Mallory Park

[Dave]

Tony Cotton's report on last weekends races at mallory Park contained the sentence, "the homme du jour of the 1600 class" in reference to myself and my battle with Simon Davey.
That sounds good. I'll repeat it. My battle with Simon Davey. Yes I know he was in a standard 92 Swift without the Mono cam. Yes, I know he's not got the car set up yet. I appreciate the times were well off the lap record. But I still passed Simon Davey several times during the race. There's not that many people can say that.
I digress. Back to the homme du.
Back in the dark ages when I attended school I selected flemish clog dancing in preference to French language class as I thought, perhaps incorrectly, that the former might be of more use. Indeed I did get offered a gig at the annual Barnsley Pigeon Fanciers dinner and dance. But that's another story.
The thing is, I don't know what a homme du jour is. It sounds like an insult and probably is but I don't want to send the boys round to give him, Tony, a slapping until I know for sure.
So if there is an educated french speaker out there, perhaps they can advise me.

[tristancliffe]

Literally "man of the day" I think, and it's probably meant to be "driver of the day" using comedy and other linguistic knowledge far far above my reach.

Either way, it's a compliment, so call the boys off!

[Dermot Healy]

Its all different now in Bottesford. The Flemish Clog Dancing module was dropped several semesters ago following advice from the HSE in conjunction with the Department of Children,School,Families & Domestic Pets. The primary School has been twinned with Yuhan School, Dalian, Lialong, China.... so local Bottesford youth now celebrate Mr Parkinsons achievements in Monoposto by commenting 在襤褸的Reynard的想睡的老git在西蒙Davey。.how前面做那個工作然後好朋友？ Avit使那輛汽車非法，无疑義對此!

[RedRedWine]

Dear Mr Healy

We represent messrs Parkinson and Sergisson, and by judicious use of "babelfish" (which we understand to be an electric interweb service) we have translated your libelous words.

Please send generous compensation for your libel to the undersigned, c/o Tony Cotton.

Sue,Grabbit & Run
Solicitors

[tristancliffe]

Reynard in the sleepy tattered old git in Simon Davey. . how to do the work in front and then a good friend? Avit to make the car illegal, no doubt just this!

[Dave]

What a splendid chap that Tony Cotton is. For an accountant.
I'm not so sure about that Dermot.
Has anybody got his address ?.

[Dermot Healy]

No no no.....not my view at all (M'Lud)....i merely report the word on the street in downtown Bottesford

But now news of sponsorship for some of his rivals means MrP may meet a more severe challenge at the next meeting

저희가, 면이 새로운 Silverstone로 그의 공기 역학적인 머리 형에 의해 제안된 이점에 추가하기 위하여 tyres 이 Tony를 후원하게 하십시오, 그 후에 아마 그는 전사 운전사 Parkinson를 쳐서 좋다

[Pigpen]

Oui, Oui, Oui! C'est bonne mon ami. Le homme du jour est le grande fromage, numero un, le boules de le blaireau. N'oubliez pas, mon poulpe est sur la plafond.

Cordialment

M. Pigpen(retarded)

[AVIT!]

so can we stop all this french bol!*£$ !

Dave! Me and Pete going to shoot this guy or not?

AVIT!

[Pigpen]

Sacre bleu !! vous anglais rosbiffs. en garde. le chat de mon oncle est dan le jardin!!

[Dave]

What has roast beef in the garden got to do with it ?.
Have you been at the cider again.
Pull yourself together man.

[Paperman]

You know, I don't think I've ever seen a forum thread go into such a comprehensive death spiral before...

...and many congratulations to Mallory race winners David Cox and Barry Smith for a brace of excellent races.

Simon Davey

aka wily old Davey