Re: Cycling quotation
"Paul Turner" <pst@xxxxxxx> wrote in
news:pKWdneJJ2dnjrqDeRVn-iw@xxxxxxx:
I'll be putting this on the jersey right under "more gas for you."
Scans great in French.
In fact, I may put it on my coat of arms. On a field, sable, crossed
hex driver and tire iron, joules.
> most frequently repeated phrase of the week is 'Enfin on respire.' (At
> last, one breathes!)"
>
> I'm sure Liebling didn't have a double meaning in mind for that last
> bit, but it's not something I'll be saying as I maneuver through
> rush-hour traffic this morning.
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> Paul Turner
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