Bill Gates To Be Knighted

[LSA]

http://slashdot.org/articles/04/01/25/1472...tid=109&tid=187

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

Good job Gates.Some of us do not mind if you make lots of Money.

Like all the other Geeks!

[J'Pol]

People who are not UK citizens cannot be knighted, as I understand it.

[LSA]

Lets just hope it is about all the money he donated, not microsoft!!

[LSA]

Originally posted by J'Pol@25 January 2004 - 10:52
People who are not UK citizens cannot be knighted, as I understand it.

but its on slashdot

slashdot!!!

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

Originally posted by J'Pol@25 January 2004 - 11:52
People who are not UK citizens cannot be knighted, as I understand it.

Yeah.This is BS.

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by LSA+25 January 2004 - 17:55--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (LSA @ 25 January 2004 - 17:55)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-J&#39;Pol@25 January 2004 - 10:52
People who are not UK citizens cannot be knighted, as I understand it.

but its on slashdot

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I think there may be some sort of alternative or Honorary thing.

Bob Geldof got one for his whole Band Aid / Live Aid thing.

[<TROUBLE^MAKER>]

I wonder if the queen nighted those paparazzis that went on trial in France for contributing to Diana&#39;s death, it&#39;s night like they sat around snorted coke for 35 years like Mic & Elton.

[Illuminati]

Unlike Blair&#39;s Congressional Medal of Honor, Gates can&#39;t be properly knighted - That is reserved for those of British background (i.e. British natives).

But he can get an honorary knighthood. If I remember, someone else got one a few years back - It was on the news a lot that night. I think it might have been at the British Embassy in New York?

[j2k4]

Nothing against Sirs Mick, Elton, Paul, et. al., but I think Keith Richard had a point about Mick.

If Mick is good for a Knighting, why not Keith?

Is it because of Mick&#39;s sterling character?

On the whole, if the Brits are going to go to the trouble of stipulating native-born status, I&#39;d rather they just Knighted those genuinely deserving of it; Bill Gates be damned (nothing at all against Mr. Gates).

Again-the lads are tops, but Knighting?

Puhleeeeeze.