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Offline Snoopy

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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #15 on: December 29, 2007, 03:42:19 PM »
Honours are usually granted by one of three routes;
(i) In exchange for cash
(ii) In exchange for years of studious arse licking
(iii) As a sop to the popular press by giving them to a lolipop lady /dinner lady/popular actor/sportsman etc.

I have never yet met anyone granted an "honour" who did not fall into one of these categories.

One question that occurs:- Was Kylie awarded hers because of the quality of her singing, the quality of her acting or the fact that she had Breast Cancer and survived it. I think we all know the answer to that one don't we.
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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #16 on: December 29, 2007, 03:57:45 PM »
Quite right. The two I know are both in category ii) evil:
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Re: New Year's Honours
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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #18 on: December 29, 2007, 07:43:46 PM »
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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #19 on: December 29, 2007, 08:12:02 PM »
Not at all Unc ~ as stated elsewhere I turned it down when it was offered for "Services to the Community" a little over a year ago. The approach to guage one's receptiveness usually comes via the Constituency Office and, if you indicate that you would be inclined to accept, your name is put forward. Lot's of tapping of noses (Del Boy fashion) with these Nu Labour b@st@rds and talk of "Rewarding Community Service" and promises of visits to Number 10 etc. They actually seemed quite surprised when I told them where to put it.
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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #20 on: December 30, 2007, 12:40:50 AM »
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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #21 on: December 30, 2007, 08:48:49 AM »
Honours are usually granted by one of three routes;
(i) In exchange for cash
(ii) In exchange for years of studious arse licking
(iii) As a sop to the popular press by giving them to a lolipop lady /dinner lady/popular actor/sportsman etc.

I have never yet met anyone granted an "honour" who did not fall into one of these categories.

One question that occurs:- Was Kylie awarded hers because of the quality of her singing, the quality of her acting or the fact that she had Breast Cancer and survived it. I think we all know the answer to that one don't we.
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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #22 on: December 30, 2007, 11:05:30 AM »
Honours are usually granted by one of three routes;
(i) In exchange for cash
(ii) In exchange for years of studious arse licking
(iii) As a sop to the popular press by giving them to a lolipop lady /dinner lady/popular actor/sportsman etc.

I have never yet  met anyone granted an "honour" who did not fall into one of these categories.


So which category would you place yourself in seeing as somebody wanted to grant you an honour?

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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #23 on: December 30, 2007, 11:09:47 AM »
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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #24 on: December 31, 2007, 11:22:55 AM »
He'd be a sop.

I'd have one if they offered me one!

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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #25 on: December 31, 2007, 11:25:44 AM »
Honours are usually granted by one of three routes;
(i) In exchange for cash
(ii) In exchange for years of studious arse licking
(iii) As a sop to the popular press by giving them to a lolipop lady /dinner lady/popular actor/sportsman etc.

I have never yet  met anyone granted an "honour" who did not fall into one of these categories.


So which category would you place yourself in seeing as somebody wanted to grant you an honour?

As one involved in community voluntary work I was the intended token sop to popular opinion.
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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #26 on: December 31, 2007, 11:29:10 AM »
He'd be a sop.

I'd have one if they offered me one!

"Dame Wench" doesn't sound quite right to me.
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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #27 on: December 31, 2007, 11:29:31 AM »
He'd be a sop.

I'd have one if they offered me one!

"Dame Wench" doesn't sound quite right to me.
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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #28 on: December 31, 2007, 11:32:56 AM »
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Re: New Year's Honours
« Reply #29 on: December 31, 2007, 01:31:48 PM »
Ugh... stripes are so last year.. well, thats what the memsahib has just told me.