Orange MC
It used to be that pub names meant something: The Miner's Arms was where the miners went to drink, The Horse and Hounds was where the local gentry (!) repaired to after a hearty morning's fox murdering, and The Red Lion was where the animal tamers went to quench the thirst brought on by sustained terror.

In the interests of maintaining narrative accuracy, what pub names would be needed now for the hobbies and professions of the modern age?

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Blob: Virus writers obviously gather at The Trojan Horse whereas their nemesis congregate at The Squashed Worm (Question : Is the death of a worm its "nematode" ?)
penelope: [Blob] tee hee! For motorists there's The Hard Shoulder (soft drinks only, of course) or The Speed Trap. And for hairdressers; The Full Head of Highlights.
Raak: [penelope] And the posh end of that would be The Sassoon Bar.
Projoy: Surely, most modern teachers would drink today at the sign of The Crossed Penknives
Projoy: ...while media folk might stick to The Bluescreen and Deadline
Barry the Time Sprout: Builders drink at the Oohyouvehadthecowboys Inn Sorry!.
Dunx: [BtTS] Surely you mean the Time And A Half? a coat? In this weather?
Dunx: Or stockbrokers might visit the Share And Share Alike.
penelope: Where dentists get their shots of Creme de Menthe; The Root Canal Inn
Jrs: The pub for skydivers, The Drop Inn
Herr Bratsche: Meanwhile, digital telly salesmen can be found at The Dish and Decoder.
Néa: Unnameable cultists find their sustenance at The Elder God and Whistle.
Blob: Mobile phone company executives occasionally visit The Dead Rabbit on their way to The Orange Tree, but generally simply settle for The Obtrusive Mast
Herr Bratsche: And you will find software developers at The Bug Report and Patch Release.
Jrs: The pub for the poor bloody infantry, The Dig Inn
Raak: The bouncers' pub, The Burleigh Arms.
Jrs: Then there's the hostelry for Stablehands, The Bucket and Shovel
penelope: The tattooist's favourite parlour, The Needle and Ink Inn
Thos: The King's Shed for Guardian Proofreaders.
Rich: [penelope] Newcastle dentistry school actually does have its own pub - The Crown And Bridge.

I've always found that web developers drink in seedy, tatty pubs, serving a wide variety of real ales, whereas the marketing department drink in poncey wine bars serving a wide variety of braying toffs. Probably The Proprietary Tag and Wankers respectively.
Rich: And more commuter pubs - The Standing Room, The Broken Rail, The Wrong Leaves and The Frottager's Arms. (Coat...)
Thos: I'd recommend The Virgin's Legs, but they're never open.
blame: Not much room either.. COOOAAAAT!!
Dunx: [Thos, blame] No please, take mine. It looks cold out.

Drug dealers might partake of... well, whatever they fancy partaking of in The Mirror and Banknote.
Si: Just time to mention jouranlists of publications like OK! magazine and royal watchers may drink in The Queen Mum's Hips

Just another thought, with the amount of hips the QUeen Mum's had now, souldn't she be able to walk in any direction without turning around now? SHe could just swing her upper body through 180degrees
penelope: Racing drivers drink in The Slicks and Wings. Race fans, however, just drink in the paddock.
Blob: Telesales people (are they ?) congregate at The Old Bull & Cobblers whilst Market Research dolts take "just five minutes" at The Badger
The Man from Auntie: A pub for ironmongers and drag queens:The Hinge & Bracket
penelope: Paramedics congregate at The Defibrillator And Paddles
Dunx: GUI developers might got to The Drag and Drop
Thos: The Douglas Bader Arms, the ideal place for getting legless. (tasteless, sorry).
Dunx: I reckon Perl programmers would enjoy a pint down the Camel and Chainsaw, the landlord being Tim Toady of course.
Dave: Internet Explorer users at theSpontaneous Disconnection
EOL: [penelope] Well, if you're an F1 driver, you don't use slicks anymore. You need to find somewhere more groovy to hang out.
[dave] Interesting you say that, as I as I was trying to post this message, my ISP threw a wobbly. If you can read this, I reconnected.
penelope: [EOL] There's more to motor racing than just F1! **yawn**. And the term still exists. :-P
Rich: [Dave] Opera and Netscape users (as opposed to opera goers) probably drink at The Lost Cause or The Doesn't Workman's Arse.
Raak: As closing this game has been mooted, I'll just post several hundred moves combined into one: members of [profession] might drink at The [Item1] and [Item2], for some item1 and item2 emblematic of the same.
Dunx: Game murderers probably drink at The Dead and Gone.


Game won by Dunx


Dunx: Well, it gave us a few laughs, but its time is gone.

[Rich] I think you'll find that IE users probably drink at the Bag of Spanners.
Blob: Yes, 'twas time to go. [Raak] I think some of the postings were a little more inventive than you suggest.
Raak: [Blob] Quite so, quite so. Caps, fitting,...

 
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