wat44 0 Posted January 3, 2010 I was at the first day of the Sydney Test today - Australia Vs Pakistan. [wearing the blue surf] some guy behind me is sporting a gen PO so I strike up a conversation and ask him if its the quartz or auto version. "no, its the self winding one, he says" hmmm, I wonder how much people know about their watches? he was a nice guya nd asked i=me if I was a collector. I said, no - just interested in them. Turned out he also owned a Panerai [pronounced "pan-yeer-ee" - i thought it was pan-err-i] and I think it was a regatta from his description Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wat44 0 Posted January 5, 2010 day3 (its looking pretty grim for the aussies) a mate of mine comes sporting a gen dateless sub he didnt know what I meant when I said "can I have a look at your sub?" he didnt even know submariner - to him it was a rolex - full stop I asked why he bought the dateless and he said "I dont like the bubble" I was amazed how light it was (but maybe it was because I took off my blue surf to try his on) - but it did SEEM lighter than my fake subs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 83 Posted January 5, 2010 I'll admit that I can't abide cricket, but it sounds like you're spotting some interesting watches. And yes, he's mispronouncing Panerai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graman 2 Posted January 5, 2010 So... Pan - ER - ee or Pan - ER - AYE????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mad dawg 0 Posted January 5, 2010 I work for an Italian company and my Italian colleges pronounce it "pan-eer-ray" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 83 Posted January 5, 2010 Offi-chini Pan-er-eye Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graman 2 Posted January 5, 2010 jury is still out.... Pan - er - ayy OR Pan - er - eye? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllergyDoc 40 Posted January 5, 2010 We used to live in New Zealand, where they play lots of cricket. My band teacher in junior high had a cricket bat with holes drilled through. Guess what he would use it for? That was back in the day when teachers could paddle kids. Anyhoo... Cricket is a goofy-looking game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 997 Posted January 5, 2010 Well well, AD was a Kiwi! Allmost makes you an honorery Aussie too. Col. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AustinTech 0 Posted January 5, 2010 We used to live in New Zealand, where they play lots of cricket. My band teacher in junior high had a cricket bat with holes drilled through. Guess what he would use it for? That was back in the day when teachers could paddle kids. Anyhoo... Cricket is a goofy-looking game. Cricket players are filthy animals. Everyone knows that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 83 Posted January 5, 2010 jury is still out.... Pan - er - ayy OR Pan - er - eye? Actually something in between - the Panerai specialist I was talking to in an AD about a month ago wasn't pronouncing it Pan-er-ray, but it wasn't quite 'eye' either. The difficulty is in spelling it phonetically. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sconehead 5 Posted January 5, 2010 We used to live in New Zealand, where they play lots of cricket. My band teacher in junior high had a cricket bat with holes drilled through. Guess what he would use it for? That was back in the day when teachers could paddle kids. Anyhoo... Cricket is a goofy-looking game. Cricket players are filthy animals. Everyone knows that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 83 Posted January 5, 2010 We used to live in New Zealand, where they play lots of cricket. My band teacher in junior high had a cricket bat with holes drilled through. Guess what he would use it for? That was back in the day when teachers could paddle kids. Anyhoo... Cricket is a goofy-looking game. Cricket players are filthy animals. Everyone knows that. :rofl::rofl: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graman 2 Posted January 5, 2010 2 words...Shane Warne..... Yep....Cricket players ARE filthy animals... At least Tiger is intelligent.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wat44 0 Posted January 6, 2010 we won!!!! unbelievable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
offshore 0 Posted January 6, 2010 No.....we were playing Panicstan....they lost. "When in doubt......panic!" O/S Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
