake themselves sometimes.!<