Should There Be A Complete Rethink Over The Whole Of This 'honours' Nonsense?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-3717367/DAILY-MAIL-COMMENT-Just-feared-s-Arise-Sir-Remain.html

I am sure that if he could, Cameron would have awarded himself a knighthood.

[Bazile]

What's the tangible benefits of possessing a gong ?

Does it mean you don't have to wait in the queue, at the Primark sale?

[bazwillrun]

no, but you can get discount at Poundland...

[vetuste_ennemi]

I do remember Daphne being transformed into a laurel tree and Syrinx into the reeds Pan used to make his pipes.

That would make an interesting dysphoria, wouldn't it?

[Hopkirk]

Huh?

[vetuste_ennemi]

Apologies, everyone. Wrong thread.

[Hopkirk]

I looked into 'Arts and Literature' once.

It was like looking over the edge of a cliff, and left me feeling queasy.

[ToraToraTora]

hoppy: "What did Sir Philip Green do to merit his? " - well it was on Blair's watch so I imagine he made a large donation to the Labour Party

[Bertrum]

Well he lost the referendum and resigned so it's his way of sticking two fingers up to the disobedient oinks