Bulls - A Town Like No Udder

Bulls is a small town not too far from Palmerston North. We've travelled through before but never actually stopped to take a look around. We always seemed to be in a hurry to get somewhere. 

We saw a number of larger-than-life bulls throughout the town. This one was on the footpath in the main street.

One thing that's always fascinated me about Bulls is the way the community have incorporated the name of their town in their businesses. Here are a couple of examples of how a shop and a cafe have used the town's name in creative ways to advertise their businesses.

Others have banded together to add a touch of humour and wit to their businesses. They have added signs to their frontages that have this logo and an appropriate name describing their business. There are apparently over 100 names registered—that's a lot of imagination! Here are some of them:

Delect-a-Bull: Mothered Goose, a local cafe.

Can you see another one of those bulls in the alley?

Cure-a-Bull: Bulls Medical Centre.

Obviously an empty shop available for lease.

A sign near the bus station and information centre.

Inflat-a-Bull.

This looks like one of the oldest—a little worn and not so easy to read. Const-a-Bull: the local Bulls Police Station.

These last two are my favourites: Forgive-a-Bull on the local Anglican Church.

And Inescap-a-Bull. This one wasn't even on the list they gave me, so the number must be increasing all the time. 

There are a number of signposts similar to this one around the main street.

The rubbish bins remind you to be Respons-a-Bull.

There were many I didn't track down to photograph. They include:

Lick-a-Bull: Frankies Ice Cream Parlour

Non-return-a-Bull: Plunket

Teach-a-Bull: one of the schools, apparently

Extinguish-a-Bull: the local volunteer Fire Brigade

In addition to on the police station, I saw a couple of "bulls inspired"murals.

Clearly, a town with a sense of humour!


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