mol on 31/12/2008 at 15:24
About a buggering time!
A brilliant author, a spokesperson for Alzheimers, a huge Thief fan, and a Knight, for Services to Literature.
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http://www.paulkidby.com/news/index.html)
Matthew on 31/12/2008 at 16:42
Very pleased to hear it, though a bit puzzled why Brucey never manages to bag a knighthood.
EvaUnit02 on 31/12/2008 at 16:48
Phew, the thread title made think that someone had died.
Fringe on 31/12/2008 at 16:58
Yes, the first time I heard about this was just a mysterious reference to "the Prattchet news."
Gave me a goddamn heart attack.
Aerothorn on 31/12/2008 at 17:12
You don't have to be British to be knighted, right? I remember hearing something a while about about the Queen wanting to knight Bill Gates. Apparently Americans can't have titles though:(
Thirith on 31/12/2008 at 18:18
I wonder how many people here remember Terry Pratchett posting on these forums... :)
SD on 31/12/2008 at 18:21
Quote Posted by Aerothorn
You don't have to be British to be knighted, right? I remember hearing something a while about about the Queen wanting to knight Bill Gates. Apparently Americans can't have titles though:(
Bill Gates does indeed have a knighthood, but you need to be a Commonwealth citizen to call yourself "Sir". Some Americans are Sirs by virtue of them holding citizenship of Commonwealth nations, eg Sir Sidney Poitier is Bahamian through his parents, which raises the intriguing possibility of there being a Sir Barack Obama potentially in the future :sly:
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
Phew, the thread title made think that someone had died.
Because dead people often arise, right? :weird:
Queue on 31/12/2008 at 18:24
Quote Posted by Thirith
I wonder how many people here remember Terry Pratchett posting on these forums... :)
How many people would like to see him do so, again? *raising hand, jumping up and down*
Awesome news! ...about bloody time, too.
Stitch on 31/12/2008 at 18:29
Quote Posted by Thirith
I wonder how many people here remember Terry Pratchett posting on these forums... :)
Well bring him back as I'd like to cut out the middleman and tell him directly what I think of his books
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Adoring praise, right?
