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[snuggy]

what do the letters MBE & CBE IN THE HONOURS LIST STAND FOR

[southerngirl]

Member of the British Empire and Commander of the British Empire

[rccatnap]

Check out the complete history:

http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?dsid=2222& amp;dekey=Order+of+the+British+Empire&link text=Order%20of%20the%20British%20Empire

[Peter Pedant]

and OBE is order of the british empire.

when they were set up, Lloyd george asked his minion, how much can we get for an OBE ? and I think the minion - Maundy Gregory, who was later convicted of selling honours - said a hundred quid.

One old bat I congratulated on her OBE said, Oh my father in Curacao - its a place as well as a drink - used to say it stood for Other Bu**ers' Efforts, and I said, Oh my grandfather in Bombay in 1925 used to say exactly the same thing!'

[waimarie]

Hi snuggy, Your question reminds me of the alternative definition for 'The Order of St.Michael & St.George'

CMG : 'Call Me God' - (Companions)

KCMG : 'Kindly Call Me God' - (Knight Commander)

GCMG : 'God Calls Me God' - (Grand Cross)