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Meeting a French Connection

Now this warms the cockles of an old heart - a veteran Hollywood actor has been involved in a punch up with young blokes over a traffic bingle.

The absolute star - in this chap's cloudy-retinaed eyes - is 71-year-old Gene Hackman. That's right, 71!!!!!

Anyway, young Gene was cruising down Sunset Boulevard in his Volvo (not so good Gene) when he crashed into a - wait for it - Volvo stationwagon.

As good citizens do they exchanged details, but then one of the younger blokes started to get stroppy, Gene had probably told him only old blokes should drive Volvos and then the fun started.

This young punk was face-to-face with the star of so many tough man movies - including The French Connection and Unforgiven - when a bit of argy bargy started.

There was pushing, shoving, a bit of bitch-slapping and then thump. Big Gene whacked the young Turds, sorry Turks, four of five times with extremely useful punches.

The young bloke's mate then kicked our man in the goolies (it hurts … even at a young 71) and wrestled him to the ground. The cops then had to prise them apart.

I hope there are no charges against Gene and, if you look at it sensibly, what young punk would care to admit in court that he'd been pummelled by a geriatric?

So let that be a warning hoons of Australia, if you are ever stuck behind a pink Mini Minor sitting in the middle of the road doing 10 kilometres an hour less than the legal speed - it's me.

And, like Gene Hackman I ain't a road rage victim-to-be.

Rack off!

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