Redandwhitedust
Winger
Not that strange a name but The Moon Under Water was George Orwell's idea in an essay he wrote about what the perfect English pub needed to have
TIm Martin must be a sarcastic twat. Because the first few Wetherspoons were all called the "Moon under water", and Spoons are about as far removed from Orwells vision as you can get!!!!
On pub names (and sorry if this is SEB) but the UKs shortest pub name is "Q" and the longest is "The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn. Theyre on the same street as well.
There used to be a "Hairy Lemon" in Middlesbrough, and a "Near Boot" in Carlisle