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Old 20 November 2008, 02:43 PM   #1
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I swear this is true

So, the other night, while having a beer in my favorite local bar, a guy walks in and takes the seat next to me. After a while, I couldn’t help but notice that he is wearing a Rolex. I strike up a conversation with the fellow and ask, “is that a Rolex you have there on your arm?” He pulls his beer away from his mouth, clears his throat and says, no buddy...that’s a dog turd on my arm, don’t you know a dog turd when you see it?” Then he continues, “damn son, it’s not just a Rolex, but a Rolex Daytona. Maybe I ought to just puke down the back of your pretty-boy shirt and give you a closer look at this $10,000 piece of manhood.”

Well, by this time I started to wonder what I had gotten myself into. As the night progressed, and the beers continued to flow, we ended up talking Rolex ‘till two in the morning. As he removed his Rolex for me to admire, I couldn’t help but wonder why he chose the black dial over the white. He asked if I owned a Rolex and told me that he knew many dealers where I could obtain a discount if I ever was in the mood to purchase. I asked him what was a better value, Subs, GMT’s or Daytonas? It seemed like this old boy had an answer for all my queries. He said that he has owned several Rolexes in the past, but his favorite was an old, ratty Milgauss from the ‘50’s. He said he had worn it in the shower once and it quit running a couple days later. He didn’t know what to do with it then - have a local watchmaker repair it or send it to the Rolex Service Center. Eventually, after consulting with several friends, he mailed it to Rolex but the watch was lost in the mail.

We continued talking Rolexes on and on for hours. He asked if I liked the GMT Pepsi dial or Coke dial better. What direction to lay your watch on the night stand before going to bed, and how his Daytona runs slow some days and fast on others. He even asked me if I thought he had made a mistake by removing his case back sticker off his watch. I felt like I was starting to become the guys psychotherapist and he, my patient. We laughed and downed beer until it was finally last call.

As it was becoming late, and not being able to get many words in edgewise, I never had the opportunity to tell him about my new Rolex Milgauss with the green-glass crystal. As we parted ways, I saw him wind his Daytona a few times as he walked out the door. I wanted to ask him whether he wound the watch in one direction or “back and forth” but I never had the opportunity as the beers had started taking hold. We parted ways and as I said goodbye, I saw him walk over to his car and while doing so, watched him slip on a pile of dog turds and puke all over his shirt as he struggled to pick himself up. I always wondered, to this day, whether that Daytona was real or fake.
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Old 20 November 2008, 02:49 PM   #2
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Strange story ...
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Old 20 November 2008, 02:51 PM   #3
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intresting story john..its seems to me you found yourself a date...hahahaha anyway did you examin his watch to begin with??
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Old 20 November 2008, 02:55 PM   #4
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intresting story john..its seems to me you found yourself a date...hahahaha anyway did you examin his watch to begin with??

I think this was story was originally posted somewhere April 1.
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Old 20 November 2008, 03:13 PM   #5
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Old 20 November 2008, 04:11 PM   #6
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I think this was story was originally posted somewhere April 1.
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Old 20 November 2008, 04:18 PM   #7
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Hahaha too much beer john!!!!
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Old 20 November 2008, 04:58 PM   #8
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Old 20 November 2008, 05:10 PM   #9
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Well, I wonder about the same. If it was a relatively modern Daytona, why would he wind it?
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Old 20 November 2008, 06:52 PM   #10
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Lol a just end to your story!
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Old 20 November 2008, 09:25 PM   #11
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I thought I could smell sh1te!
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Old 20 November 2008, 11:00 PM   #12
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Sounds like a fairy tale!
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Old 20 November 2008, 11:07 PM   #13
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lolll intresting story man
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Old 20 November 2008, 11:12 PM   #14
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"no buddy...that’s a dog turd on my arm, don’t you know a dog turd when you see it?” Then he continues, “damn son, it’s not just a Rolex, but a Rolex Daytona. Maybe I ought to just puke down the back of your pretty-boy shirt and give you a closer look at this $10,000 piece of manhood.”

Only in Texas

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Old 21 November 2008, 12:06 AM   #15
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After talking about watches until the wee hours of the mornin, how could you not find the time to tell him about your new milgauss? Just curious
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Old 21 November 2008, 12:51 AM   #16
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Old 21 November 2008, 01:03 AM   #17
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Old 21 November 2008, 01:18 AM   #18
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Are you sure it was dog !! he slipped in and not !!
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Old 21 November 2008, 01:19 AM   #19
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Joke or not its a damn funny tale and brough a few smiles to my face.

If that guy is for real then I salute him
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Old 21 November 2008, 01:38 AM   #20
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Hope no one drove a vehicle with all that alcohol..

thats a no no..


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Old 21 November 2008, 02:23 AM   #21
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...........what was that all about??? Please, no more stories
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Old 21 November 2008, 02:27 AM   #22
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what ever the catch i enjoyed reading it .... winding his daytona...
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Old 21 November 2008, 02:48 AM   #23
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...........what was that all about??? Please, no more stories

Oh, OK. Sorry to blow your cover BARSTOOL.
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Old 21 November 2008, 06:39 AM   #24
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Old 21 November 2008, 06:42 AM   #25
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Old 21 November 2008, 07:00 AM   #26
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interesting ;) thanks for sharing
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Old 21 November 2008, 07:03 AM   #27
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You may jest but I swear the same thing happen to me last week only he was a Cornish Warlock and he was wearing a Patek Tourbillon.
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Great story...... Thanks!
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