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Troubadour
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Anyone remember the Bud "Whassup" series of commericals?

I haven't done a Whassup in years. Last night I was in a sushi takeaway... my girlfriend asks for wasabi. She mis-pronounces it (although I always pronounced it the same way) and the guy doesn't understand what she's after. Eventually he figures it out and says "Wa-SAH-bi".

Reflexively, I say "Wa-SUUUUU-bi"

Quite embarassing, since no-one else had a damn clue what was going on as we fortunately don't see too much Bud out here... [Wink]
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saxon75
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Wa-SAAAAAAAHHH-bi.

Right on!

Out of curiosity, how did you pronounce it?
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Jim-Me
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that particular commercial is one of the funniest ever... the chefs in the back raising their knives and shouting "Wasabi" just brings me to tears everytime I picture it...

<cries>
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How else can you pronounce "wasabi?"

"WUZ-ayebee?"
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=wasabi
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