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Arise Sir Bill

JamboJambo Scriptkiddie
in Zocalo v2.0
Bill Gates that is..

[URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3428673.stm[/URL]

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  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Geez, Jambo. Do something about that crazy monarch of yours.
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    He deserves it, IMO.
  • JamboJambo Scriptkiddie
    Remember though, we won't have to call him 'Sir Bill Gates'...
  • JamboJambo Scriptkiddie
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]Geez, Jambo. Do something about that crazy monarch of yours. [/B][/QUOTE]

    She doesn't decide either!
  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by the_exile [/i]
    [B]He deserves it, IMO. [/B][/QUOTE]
    I don't really think it means anything anymore. The title is handed out like candy now.
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    Whoa, whoa, wait just a damn minute. Are you saying that they hand out [i]free candy[/i] in England? Well, then may God bless the Queen, and I could really go for a Kit-Kat about now. ;)
  • shadow boxershadow boxer The Finger Painter & Master Ranter
    eh... we'll just have to make sure 'Liz uses a light sabre instead of the blunt ceremonial jobbie she uses...

    the all she has to do is 'slip' or sneeze at the wrong moment and alot of our troubles will be over... :D
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by CurZ [/i]
    [B]I don't really think it means anything anymore. The title is handed out like candy now. [/B][/QUOTE]
    At least this decreases it's value.


    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by shadow boxer[/i]
    [B]eh... we'll just have to make sure 'Liz uses a light sabre instead of the blunt ceremonial jobbie she uses...[/B][/QUOTE]
    Good point!
  • BekennBekenn Sinclair's Duck
    The title's more than a bit outdated and meaningless these days.

    But, hey, if people can get it for writing or singing bad songs, then I see no reason Bill shouldn't get it for giving or pledging away upwards of [i]forty billion[/i] dollars to charity. Whatever you think of how he got the money in the first place, that has to count for something, on top of the fact that he and Melinda are trying to get rid of their entire fortune in this way before they die.
  • Morden279Morden279 Genius
    Just to clear things up, Knighthoods by the Queen are different when they are handed out to non-UK subjects, in the case of Gates; he doesn't change his title to "Sir Bill Gates", it just remains Bill Gates. (It's just honourary.)

    Over here, you are honour bound to have "Sir" as your title, it's pretty much compulsory.

    Regards,
    Morden
  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Bekenn [/i]
    [B]then I see no reason Bill shouldn't get it for giving or pledging away upwards of [i]forty billion[/i] dollars to charity.[/B][/QUOTE]
    That's not what he's getting it for though.
  • BekennBekenn Sinclair's Duck
    True, he's only getting this for the charity work that he's done inside the UK; most of the rest has been in Africa.
  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    Not quite.

    [QUOTE][b]The king of computer software Bill Gates is to receive an honorary knighthood from the Queen for his contribution to enterprise in the UK.[/b][/QUOTE]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    That article is a little weird, cause it says both. The article I first read about it (I think it's the one curz posted in irc) only mentioned the contributions to business stuff.
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