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OTV: A Salon Of A Different Name

On Facebook, OrangeTV published an oldie but goodie post: "Years ago, at the Cd'A intersection where 3rd and 4th separate into one way streets, there used to be a beauty shop named "Salon de Chevaux." In High School, I took four years of French. That place used to drive my classmates and I totally bananas. See, the French word for hair is "cheveux", but whoever established the business didn't bother to spell-check or whatever and used the word "chevaux" instead, which means "horses." Salon of Horses. We prank called them frequently, asking how much would it cost for old Nelly the Mare to get a perm and mani-pedi. They seemed blissfully oblivious to the problem, but it couldn't have helped much either, since they closed after just a few whinny-ful years in business." More here.

Question: Which North Idaho/Inland Northwest name is your favorite for a beauty salon?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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