New Years Honours

[Aperitif]

Have you got one? Do you want one?
Here's the Guardian page with details.

The Status Quo has been restored...QED ('Quo' erat demonstrandum )

"Us, of all people!" said Rossi, lead singer. "I'm not sure that we deserve it, but f*kc it, I'm so made up it's ridiculous. You hear about people refusing them because it's not rock'n'roll but that's a d1kchead approach. My partner [Parfitt] is even more excited about it – he's probably blubbing. You start off rebellious, a teenager in a band, but you end up being part of the establishment."

Nepotism rules, KO?

Addendum: If you have a spare five minutes, take a read of this 'End of 2009' awards column from The Times. Towards the end, the bit about Barack Obama made me snigger - I must get out more!

 

[beanzontoast]

Nothing in the post for me this week...

Wouldn't want any more letters after my name anyway. I've got 3 graduate / postgraduate titles now - earned qualifications - that I never use.

 

[upsidedown]

I quite like the lower order ones.
There was one for the founder of Brompton for services to International trade, then loads for charity workers and classroom assistants. They should be the type to receive them, in my opinion.

 

[661-Pete]

One of the recipients of the Queen's Police Medal (fourth name down) might raise a few eyebrows...

 

[wafflycat]

One of the recipients of the Queen's Police Medal (fourth name down) might raise a few eyebrows...

Indeed.

 

[Aperitif]

It would have been cheap if the 'royal seamstress' had received an award.
She would have been sewing for a gong.

 

[beanzontoast]

It would have been cheap if the 'royal seamstress' had received an award.
She would have been sewing for a gong.

Disappointing that the royal audiologist missed out too, but as they say -

Hear today, gong tomorrow.