Dance the fanny dango?

Following on from your recent series of whacky names for French businesses (see here), there was until recently in Pont-Audemer a laundry business called Fanny Pressing.

Published Tuesday 09 July 2019 - 14:35 Modified Tuesday 09 July 2019 - 14:35

Here is a photo of something similar taken recently in Graville, Le Havre of a dance studio, rejoicing in the name of Fanny Studio

John Sampson, by email

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