Sir Greenspan

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Can you British cousins of mine explain the Knighting process??

thanks,

Another American is Knighted

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They should knight Ron Jeremy next, for his long career as a porno star.

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Die Alive @ Sep. 25 2002,17:25)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">They should knight Ron Jeremy next, for his long career as a porno star.

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THAT is a porno star?

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Sep. 26 2002,17:06)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">THAT is a porno star?<span id='postcolor'>

There's hope for you yet...

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6--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Sep. 26 2002,176)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Die Alive @ Sep. 25 2002,17:25)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">They should knight Ron Jeremy next, for his long career as a porno star.

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THAT is a porno star?<span id='postcolor'>

that guy looks like a plumber to me......shivers at the though of that guy as a pornstar

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (CosmicCastaway @ Sep. 25 2002,18:16)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">6--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Sep. 26 2002,176)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">THAT is a porno star?<span id='postcolor'>

There's hope for you yet...  <span id='postcolor'>

Compared to that i'm the hottest guy of this damn universe!

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"Sir Greenspan" is incorrect, because he's a foreigner he cannot use the Sir title and instead may use KBE after his name, it's all in the article if you'd read that far

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">It is an honour shared by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, former U.S. President George Bush, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, entertainer Bob Hope and U.S. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf. <span id='postcolor'>

Wow, I didn't know that Bob Hope was knighted.

I wonder if George Bush junior will get knighted, just like his dad.

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Pay us enough money and we'd knight your pet dog.

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I wonder if George Bush junior will get knighted, just like his dad.<span id='postcolor'>

Knighthoods are only given for beneficial service to the UK and the Crown.

Therefore one would think it extremely unlikely...... (Thank God)

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Die Alive @ Sep. 26 2002,16:51)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">It is an honour shared by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, former U.S. President George Bush, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, entertainer Bob Hope and U.S. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf. <span id='postcolor'>

Wow, I didn't know that Bob Hope was knighted.

I wonder if George Bush junior will get knighted, just like his dad.

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Rudy without a shadow of a doubt deserved it IMO for the way he dealt with the aftermath of 11/09.

Ronnie 'raper' Reagan and Bush got it because of certain fuckwit tory leaders.

Bob Hope is a legend in the entertainment world and rightly deserves one.

As for 'Stormin' Norman, I dunno, never paid that much attention to him or his career, I would imagine it dates back to Gulf War part 1, thus it would be another tory decision.

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Ron Jeremy gave a stunning performance in the mid-90's raunchy-sex comedy, Orgazmo! See it today!

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one more off topic post and mods will cose this.

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opening.

but whoever drives this thread to spam or flame will get 48hr PR.

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Do you get anything special when your a knight ? Or is it just a bunch of crap?

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Do you get anything special when your a knight ? Or is it just a bunch of crap?<span id='postcolor'>

its pretty much a "bunch of crap" at the level mr greenspan is at (Honorary KBE) being a foreigner thats as high as you can get, but higher up some of the orders to have priveledges and stuff that go with them there are a fair few:

The Order of the Garter  

The Order of the Thistle  

The Order of the Bath  

The Order of St Michael and St George  

The Royal Victorian Order  

The Order of Merit  

The Imperial Service Order  

The Order of the British Empire  

The Order of the Companions of Honour

 

There is also one appointment:

Knight Bachelor

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Can women get knighted? If so, are they still called "Sir" or is there another title given to them?

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As far as I know its a man only thing, but feel free to correct me. If it is a man only thing, then it must be changed!

Knight hood is nothing more than a title really.

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Im pretty sure theres one but the title escapes me:/

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I think I got it! Lady, I think a women can be made Lady blablabla which is basically the same as a Sir. I might be wrong though.

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There are definitely no female Sirs, afaik the equivalent for a female is Dame, but I'm not 100% sure, dictionary.com describes a Dame as ....

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Chiefly British.

A woman holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.

The wife or widow of a knight. <span id='postcolor'>

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Thats the word! Dame. I think people out side of Britain can be made a Dame because there is this terrible NZ women singer who is a dame.

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Terrible? She's a great singer, well if you like Opera that is

I assume you mean Dame kiri Takanawa?

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No, he talks about Dame Edna

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Dame Edna is Australian you muppet