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Old 22 July 2011, 11:33 PM   #31
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Old 22 July 2011, 11:39 PM   #32
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According to an elderly customer of mine, yesterday in my office he said, "So you got one of them 'roll-oxes'". He must have it confused it with my office's windows!
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Old 22 July 2011, 11:52 PM   #33
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i say roe-leques
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Old 22 July 2011, 11:59 PM   #34
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Chinese prononciation: Lolex
No, that would be Lorex!
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Old 22 July 2011, 11:59 PM   #35
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I pronounce it Ex-Pen-Sive.
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Old 23 July 2011, 12:15 AM   #36
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Old 23 July 2011, 12:20 AM   #37
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Now everybody just step outside and get some fresh air!!!
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Old 23 July 2011, 12:21 AM   #38
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Depends on how many hard lemonades I've had.
"whooaa-ex"
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Old 23 July 2011, 12:24 AM   #39
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Newly arrived tourist speaking to man wearing loud Hawaiian shirt in Maui

Tourist: Do you say Hawaii or is it Havaii?

Shirt guy: Havaii.

Tourist: Thank you.

Shirt guy: You’re velcome.
I just spewed coffee all over my keyboard!
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Old 23 July 2011, 12:34 AM   #40
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"Ex-pen-siv" (phonetically).
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Old 23 July 2011, 12:53 AM   #41
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Old 23 July 2011, 01:11 AM   #42
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ðɪ́s fɔ́rəm hǽz tə́rnd ɪ̀ntú ə dʒók. ænd pəfi ju ɑr ðə bɪgəst dʒok.

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Old 23 July 2011, 01:16 AM   #43
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ðɪ́s fɔ́rəm hǽz tə́rnd ɪ̀ntú ə dʒók. ænd pəfi ju ɑr ðə bɪgəst dʒok.

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Old 23 July 2011, 02:38 AM   #44
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I could just picture everyone pronouncing Rolex out loud. rowwwlex
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Old 23 July 2011, 02:46 AM   #45
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ðɪ́s fɔ́rəm hǽz tə́rnd ɪ̀ntú ə dʒók. ænd pəfi ju ɑr ðə bɪgəst dʒok.

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Old 23 July 2011, 02:46 AM   #46
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by this point, the word has lost all meaning to me
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Old 23 July 2011, 05:08 AM   #47
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roll.......like a Kaiser roll
ex.......like my ex-wives
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Old 23 July 2011, 05:16 AM   #48
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I knew a guy who pronounced it Ro-locks
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Old 23 July 2011, 05:18 AM   #49
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Rollie, baby!
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Old 23 July 2011, 05:25 AM   #50
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My bisaya friend pronounce it as.......Rolicks.
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Old 23 July 2011, 05:33 AM   #51
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I knew a guy who pronounced it Ro-locks
Sounds like a hairstyle.
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Old 23 July 2011, 05:35 AM   #52
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Sounds like a hairstyle.
This guy is always thinking about food, maybe he wanted locs and a rollie
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Old 23 July 2011, 05:38 AM   #53
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I blieve it is something like say ko
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Old 23 July 2011, 05:41 AM   #54
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I blieve it is something like say ko
Uh, could you Babelfish.yahoo.com that into English?
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