By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published Mar 20, 2016 at 9:01 AM

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I have heard over and over from new business owners how difficult it can be to name a business. Almost as hard as naming a child, and in some cases, even more difficult because you don’t have to worry or care about connotation or marketing when picking a name for a kid.

That said, for years I have been driving by what I consider to be the worst-named bar in Milwaukee: Hangoverz, 3121 W. Greenfield Ave.

I mean no disrespect to the owners or anyone who hangs out there; I just cannot personally imagine why someone would name a bar after one of the most horrific aspects of drinking alcohol. In my mind, naming a bar after the unfortunate event that finds one with a splitting headache or hurling into a toilet is just as unappealing as naming a bar DWI’s or Cirrhosis.

It reminds me of the Rusty Skillet, a diner that was located in Greenfield, which closed about five years ago. Did it, perhaps, have anything to do with the fact no one wants to eat anything out of something that’s rusty? Just a thought.


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.