Jim Hardie Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 56 minutes ago, *Wallace* said: Who’s Helen Sharman ? Oh yes the woman who’s famous for dropping the flame at the student games and looking lost then pretending to light the cauldron when the only thing that was alight was the carpet she dropped the torch on. Yes she deserved a gong. She should have dropped the flame into the laps of the stupid councillors who were conned into saddling the city with £600m of debt to hold an event that nobody had heard of before or since. We're still paying it off at £25m a year to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontarian1981 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 5 hours ago, mickyboy said: Knighthoods along with all other awards became meaning less when we got Sir Elton, Sir Cliff , Sir Mick, and Sir Paul. True credit should go to the likes of Keith Richard, Paul Weller, Jim Broadbent, Benjamin Zephanaya, even Nigeria Lawson who turn down these meaningless old fashioned inconsequential reminders of a bygone age. John Lennon gave his MBE back after the Beatles split. lol 6 hours ago, DerbyTup said: Hear, hear! A splendid chap who has given so much pleasure to millions through his acting, writing and travel adventures. He even makes the occasional nod towards Sheffield as well - to give a positive mention to The Blades and to remind us that even though he had the misfortune to start life here - anything is still possible. He must have been having a giggle if he mentioned the Blades, as he is a lifelong Wednedayite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Ontarian1981 said: He must have been having a giggle if he mentioned the Blades, as he is a lifelong Wednedayite. He's got form for being a Whoeversdoingbestite. Edited December 29, 2018 by Jim Hardie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Gongs for mostly doing nowt much, ridiculous. Knighthoods for doing nowt much even more ridiculous. All totally meaningless, just my opinion of course. Angel1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerbyTup Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Ontarian1981 said: John Lennon gave his MBE back after the Beatles split. lol He must have been having a giggle if he mentioned the Blades, as he is a lifelong Wednedayite. He has a funny way of showing it then because in one of his world tour series he is seen with a "Blades on Tour" windscreen sticker in his car and on another occasion he asks a barber how the Blades are getting on. I have one of his books which features Sheffield United memorabilia. He's from the right side of the tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylslinn Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 We're Knights of the Round Table...... So proud of this legendary Sheffielder. Arise Sir Michael ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauxwell Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I’m sure most celebrities support and help charities and that should be one of the reasons they receive an honour, for the amount of work they put into their chosen charities. They shouldn’t receive a knighthood for just doing their day job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky_Gibbon Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I see the post-New Year grumps have started early in Sheffield this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Petre Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Wasn't that weird bloke from Leeds made a 'Sir' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steved32 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 3 hours ago, DerbyTup said: He has a funny way of showing it then because in one of his world tour series he is seen with a "Blades on Tour" windscreen sticker in his car and on another occasion he asks a barber how the Blades are getting on. I have one of his books which features Sheffield United memorabilia. He's from the right side of the tracks. I think if you look at the quality and integrity of really worthy people who have batted back gongs, then that tells you all you need to know ... Zephenia Weller Broadbent Loach. Shame on you, Palin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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