03-29-2007, 12:17 PM | #141 |
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Sir Noel Coward
Sir John Betjeman
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03-29-2007, 12:19 PM | #142 |
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also musicians?
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03-29-2007, 12:22 PM | #143 |
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Coward was a playwright and Betjeman a poet (and nemesis of C.S. Lewis ).
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03-29-2007, 12:25 PM | #144 |
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He's not the [fairly recent] convert, is he? Loosely, loosely...
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03-29-2007, 12:27 PM | #145 |
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Also Sir Gerald Kaufman (politician) and Sir James Dyson (inventor).
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03-29-2007, 12:31 PM | #146 |
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Nope, read the whole thread,
still not understanding this list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._of_the_Garter http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rep...p?compid=37761 http://www.familyhistory.uk.com/inde...id=38&Itemid=2 http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sandra.s/Knightslist.html Last edited by sisterandcousinandaunt : 03-29-2007 at 12:40 PM. Reason: added equally silly link |
03-29-2007, 12:36 PM | #147 |
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they only seem to list royalty. How boring
Our is much more interesting
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03-29-2007, 12:43 PM | #148 |
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lol.
So, Knights that are recognised because they were influential button manufacturers and have titles that aren't heritable are interesting, but Kinghts that saved their King's life on the field of battle and were enobled aren't.
Interesting criteria, but not enumerated in the earlier posts. Silly Americans. No idea how the game is played. Last edited by sisterandcousinandaunt : 03-29-2007 at 12:43 PM. Reason: . |
03-29-2007, 12:54 PM | #149 |
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Well....naming all the royalty would be too easy. This game would have been over a long time ago...
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And that would be...
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03-29-2007, 01:03 PM | #151 |
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for you, hector
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03-29-2007, 01:06 PM | #152 |
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and this one for me.
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03-29-2007, 01:06 PM | #153 |
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Berners-Lee is already on our honorable list. Great man. What Would World be without him?
EDIT: Of course, Al Gore got there first
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04-03-2007, 12:12 PM | #154 |
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Do they have to be English? There is a Dutch knighthood which you can become member of... and they make a lot of people knight every year. That would boost your list.
Composer - Sir Ernest MacMillan Composer - Sir Malcolm Arnold Strange that noone ever knighted famous composers such as Handel...
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Yeah, not sure why Handel didn't get a knighthood...after all the things he did for England... Sir David Lean (film director)...Lawrence of Arabia
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04-05-2007, 01:29 AM | #157 |
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Bono (not sir)
Rudolph Guliani (also not sir) But both knights nonetheless.
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Wasn't Betjeman the one who inspired Sebastian Flyte?
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04-05-2007, 04:05 PM | #159 |
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He was certainly the inspiration for Sebastian's teddy bear (though Betjeman's bear was called Archie, not Aloysius).
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04-05-2007, 06:12 PM | #160 |
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Sir Pooh Bear - he tends to fall alseep at lot in the House of lords- and makes a sticky mess at meal times - kinda suprising he doesn't stand out more, really ... given his ears
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