Remember Pepe Le Pew? 
Posted on 10/26/2005 7:42:24 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
NEW Caledonian authorities have fined and expelled an Australian tourist convicted of assaulting border police when he arrived at Noumea's airport.
John Connel, a 53-year-old farmer who had flown to the South Pacific island from Brisbane, blamed alcohol and a relationship break-up for the incident, the Nouvelle Caledoniennes newspaper reported.
A court in the French territory heard this week that after arriving at Noumea's Tontouta airport, Connel threw his passport at the head of an immigration officer and yelled insults such as "F... you, Froggies!".
He threw punches at two border police officers before being subdued and locked in a police cell to sober up.
The paper reported that the Australian had recently retired and separated from his wife of 32 years.
He said he drank three glasses of scotch during the two-hour flight to Noumea.
The judge told an apologetic Connel his behaviour was unacceptable for someone arriving in a new country.
He was given a suspended 15-day prison sentence, fined 90,000 Pacific francs ($A1,200) and flown back to Australia.
The judge also ordered Connel to make a symbolic payment of one Pacific franc (A1 cent) each to the two officers he assaulted.
The Australian said he had made the trip because he wanted a change of scenery, the paper reported.
He regretted drinking on the flight but was surprised to find himself in court over the incident.
Screw the Frogs!!!!
Humor is one thing, assault on LEOs is another.
You can't argue with the sentiment: ""F... you, Froggies!".
Thought at first this was another Russell Crowe incident report.
buy that man a beer...
er when he sobers up
"He said he drank three glasses of scotch during the two-hour flight to Noumea."
What a laggard! I would have thrown back 6, maybe 8.
LOL!
He should have aid: "Screw avous!"
Ah, the French. Loved and admired throughout the world.
'A court in the French territory heard this week that after arriving at Noumea's Tontouta airport, Connel threw his passport at the head of an immigration officer and yelled insults such as "F... you, Froggies!".'
He's from Brisbane. He knocked back a few on the trip over. A Queenslander, this guy would be mellow when he got off the aircraft, what I want to hear is why he threw his passport.
Did the immigration officer call him p*ss-pot?
Even Brisbanites have their threshhold. I were one not long ago, but Bundy Rum was my choice. As for the French, I could think of better insults than froggie. Sober.
GO John Connel, GO!
I like that guy already.
He quit throwing punches too early. A few more and the Frogs would have surrendered. He could have been John I, Emperor of New Caledonia.
just think what sentence he would have got if he threw a bar of soap at them!
Bundaberg is quality stuff. I have the same impression of Queenslanders. I'm pretty sure he was provoked, too.
I bet one of the customs guys rubbed an underarm on his luggage and he thought the stench would never come out.
surrender monkey ping, sortof..
Remember Pepe Le Pew?
Have one on me.
Mais oui!
I will never forget the creative ways they came up with to abuse that darn cat into a skunk stripe...of course, now, Pepe ain't PC.
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