national treasures - who are they?

[joko]

whio woudl you say are national treasures?

i know we have stephen fry and joanna lumley, and derren brown referred to himself as a 'borderline' NT ... but who actually are they?

thansk

[zebo]

Thenry, you're scraping the bottom of the barrel with Walt Disney, supposedly an odious man. Surprised you've not added Henry Ford.

[Answerprancer]

Definitely Brian Cant, and Fred Harris, and Floella Benjamin !
...John, Val, and Pete - The Goodies (I still think they're young enough to make a comeback)...etc etc

[Answerprancer]

Indeed thenry - and they're seppos !

[Ellipsis]

Never heard of Charlotte Green? Philistines!

OK, try Tinkie Winkie, Dipsy, La-La and Po ...

[237SJ]

Tom Jones
Cliff Richard

[askyourgran]

Brian Cant national treasure???? You might as well say Shep.

[Answerprancer]

...oh yes, and Shep !

[thenry]

You've only got one colour zebo !

[askyourgran]

lol

[FredPuli43]

thenry, 'national treasure' means someone who is alive, but, even alive, Abraham Lincoln would not be one. He is a revered figure now but too controversial in life to be loved by all. Being non-controversial is a key element of being a 'national treasure'. Even Churchill might not qualify; I can't think of any politician, past or present, who would.

[Ellipsis]

Tony Benn, Fred?

[thenry]

A national treasure should be dead surely ? And don't call me Shirley !

[Hopkirk]

Is Boris on the way there?

[joko]

fred is right, it isnt just people you remember and are fond of - brian cant, floella etc although kids loved them, but theyre relatively unknown now so dont qualify

[joko]

the goodies may have been once but not now ... although bill oddie may have been somewhere in the lower levels of a nt...?

[Hopkirk]

Tim Brooke Taylor always annoyed me, so only two Goodies allowed, I'm afraid.

[Ellipsis]

Bill Oddie could be a Grade II listed NT:

Grade I: persons of exceptional interest,
Grade II*: particularly important persons of more than special interest.
Grade II: persons that are of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve them

[thenry]

The whole point about a national treasure my old joko is this - Tutankhamen was one, Bill Oddie isn't ! Get it ?

[Answerprancer]

thenry - just out of interest, do you have Asperger's?

[joko]

yes thenry ... thanks for that...

anyway ...

i think tommy cooper probably was one when he was alive?

maybe morecambe and wise?