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Picture of a Dutch windmill, from Pixabay.

By DJ

Canada

November 11, 2022 7:30pm CST

Maybe more like months ago.. But I know this is pretty silly, but I got to thinking a few random things: How similar the fast food restaurant chains "Dairy Queen" and "Burger King" sound.. I guess it's more the King and Queen words, but it never really occurred to me, until fairly recently. Another thing, this one is a bit of a weird one, but the farming equipment company "New Holland" and the food/chip company "Old Dutch" those ones are a bit more contrasting I suppose, but it's interesting how Dutch and Holland are basically words that are to do with the Netherlands, in one way or another. That is all.. I know, very silly.. But I had to share

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Nov 22

Good to think of these little things sometimes. I always like the ice cream at Dairy Queen. Has been awhile. Beautiful photo.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

13 Nov 22

@dilleo Totally agree with your list of foods. And the Netherlands have always been on my bucket list.

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@dilleo (980)

• Canada

15 Nov 22

@CarolDM

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@dilleo (980)

• Canada

13 Nov 22

Agreed (but I guess I am a little biased lol). I love ice cream at Dairy Queen as well! So good

I also like their food, at least for the most part.. the chicken strips, onion rings, burgers there are half decent I would say (or at least, for fast food). It is a nice picture, yes. I would love to go to the Netherlands one day!

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Nov 22

Not very inventive, is it? What would you name them instead?

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Nov 22

@dilleo What about Chips Ahoy for Old Dutch , and for New Holland, Farmers Best, Best Burger for Burger King. what you suggest for the othrrs?

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@dilleo (980)

• Canada

15 Nov 22

@RubyHawk Interesting ideas! I don't think I am very good with coming up with creative names, at least not in this case. I do like the ones you said though

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@dilleo (980)

• Canada

13 Nov 22

It's not so much that, it's more of an observation. I mean, you're not wrong either. That is a great question too, but I couldn't really come up with anything better, haha

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (62145)

• United States

12 Nov 22

Not all that silly. Wayyyyyyy back in the 70s what became Dairy Queen used to be called Burger Queen. I tried them once and didn’t like them because they put mustard on their burgers.

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@dilleo (980)

• Canada

13 Nov 22

Oh wow, I had no clue! I always like to learn these things

Oh yeah, I don't like mustard on hamburgers either, so don't blame ya there!

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (62145)

• United States

13 Nov 22

@dilleo — yes, then they went to the name Druther’s before DQ. No telling if they were in Canada, thought. Tim Horton’s restaurants only come so far south into the US. (PS: ever read about Horton? Hockey player with a nose for entrepreneurship. Killed in a car wreck after a game in 1974.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458179)

• Switzerland

12 Nov 22

Holland is a geographical region of the Netherlands. Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken in The Netherlands.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458179)

• Switzerland

13 Nov 22

@dilleo The Netherlands is a beautiful country. I have been several times to Amsterdam and I love that place.

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@dilleo (980)

• Canada

13 Nov 22

Yes, correct!

I would love to go to the Netherlands one day. I have some Dutch blood in me as well, though it does go back some generations.. If I'm remembering right, it was my great-great-grandparents who settled in Alberta, Canada.. But emigrated from the Netherlands.

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@dilleo (980)

• Canada

15 Nov 22

@LadyDuck That's awesome, I am quite envious. I am sure one day I will get to go too

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solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

12 Nov 22

Is it just me who pronounced Dairy Queen and Burger King aloud?

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@dilleo (980)

• Canada

13 Nov 22

Haha!

Yeah, I know this whole topic of discussion was a bit silly.. But I could not resist posting it.

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Hera Hestia

@Herahestia93 (152)

• Indonesia

12 Nov 22

I mean, yeah ?? sometimes I thought that. Sometimes the name of a brand is funny, sometimes it's weird

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@dilleo (980)

• Canada

13 Nov 22

Agreed!

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134465)

• Roseburg, Oregon

12 Nov 22

Thanks for sharing and Walmart and Kmart are both mart. I can not think of anymore.

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@dilleo (980)

• Canada

13 Nov 22

Oh yeah, that is a good one too! I know there are lots of Walmart's in Canada, but we do not have Kmart here anymore (I believe we had some at one time, but it has been a while).

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