From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
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Subject: Re: Patrick Stewart To Be Knighted


"Toolpackinmama"  wrote in message
news:hgoa40$g4i$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Steven L. wrote:
> > Make it so: Star Trek's Patrick Stewart to be knighted
> > December 19, 3:59 PMSouth Bend Sci-Fi Examiner
> >
> > Patrick Stewart-Star Trek's Capt. Jean Luc Picard and X-Men's Charles
> > Xavier-will be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, according to a report in
> > the British Mirror newspaper.
>
> Well that is just tremendous!  :)

Yes and no. Like most accolades, they give out so many of them that it has
now become rather meaningless. Instead of trawling through lists trying to
find 30 (or whatever) people to give this "honour" to every year, they
should only give it out when it's actually deserved.

In small countries like New Zealand it's become even more meaningless thanks
to minor celebrities, has-beens, and nobodies who are given knighthoods,
MBEs, etc. simply because thei can't find anyone else (they have a hard
enough job finding someone worthwhile to do a "This is Your Life" show
about, and usually end up with some idiot local sports celebrity who is
under 45 years old!).





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