"gator8" (gator8)
09/21/2013 at 17:57 • Filed to: None
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"gator8" (gator8)
09/21/2013 at 17:57 • Filed to: None | 2
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When the owner of the local Aston/Bentley dealership pulls up in a brand new Flying Spur, don't be that guy that says "Hey Peter, park it next to the Moose-lahnee ". Peter will undoubtedly embarrass you in front of his very rich friends.
Don't mispronounce fancy car names in front of fancy people. Don't be like me.
For the record, it sounds like Mul-sahn.
duurtlang
> gator8
09/21/2013 at 18:03 |
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For the record, it sounds like Mul-sahn.
I might be missing something here, but wasn't that obvious?
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gator8
> duurtlang
09/21/2013 at 18:08 |
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Nope, not missing anything, I'm just completely oblivious. Been calling it the Mooselanee straight for all these years.
dieselwagon
> gator8
09/21/2013 at 18:13 |
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Next time, play it safe and just say Bentley... You don't want the owner to be all "Hey you pauper douchebag, this is a Bentley Mulsanne Le Mans Tim Birkin Edition you fucking idiot."
(I doubt it actually was a special edition, but if you're going to be specific, expect the guy that paid untold fortunes to be even more specific)
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gator8
> dieselwagon
09/21/2013 at 18:23 |
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In retrospect, I definitely should have kept it to just Bentley. The guy is super nice, though a bit facetious. He grabs me later while he's with his rich friends/clients and says "say the name of that big Bentley again". . . nervously I said Mooselanee right before all the rich people laugh in my face.
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dieselwagon
> gator8
09/21/2013 at 18:30 |
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That doesn't sound like a super nice thing to do, sounds like a douchebag thing to do. "Haha, look how this poor person didn't know the correct pronunciation of a car only accessible to 0.001% (if that) of the worlds population."
I'm sure they wouldn't correct a potential investor if they mispronounced it.
desertdog5051
> gator8
09/21/2013 at 18:38 |
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Indeed. When I hear people talk about porsh and porch, it drives me crazy. I have to correct them. Probably to no avail.
Pitchblende
> gator8
09/21/2013 at 19:28 |
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This is what its named after, the Mulsanne straight:
That's the fast bit in the Leman's 24hr.
FelixScout
> dieselwagon
09/21/2013 at 19:49 |
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Correct all the way.