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Old 21 May 2015, 02:24 PM   #1
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Man reunited with his Rolex
http://fox4kc.com/2015/05/20/chance-...fter-exchange/
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Old 21 May 2015, 02:29 PM   #2
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Love a happy ending!
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Old 21 May 2015, 02:29 PM   #3
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What an amazing story! Incredible! Thanks for sharing
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Old 21 May 2015, 02:32 PM   #4
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Old 21 May 2015, 02:33 PM   #5
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Good story...not entirely sure that's a real one though.
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Old 21 May 2015, 02:34 PM   #6
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Old 21 May 2015, 02:35 PM   #7
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Great story. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 21 May 2015, 02:54 PM   #8
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Not sure if it's the way the article was written or if it's past my bedtime, but did the guy just give it back to him?
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Old 21 May 2015, 02:56 PM   #9
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Old 21 May 2015, 03:00 PM   #10
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Heart Warming Post.. Thank for sharing
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Old 21 May 2015, 03:05 PM   #11
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Same here.
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Old 21 May 2015, 03:17 PM   #12
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Old 21 May 2015, 04:33 PM   #13
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badly written story, if the story is true (no reason for it not to be) always nice to hear a happy ending
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Old 21 May 2015, 04:53 PM   #14
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Old 21 May 2015, 10:33 PM   #15
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If those are the pictures of the actual watch, then that is one of the worst fakes I have ever seen...

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Old 21 May 2015, 10:40 PM   #16
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Old 21 May 2015, 11:33 PM   #17
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As well as the watch looking a bit dodgy, something doesn't seem right here. Who pawns a solid gold Rolex DD (a gift from dad) at a local diner for $100 then skips town?
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Old 21 May 2015, 11:43 PM   #18
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Excellent story... if true.
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Old 21 May 2015, 11:46 PM   #19
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As well as the watch looking a bit dodgy, something doesn't seem right here. Who pawns a solid gold Rolex DD (a gift from dad) at a local diner for $100 then skips town?

Right? DDs we're still a couple grand in the 70's and the scrap was worth more than $100
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Old 21 May 2015, 11:50 PM   #20
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that's a Folex belonging to #Team Reverse Cyclops.
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Old 21 May 2015, 11:55 PM   #21
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As well as the watch looking a bit dodgy, something doesn't seem right here. Who pawns a solid gold Rolex DD (a gift from dad) at a local diner for $100 then skips town?
That part got me too.
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Old 22 May 2015, 12:02 AM   #22
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They never mentioned how much he bought it back for. Maybe he pawned a fake Rolex for $100 and bought a fake back. haha
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Old 22 May 2015, 12:21 AM   #23
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I couldnt tell from photos if it was real or not.
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Old 22 May 2015, 12:32 AM   #24
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Old 22 May 2015, 01:22 AM   #25
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Huh...interesting. What are the odds of those two meeting up like they did after all those years?
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Old 22 May 2015, 06:00 AM   #26
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Not sure if it's the way the article was written or if it's past my bedtime, but did the guy just give it back to him?
agreed, terrible writing
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Old 22 May 2015, 06:09 AM   #27
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Good fiction I'd say
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Old 22 May 2015, 10:53 AM   #28
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Huh...interesting. What are the odds of those two meeting up like they did after all those years?
Billions to one. I reckon Mr Cornelius tracked him down.
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Old 22 May 2015, 11:09 AM   #29
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agreed, terrible writing
I thought the same, but then I realised the writing is just a transcript of the accompanying video. In video form, it's a lot more coherent.

I'm a bit skeptical about the whole story though......
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