Bernard Hinault question

On 07/03/2004 06:53 PM, in article
[email hidden], "Brian Phillips"

Quoted message said:

I've got a question about Bernard Hinault's autograph
which I have on a Look poster... there's some sort of
strange, secret message in it that I can't quite figure
out.... See what I'm talking about here:
qsibusiness.comhinault.htmOpen ↗

Yes, I did wait until the start of the Tour to post this,
since there are a gazillion more people here in July than
the other 11 months combined.

amitié == am-e-tee-ay == friendship.

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servitus est ignoratio vis est ess ay ell tea ell ay kay ee
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word] slash [four ward] slash double-you double-yew double-
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Brian Phillips said:

I've got a question about Bernard Hinault's autograph which
I have on a Look poster... there's some sort of strange,
secret message in it that I can't quite figure out.... See
what I'm talking about here:
qsibusiness.comhinault.htmOpen ↗

Yep looks like "Amiti?s" indeed,

Quoted message said:

Yes, I did wait until the start of the Tour to post this,
since there are a gazillion more people here in July than
the other 11 months combined.

Gotta do what you gotta do!

Quoted message said:

amitié == am-e-tee-ay == friendship.

Usually used in the plural, the final s is stylized, and
it would probably be best translated as "regards", in
this case.