>>>>>>>>>This must be for good driving, or haveing high moral values, or ....
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Maybe he sent the queen a box of twinkies?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/04/britain-ted-kennedy-honorary-knighthood/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Look on the bright side, Bill. He's going to die soon ;-(
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Still 30+ years too late.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>At least that's a little progress though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>What's the equivalent for women? Dame? I wonder if Mary Jo Kopechne got one...
>>>>>
>>>>>And why didn't Elton John?
>>>>
>>>>He did in 1998. But even in Wikipidia, there is no mention as to why. We are to address him as Sir Elton John.
>>>
>>>or maybe "Dame" Elton?
>>
>>Yah, it does feel strange using the word "Sir" and "Elton John" in the same sentence.
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>To me, mainly because he's an @sshole.
>
>>But the phrase "Dame Elton John" just doesn't roll off the tongue as easily. Maybe something a little more uni-sex like.
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>Well not as easily as YOU'd roll off his tongue :-)

Hmm thats nice, do I smell a little low grade homophobia washing around from the UK south coast and the usual suspects in the US.

Back to awareness classes for you I think.