BS: New Years Honours List

30 Dec 11 - 03:14 PM (#3282071)
Subject: BS: New Years Honours List
From: Acorn4

OK, this is a bit of fun for those of you in the UK.

The honours lists have in the past given us such worthies as these:-

Sir Mark Thatcher
Sir Jeffrey Archer
Sir Fred Goodwin


So to keep up the tradition of honouring worthy people how about a list of knighthoods for worthy citizens for 2012 ; to start the ball rolling:-

Sir Jeremy Clarkson
Sir Peter Andre

Dame Katie Price
Dame Cheryl Cole

anyone like to continue?

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30 Dec 11 - 03:32 PM (#3282077)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: DMcG

Dame Rebekah Mary Brooks
Dame Claire Perry

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30 Dec 11 - 04:57 PM (#3282124)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: MGM·Lion

Actually, it was LORD Archer!

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30 Dec 11 - 05:02 PM (#3282129)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: Acorn4

I think Mark T got his cos Dad was a baronet or something, but just the principle reallly.

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30 Dec 11 - 05:34 PM (#3282140)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: Acorn4

Actually, if Cheryl gets one it's only fair to have:-

Sir Ashley Cole

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30 Dec 11 - 05:57 PM (#3282150)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: gnu

Gary John Owens of New Brunswick, Canada, who put up with a lotta shit this year and is still alive, fer now, and, who didn't have to endure the relentless attacks on his socio-economic position on the face of this earth near as much as most people in the world. I'd nominate the poor who provide the rich with their wealth.

Perhaps this thread is about rich people who do good for the poor? I sure as fuck hope so. On accounta the poor are havin a hard time.

Sorry if that isn't in the spirit of the thread. Maybe I just don't understand the thread. If that is the case, please ignore the ignorant Canuck in the corner of the room muttering to himself.

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30 Dec 11 - 06:08 PM (#3282159)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: Jack the Sailor

The Order of Canada is what you need Gnu. "A Molson's Canadian for me and a rum and Coke for my buddy." is my favorite order of Canada.

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30 Dec 11 - 06:13 PM (#3282161)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: Acorn4

The thread has its tongue very firmly in its cheek so no offence will be taken at anything!

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30 Dec 11 - 06:32 PM (#3282172)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: Rapparee

Well, USians COULD be on the list (really!), so how about the Kardashian sisters, Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan, Newt Gingerich, Sarah Palin, or Rick Perry?

Then we could have them arrested for unconstitutionally using titles and patents of nobility....

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30 Dec 11 - 07:00 PM (#3282184)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: gnu

Thanks JtS... I'll be havin a London Dock... >;-)

That's an inside Canuck... ahhh... Maritimer... ahhh... Newfoundland kinda joke... thing. Nevermind.

I'll sip it slow... that should explain it a wee bit. Some shockin good me son, me son.

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30 Dec 11 - 07:52 PM (#3282208)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: Arthur_itus

Sir Doug Ellis - ex Chairman of Aston Villa

Deadly Doug by name Deadly Doug by nature.

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30 Dec 11 - 08:55 PM (#3282223)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: The Sandman

Sir Dick Miles,ex lunatic, worshipper of the tide

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31 Dec 11 - 03:21 AM (#3282293)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: Dave Hanson

Rupert Murdoch and son for services to the mobile [ cell ] phone industry.

Dave H

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31 Dec 11 - 04:38 AM (#3282305)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: Jim McLean

Bainbo, I wrote a song way back in the sixties called The Royal Horses. One verse went:

Gordon Richards, rode a couple of winners
So the Queen asked him up to the palace for his dinner.
She fed him on champagne, caviar and beer,
And he was made the shortest night of the year.

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31 Dec 11 - 05:20 AM (#3282314)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: Roger the Skiffler

Ronnie only got a CBE (to add to his OBE). Strangely I've been missed off yet again.

RtS

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31 Dec 11 - 05:27 AM (#3282316)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: Arnie

Looks like the usual bunch of civil servants, ex-cons and political party donors have done well again this year. Oh, and a sprinkling of show biz types and charity workers just so that Joe Public thinks it's all fair and above board. What an absolute farce - about time this anachronism was scrapped. Oh, and a Happy New Year to all Mudcatters!!

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31 Dec 11 - 06:11 AM (#3282331)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: DMcG

Temporarily diverting the spoof awards of this thread, and combining the OP post's remarks about some dubious characters being given awards in the past with the actual awards, the BBC website summary includes this: "But the i is amongst the papers concerned by the honours awarded to convicted fraudster Gerald Ronson and former gang member Chris Preddie."

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31 Dec 11 - 06:28 AM (#3282339)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: VirginiaTam

Damn! My post from yesterday (it was about the third) disappeared.

I nominated Lord Simon Cowell, second Viscount of Craptelly. Actually he works for both sides of the pond.

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01 Jan 12 - 04:50 AM (#3282855)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: GUEST,Shimrod

Have you noticed that you can be the biggest, shit-iest crook in creation but as long as you ostentatiously do stuff for "charidy" you'll be forgiven all your crimes - and it's highly likely you'll also be given a 'gong'?

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02 Jan 12 - 04:26 AM (#3283265)
Subject: RE: BS: New Years Honours List
From: GUEST,Bluesman

It would appear not everyone is filled with joy at the idea.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/dec/22/uk.Whitehall

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