>>>>>>>>>>>>>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.
>>>>>
>>>>>To me, mainly because he's an @sshole.
>>>>
>>>>Sure he is, ask any of his boyfriends.
>>>
>>>Hold it! wait. You mean Elton John is gay?
>>>Wow, I didn't know.
>>>I guess I haven't been paying attention.
>>>hmmm ... I still like his music.... for the most part......
>>
>>"Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" and "The Bitch is Back" didn't give you a hint?
>>
>>He was out pretty early. He came to fame in the early 1970s, when it was still a risky career move to say you were gay. (Apparently it still is -- there are rampant rumors that some of the biggest movie stars are gay and won't come out of the closet). At first he said he was bisexual, then said (in a Rolling Stone interview IIRC) that he is gay. Since then he's tried to hide it about as much as Liberace.
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>Oh, it's ALL coming out NOW! Now you tell me Liberace was gay!?
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Pssst .... some of the figure skaters, too.