Millar detained

"Andy Leighton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Just heard a brief report on the news that David Millar
has been detained on a suspected drug offence.

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Just heard a brief report on the news that David Millar
has been detained on a suspected drug offence.

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Andy Leighton said:

Just heard a brief report on the news that David Millar
has been detained on a suspected drug offence.

Detained as a witness, not a suspect. But it wouldn't
surprise me if he was up to no good, the dopey tw@.

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 11:06:49 +0000 (UTC),

Richard Pattle said:

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Very strange, how many witnesses are yanked out of a
restaurant mid meal.

Not that I think Millar is guilty, he has made his views on
the drug situation very clear, but there certainly is more
to this than being reported.

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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:16:08 +0100,

Simonb said:

Andy Leighton said:

Just heard a brief report on the news that David Millar
has been detained on a suspected drug offence.

Detained as a witness, not a suspect.

Well the news on R5 says that a warrant was issued for his
arrest, and the BBC Web pages report he was taken in during
a meal in a restaurant (as a witness).

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Why not try reading the report. He has been held as a
WITNESS in the case brought against other former team
members...

Howard <[email hidden]> wrote:
: Why not try reading the report. He has been held as a
: WITNESS in the case brought against other former team
: members...

Yeabut....it's very odd. Why arrest a "WITNESS" in the
middle of a resturant.

I don't know about this. I'd really like for him to be
clean, and police do do some very odd things sometimes.

Arthur

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Howard <[email hidden]> wrote:
: Why not try reading the report. He has been held as a
: WITNESS in the case brought against other former team
: members...

Yeabut....it's very odd. Why arrest a "WITNESS" in the
middle of a resturant.

It may not be relevant in this case. But if you're
subpoenaed as a witness before a Court, or possibly before a
Public Prosecutor in France - something Millar maybe wasn't
aware of - and you don't show up, then you're in contempt of
Court and liable to arrest. Maybe they thought Millar was
cocking a snoot (if that's the word) at the French Legal
System and so gave him a hard time accordingly. Maybe.

Curious

Quoted message said:

I don't know about this. I'd really like for him to be
clean, and police do do some very odd things sometimes.

Arthur

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It may not be relevant in this case. But if you're
subpoenaed as a witness before a Court, or possibly before
a Public Prosecutor in France - something Millar maybe
wasn't aware of - and you don't show up, then you're in
contempt of Court and liable to arrest. Maybe they thought
Millar was cocking a snoot (if that's the word)

From the Economist To "[censored] a snook" at someone is a bit
more elaborate than simply thumbing one's nose. To "[censored] a
snook" is a classic display of derision, properly performed
by spreading the fingers of one hand, touching the tip of
your nose with your thumb while sighting your opponent along
the tips of your other fingers (what the British sometimes
call a "Queen Anne's Fan," but what we more commonly call a
"five-finger salute"😉, and waggling your fingers in the most
annoying way possible. As a gesture, it doesn't really mean
anything, but it does convey utter contempt rather well.
Like all fine insulting gestures, cocking a snook always
goes well with a Bronx Cheer, or raspberry, as an
accompaniment. Crossing your eyes while doing all this is
optional but definitely enhances the overall effect. And
remember, kids, practice makes perfect. While the phrase
"thumb one's nose" first appeared in English around 1903,
"cocking a snook" is much older, first appearing in print
back in 1791. The verb "to [censored]" comes from strutting
behavior of male chickens, and means, as the Oxford English
Dictionary puts it, "to turn up in an assertive,
pretentious, jaunty, saucy, or defiant way." The "snook" is
of uncertain origin, but may be related to "snout," which
would certainly make sense.

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It may not be relevant in this case. But if you're
subpoenaed as a witness before a Court, or possibly
before a Public Prosecutor in France - something
Millar maybe wasn't aware of - and you don't show up,
then you're in contempt of Court and liable to arrest.
Maybe they thought Millar was cocking a snoot (if
that's the word)

From the Economist To "[censored] a snook" at someone is a bit
more elaborate than simply thumbing one's nose. To "[censored] a
snook" is a classic display of derision, properly
performed by spreading the fingers of one hand, touching
the tip of your nose with your thumb while sighting your
opponent along the tips of your other fingers (what the
British sometimes call a "Queen Anne's Fan," but what we
more commonly call a "five-finger salute"😉, and waggling
your fingers in the most annoying way possible. As a
gesture, it doesn't really mean anything, but it does
convey utter contempt rather well. Like all fine insulting
gestures, cocking a snook always goes well with a Bronx
Cheer, or raspberry, as an accompaniment. Crossing your
eyes while doing all this is optional but definitely
enhances the overall effect. And remember, kids, practice
makes perfect. While the phrase "thumb one's nose" first
appeared in English around 1903, "cocking a snook" is much
older, first appearing in print back in 1791. The verb "to
[censored]" comes from strutting behavior of male chickens, and
means, as the Oxford English Dictionary puts it, "to turn
up in an assertive, pretentious, jaunty, saucy, or defiant
way." The "snook" is of uncertain origin, but may be
related to "snout," which would certainly make sense.

So it's sort of more like what the French Soldiers as played
by John Cleese etc did to the Eeengleesh King Arthur as
played by Graham Chapman, from the castle battlements, in
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, then?

Although they threw a cow and some chickens over as
well IIRR.

Maybe Millar was attempting to exact revenge of sorts and
came unstuck.

Curious