[Staowners] "Lang mae yer lumb reek" (off topic)
George Simpson - Forums
george.simpson.forums at neuf.fr
Thu Dec 27 05:21:02 EST 2007
We are perhaps getting away from our Sunbeam Talbots but .... it's
Christmas.
In September this year, we had the Circuit des Remparts at Angouleme
which is one of the last remaining 'round the houses' racing with
pre-war and classic cars. This year, the Jaguars were invited to put on
a race and we had a good representation of XK120's, 140's, 150's and
C-types. The circuit is very tight - not really suited to the Jag's
capabilities which are more long distance racing but the reason I
mention this is that the old Ecurie Ecosse Commer transporter was
parked in the main square having brought down a C-type - original, not
a replica. It was magic.
To see some photographs, just Google Ecurie Ecosse Transporter.
Happy Christmas everyone
George
Cognac
P.S. The stablemate for my Alpine is a 1952 XK120 OTS
kevin wrote:
> 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 <mailto:bill at wmspear.com>
> *To:* kevin <mailto:taybrig at shaw.ca>
> *Cc:* Bob Hamilton <mailto:hamilton at accesswave.ca> ; Sunbeam
> Talbot Alpine Owners Mailing List
> <mailto:staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info> ; Malcolm Logan
> <mailto:rcav8or at gmail.com>
> *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 <mailto:hamilton at accesswave.ca>
>> *To:* Sunbeam Talbot Alpine Owners Mailing List
>> <mailto:staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info>
>> *Cc:* Malcolm Logan <mailto:rcav8or at gmail.com>
>> *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 <mailto:hamilton at accesswave.ca>
>>> To: Roger Phinney <mailto:rogerp at eastlink.ca>
>>> 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
>>>> <mailto:rcav8or at gmail.com>>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Staowners] Staowners Digest, Vol 35,
>>>> Issue 16
>>>> Sender: staowners-bounces at sunbeamtalbot.info
>>>> <mailto:staowners-bounces at sunbeamtalbot.info>
>>>> To: staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info
>>>> <mailto: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
>>>>
>>>
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>> *Robert (Bob) A.C. Hamilton, Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada
>>> Sunbeam Talbots - Alpine, Drophead and Saloon, 1953-1954
>>> Sunbeam Talbot Web Page: www.sunbeamtalbot.info
>>> <http://www.sunbeamtalbot.info/> (or .org)
>>> *E-Mail: hamilton at accesswave.ca
>>> <mailto:hamilton at accesswave.ca> or robertach at ns.sympatico.ca
>>> <mailto:robertach at ns.sympatico.ca>
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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