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...party, only his district: he is supposedly representing his entire constituency. When Emanuel Shinwell slapped Commander Bower in 1938 for saying "go back to Poland," Hansard reported it this way: "At this juncture the Honorable Member for Seaham crossed the floor of the House and struck the Honorable and Gallant Member for Cleveland a blow on the face...
...ordinary M.P. is always called Honorable; if he is in the armed forces, he is Honorable and Gallant; if he is also a lawyer, he is Honorable, Gallant and Learned...
When the first balloon was ready, lean Jean Boesmans, the Dutch entry, and his wife stepped into the basket. As 40 gallant soldiers of the Republic clung fast to its ropes, Boesmans launched into a flowery speech in praise of French sportsmanship. Just then the band struck up the Dutch National Anthem. "Tell the music to shut up," shouted Boesmans. "Lâchez tout!" (let it go) roared the crowd. Promptly the soldiers dropped the ropes and Boesmans soared aloft, while the crowd shouted: "Vive la Hollande...
...girl's turn. She sprinted to her battered car, started the engine and set off after the other driver as he drove off. For a block and a half she kept to the chase, but her gallant car had gas pouring from its ripped tank and it was going out of action. It sputtered, stopped...
After the race. Winner Bob Kleberg walked over to the Hepler Brothers and offered them $10,000 for Loser Shue Fly. He was politely turned down. Then he issued a friendly invitation that was accepted. Next morning, gallant ten-year-old Shue Fly, her quarter-horsing days over, was shipped to Kleberg's 875,000-acre King ranch, there to be bred to Kentucky Derby winner Bold Venture...