[Staowners] "Lang mae yer lumb reek" (off topic)

[kevin]

hi Bill, it is indeed French for TEAM SCOTLAND who started using their own XK 120s and then c and d types, you have to see the team transporter they had
                                      Kevin
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill 
  To: kevin 
  Cc: Bob Hamilton ; Sunbeam Talbot Alpine Owners Mailing List ; Malcolm Logan 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 3:22 PM
  Subject: Re: [Staowners] "Lang mae yer lumb reek" (off topic)


  Well as long as we have a PROPER Scotsman aboard...I've been wondering for years what  Ecurie Ecosse means? I guess it's French for something like Team Scotland?? ((Were big into racing in the 50's and 60's..won LeMans in a D Type etc...)...BTW..no idea what percentage of Scots ancestry I have but we are all McGraws beneath the skin...
  S


  Bill Spear
  17 Mile Ranch
  33792 East Carmel Valley Road
  Carmel Valley, CA
  93924
  831-659-3056


  On Dec 26, 2007, at 11:47 AM, kevin wrote:


    IT means, long may your chimney smoke, which means that if there was smoke coming out of your chimney you at least had enough money to buy coal for heat, because the "few bob" you had would first of all be spent on food and if any was left over you could get some coal,so others new you were ok.
    P.S no such thing as  "scotchmen" it is Scotsmen.....Scotch is a drink
         Slainte Mhath  or Cheers for the New year    Kevin    B.C Canada
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Bob Hamilton 
      To: Sunbeam Talbot Alpine Owners Mailing List 
      Cc: Malcolm Logan 
      Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 6:54 AM
      Subject: Re: [Staowners] "Lang mae yer lumb reek" (off topic)


      Hi all,

      Well in the background a few of us have been having some fun with the quotation in my Christmas greeting message and I thought it would be fun to share it with the others on this list.

      I believe that "lang mae yur lumb reek" translates into "long may your chimney smoke" or something to that effect.

      Malcolm Logan replied with yet another question asking what a "lumb dozer" is and the reply from my close friend Roger Phinney is excellent but I don't think correct and wondering if any others out there would care to take a stab at it. I'm over my head now.... :-[

      I trust everyone survived Christmas.

      Regards,
      Bob



      At 04:52 AM 12/26/2007, Roger Phinney wrote:

        Hey--- what do I know---but here goes anyway!
         
        'lang may yer lumb reek'---in English---I would say means--
         
        ' long may your rum leak'----meaning that when you are on the floor under the rum barrell rack, that there will be a continuous flow from the cask---available for those so inclined to embibe in a continuous manner! 
         
        As for a Lumb dozer, well that was harder to figure out, but after a couple of single malt's, it came to me ! That is the machine used to transport the rum barrells from the supplier's transport truck to the rack, where they will hopefully forever 'leak', 'reek'-----whatever!!!! :^)
         
        Cheers,  Roger.
         
                
         

          ----- Original Message ----- 

          From: Bob Hamilton 

          To: Roger Phinney 

          Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 11:34 PM

          Subject: Fwd: Re: [Staowners] Staowners Digest, Vol 35, Issue 16


          Hi Roger,


          Can you help me here? 


            I'm wondering how many staowners and readers will know what your greeting means - 'lang may yer lumb reek' ?  And I wonder if you remember what a "lumb dozer" is ?


          Bob



            Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:05:14 +0700

            From: Malcolm Logan <rcav8or at gmail.com>

            Subject: Re: [Staowners] Staowners Digest, Vol 35, Issue 16

            Sender: staowners-bounces at sunbeamtalbot.info

            To: staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info



              
            Greetings back to you and yours, Bob !   


              
            I'm wondering how many staowners and readers will know what your greeting means - 'lang may yer lumb reek' ?  And I wonder if you remember what a "lumb dozer" is ?


              
            From one exile to another  Malcolm Logan,  Chiangmai Thailand



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