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This is a neat article, but the tavern names are a bit disappointing:

Medieval Tavern Names http://t.co/Vjh1Afr5Tk pic.twitter.com/ToNOzR4kOM

— Medievalists.net (@Medievalists) January 31, 2015

Moderns are coming up with more creative names, as seen at this website. A few of my favorites:

The Stool and Urinal
The Buccaneer's Bodice
The Pope and Anchor
The Hot as Harry
Dancing Like Your Dad
The Pope and Paul Anka
The Carthaginians
The Guy De Maupassant

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