Knight of the 'Net

[Peter McGarvey]

* Frank Shute <frank at esperance-linux.co.uk> [2004-01-01 03:45:28 GMT]:
> Yep. Shame the honour is somewhat demeaned by all the political
> patronage that goes on with the system though, and gongs given to a lot
> of worthless brown-nosers and actors </spit> (why?) 

Indeed, whilst browsning the honours lists on the BBC I noticed this
recipient:

    Gary James Coutts. Stalker, Balmoral Estate. 

Novel idea, giving a stalker a gong rather than an restraining-order.


> 
> Tim Berners-Lee *and* Cliff Richard, WTF?

Have a look at the list of them that have rejected honours...  A much
more rarefied stratum of society.

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Peter McGarvey
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