Gabe has already reported on this, but one line here has me wondering…
No doubt it will be a spectacular event, but it’s also just one part of a still greater extravaganza called MINI United. As well as watching the racing, MINI owners will be able to drive on the Misano track, be taken round by professionals, visit a market full of MINI accessories, listen to live music, go to the cinema, enjoy the dance tent, go for helicopter rides and experience other japes and wheezes – or, if it all gets too much, wander down to the beach which is a 15-minute stroll from the circuit.
From Carkeys.co.uk
I have to ask; What are japes and wheezes? To me it doesn’t sound very pleasant and I would probably avoid either of those at all costs. Of course I know I’m wrong, which is why I am asking those of you more familiar with the British dialect to step in and help out.
Usually a jape is jolly and a wheeze is merry so these are good times, don’t be scared of them. I think of a jape as typically involving some mischief, taking the hubcaps of the cars in a street and putting them in a big pile is quite the jolly jape! Or wheeze.
Anyway, er, good times, basically.
I knew exactly what was meant too … do you think it has something to do with our background? ;)
must be that southern thing then eh? You know, being from Kentucky and all…
(and, no, I don’t think I’ll let this one go for a while…;) )
hey, be careful or I’ll have my inbred cousins get in their pickup and get a little medieval on yo ass.
Don’t start makin’ fun of the us hicks… I might have to come out with some o’ my fellow ‘Braskans and show you fancy lad California sissy boys a good ole fashion Cornhusker ass-whuppin’. :P