Arise "Sir" Paul Hewson KBE

Mucco

Mucco wrote:

I agree with everyone above. The likes of Roger Casement didn't go to the gallows so Bono could receive a knighthood for services to the ego.

I just want to point out that I was obviously taking the piss here, hence my choice of Sir Roger (though I think he was stripped of his knighthood in the end). I even added a dig at the Nobel prize to make it clear.

I couldn't care less what honour Bono gets, though I dislike the British system because of it's class-system conotations.

Fratton Fred

Mucco wrote:

I just want to point out that I was obviously taking the piss here, hence my choice of Sir Roger (though I think he was stripped of his knighthood in the end). I even added a dig at the Nobel prize to make it clear.

I couldn't care less what honour Bono gets, though I dislike the British system because of it's class-system conotations.

conotations maybe, but most OBEs/MBEs etc are given to common people for dedication to services, charity work etc. My old neighbour was awarded an OBE because she voluntarily ran a Netball society for 30 years.

IIRC, the KBE Bono was awarded is the only award a "Foreigner" can be given.

Fratton Fred

Hagar wrote:

I don't think anybody cares about the actual conferring of the honour itself, I certainly don't. It's what comes afterwards that gets up people's noses. Before long anybody with an English title is claimed by the British media as being British with only a grudging concession to their true nationality. "Well, Ok he's Irish but sure isn't Irish really British, wink, wink".:mad:

what, you mean like Andy Townsend?

JaysusMacfeck

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4540228.stm

Under the pic:
"Bono was born to a Catholic father and Protestant mother."

Uh, what the hell has that got to do with anything? Does having a protestant mother make him a little more British?

InFront

what makes you think that's what they were implying? The next paragraph simply reads:

Ireland's religious strife, and the sudden death of Bono's mother when he was 14, proved major influences on the songs he wrote for U2.

I think that's what they were getting at.

Hagar

Fratton Fred wrote:

what, you mean like Andy Townsend?

Did he get a knighthood? Or a you just refering to the vagaries of international sports regulations? Such as the ones that allows Britain to enter as four seperate countries into every competition and give them four votes in decision making processes?

Fratton Fred

Hagar wrote:

Did he get a knighthood? Or a you just refering to the vagaries of international sports regulations? Such as the ones that allows Britain to enter as four seperate countries into every competition and give them four votes in decision making processes?

I wish we were four seperate countries.

shame we can't enter the world cup as Great Britain though. Adding Ryan Giggs to the Engalnd team would sort out our left flank problem.:rolleyes:

Terry

JaysusMacfeck wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4540228.stm

Under the pic:
"Bono was born to a Catholic father and Protestant mother."

Uh, what the hell has that got to do with anything? Does having a protestant mother make him a little more British?

and he was brought up protestant too. the cheek of him.

well, i see the begrudgers are out in force.
see you all in five years when it's fashionable to like U2 again (you know, when you are at a dinner party with the wife and the host puts on some U2 and you tell him how much you love U2 and admire Bono for all the great work he has done to allievate debt in Africa. yeah, all of you. it's gonna happen. you'll leave college and settle down and get your hair cut and get a full time job and become everything you claim to hate. where do you think all those people you see in whatever city or town you happen to be in stared out? )
pathetic whining for the sake of whining.


here's one for the begrudgers. you'll love this.

Kwekubo

Just out of interest, when was the last time the government forbade someone to accept a foreign honour? Or has this ever actually been done?

julep

julep wrote:

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Well I see the people who dismiss any criticism of Irish people as begrudgery are out in force. Do you use that line, say, if someone criticises an Irish politician? Is criticism of Sir Anthony O'Reilly also mere begrudgery?

Bono was a decent singer. Not a huge fan of the band, but liked the Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby. Nice to see him try and do some good, but maybe if he had given to charity the vast sums spent on legal fees recovering a hat I would have more time. Actions speak louder than words and all that.

Terry

Deleted User wrote:

Well I see the people who dismiss any criticism of Irish people as begrudgery are out in force. Do you use that line, say, if someone criticises an Irish politician? Is criticism of Sir Anthony O'Reilly also mere begrudgery?

Bono was a decent singer. Not a huge fan of the band, but liked the Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby. Nice to see him try and do some good, but maybe if he had given to charity the vast sums spent on legal fees recovering a hat I would have more time. Actions speak louder than words and all that.

criticism of Sir Anthony O'Reilly is begrudgery unless you have something substantial to critisize him for.
Just because you find Bono big headed or you don't like his music is not a valid excuse to begrudge him anything.
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Do any of you honestly believe that Bono and co. would go out there, campaign for rich countries to drop the debt owed to them by third world countries and not give to charity themselves? they are not stupid enough to do something like that.
as for moving their money to another country; U2 have done more to promote tourism in this country (albeit indirectly) than anyone else in the past 30 years. They have a shrewd manager and I would bet my life that any one of you would do the same were you in their position.
Want to complain about rich Irish people, talk about An Taoiseach and his irregular finances in the past or talk about his best known predecessor, gool ol' CJ. want to begrudge anyone anything? start with those two.