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Marketing bollocks, buzzword bingo, or your mum saying "fudge" when she really wants to swear like a trooper. Let's ride the hockey stick curve of this top hat product, solutioneers.

Thanks to simbosan for the idea

(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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Falafel
I can spell it. I can make it. Sat here, I can say it, however should I wish to order it, additional syllables sneekily insert themselves into the word.

"I'll have some fella-fa-laff-fuful in a piita bread with salad please."
(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 15:46, 6 replies)
I've seen it spelled 'flaffle'
which I think is delightful.
(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 15:49, closed)
I pronounce it "falla-full"
just to annoy my sister, generally
(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 15:52, closed)
I love the word
I like saying it in a New York accent. Even though apparently its from the Middle East. O well.
(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 15:54, closed)
I can't remember the film but the way
Russell Crow pronounced Cous Cous cracked me up.
"then you can have all the cooos cooos you like!"

But fal-af-al is great and I'm making this this weekend.
(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 15:58, closed)
Similarly
Delia Smith's pronunciation of humous/hummus.
"Who-moose"

Also, that link should be marked as not safe for work as far as I'm concerned.
(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 16:20, closed)
That'll teach you to order it when you're pished

(, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 15:34, closed)

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