I used to work in a parts warehouse...

and one of the cock-ups you could do was an 'overage' which meant 'giving more than what the customer had requested'

Although I wasn't aware of what an 'Apel' was, I have spent many months thinking that this gentleman was providing too much of it...thusly an 'Apel-overage'

and that's how I've always pronounced it.
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Wed 24 Dec 2008, 18:44, 1 reply)

I also considered this as a fourth option
but concluded that it was only a minor option as:
1. three is the magic number
2. what the fuck is an Apel?

Great minds, eh?
(Frozen_Banana Shaved against the grain; thoroughly unrewarding., Thu 25 Dec 2008, 0:33, closed)