What did Harry Potter say at the gas station?

[Marthe48]

Expensive petroleum

[Ocelot II]

1. OK, I LOL'd at that one.

[debm55]

2. HAHAHHAHAHAH. Very funny. Thank you Marthe48

[KarenS]

3. I don't get it,,,,

[Marthe48]

5. Expensive petroleum sounds like the spells

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.

[3catwoman3]

9. Say it as...

...expensive petroLEum, and it sorta works.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. I don't get it either.

[Marthe48]

6. It sounds like the spells

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]

7. I have read the Harry Potter series.

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

[3catwoman3]

8. I think you need to change the emphasized syllable and say...

...expensive petroLEum

[Marthe48]

11. So much meaning is left out of text

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. Or maybe, EXpensive petroleum,

or exPENsive petroleum, or even expensive peTROLeum.

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

[Marthe48]

10. I didn't make it up

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

Your comment is even funnier

[Niagara]

12. Wizards have a keen sense of spell!