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What did Harry Potter say at the gas station? (Original Post) Marthe48 Jun 2025 OP
OK, I LOL'd at that one. Ocelot II Jun 2025 #1
HAHAHHAHAHAH. Very funny. Thank you Marthe48 debm55 Jun 2025 #2
I don't get it,,,, KarenS Jun 2025 #3
Expensive petroleum sounds like the spells Marthe48 Jun 2025 #5
Say it as... 3catwoman3 Jun 2025 #9
I don't get it either. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2025 #4
It sounds like the spells Marthe48 Jun 2025 #6
I have read the Harry Potter series. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2025 #7
I think you need to change the emphasized syllable and say... 3catwoman3 Jun 2025 #8
So much meaning is left out of text Marthe48 Jun 2025 #11
Or maybe, EXpensive petroleum, PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2025 #13
I didn't make it up Marthe48 Jun 2025 #10
Wizards have a keen sense of spell! Niagara Jun 2025 #12

Marthe48

(23,452 posts)
5. Expensive petroleum sounds like the spells
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 11:45 AM
Jun 2025

In the Harry Potter books:
'Expecto Patronus'
'Alarto Ascendare'

If you haven't read the Harry Potter stories, they aren't just for kids. I describe the series as a coming of age story, set against a backdrop of larger events involving an elemental battle between good vs. evil.

Marthe48

(23,452 posts)
6. It sounds like the spells
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 11:47 AM
Jun 2025

In the Harry Potter books:
'Expecto Patronus'
'Alarto Ascendare'

If you haven't read the Harry Potter stories, they aren't just for kids. I describe the series as a coming of age story, set against a backdrop of larger events involving an elemental battle between good vs. evil.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,493 posts)
7. I have read the Harry Potter series.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 03:05 PM
Jun 2025

To me, "expensive petroleum" sounds EXACTLY like "expensive petroleum", not a Harry Potter spell.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,493 posts)
13. Or maybe, EXpensive petroleum,
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 01:38 AM
Jun 2025

or exPENsive petroleum, or even expensive peTROLeum.

Changing the prenunciation doesn't help. It simply doesn't work.

Marthe48

(23,452 posts)
10. I didn't make it up
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 03:39 PM
Jun 2025

Just thought it was funny word play and passed it along.

Your comment is even funnier

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