After reading the sticky thread and some of the comments. I can not help but think

[Burney]

I'll have no truck with the fellow. Belgian, see?

Now Maigret. There's a detective for you. Have you ever mused, as I often have, whether, should Inspector Maigret have opened the batting for the Police Judiciare First Xl, and should be, by chance, be be bowled first ball, would it be rude to describe him as a Maigret de Canard?

BOOM!

Oh, very good.

Mind you, Simenon was Belgian. You realise that, of course?

Also, technically, he wouldn't have to be bowled first ball for it to be a canard. That would be un canard d'or.