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

Thu Dec 27 06:27:02 EST 2007

George is right of course to refer to his XK 120 as the "stable" mate of his
Alpine.  The French word 'ecurie', as many of you will know,  means "stable"
- so the Ecurie Ecosse = the Scots Stable.  And why did they chose to use a
Frenchified name ?  Apart from the Royal Scots association with the French
court,  can anyone add anything .  ?

That was an interesting link to the Ecurie Ecosse Transporter - very stylish
!   Thank you.

PS  The name "McGraw" does not appear in my Clans book.  Is it not of Irish
origins ?

PPS  We're still waiting for an explanation of the "lumb dozer" anyone ?

Merry Christmas & Happy Hogmanay.  MalcolmL

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From: George Simpson - Forums [mailto:george.simpson.forums at neuf.fr] 
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 5:21 PM
To: kevin
Cc: Bill; Sunbeam Talbot Alpine Owners Mailing List; Malcolm Logan
Subject: Re: [Staowners] "Lang mae yer lumb reek" (off topic)

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

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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
<mailto:rcav8or at gmail.com>  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 <mailto:hamilton at accesswave.ca>  

To: Sunbeam Talbot Alpine Owners Mailing List
<mailto:staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info>  

Cc: Malcolm <mailto:rcav8or at gmail.com>  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 <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>

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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