In Long Beach there's a Thai food restaurant called Phuket Thai.
I'm sure you can guess why people giggle when they see the sign.
The restaurant understands the "humor" of it and has t-shirts which read: Say it, POO-KET. Don't ask me why.
(Phuket apparently is an island off the coast of Thailand)
http://www.phuketthai.com/
.....Kelly