Would you accept a knighthood

blindside88

Hey Boardsies,

Some friends and I were talking yesterday about whether or not you would accept a knighthood from the queen if offered. I personally wouldn't but I would be interested in boardsies opinions.
I don't like titles in general and I especially don't like people that insist on being addressed as such.
For example if I meet John Murphy and he is an older gentleman I will call him Mr. Murphy until he says otherwise just out of respect. However if I meet the same person and happen to call him John and he says "it's Mr. Murphy" I will persist with calling him John as I deem him to now be a bellend

Back to the original question would you accept a knighthood?

MRnotlob606

No, it is an imperialist institution.

Buona Fortuna

I'd love to be Sir Nutz of Bellend

now online

Accept a knighthood from what queen? ?

I know this is the www but I'm irish and living in Ireland I don't need any queen to tell me well done on how I choose to live my life.

OldMrBrennan83

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mansize

Why not, nice day out in London, might get invited to nice things,

Pink Fairy

Hell yeah!
Sir Pink Fairy has a lovely ring

bnt

Sure, but then it helps that I'm from the UK. (The ultimate "West Brit", is I.)

The flying mouse

No, i wouldn't, but i would except a dayhood...

Valetta

I would.

T'would be rude not to.

Roger_007

There is a boardsie out there who goes under the title of Sir Osis of Liver. Does that count?

Sir Osis of Liver.

Already have one.
No big deal.
Although,I did get to have a sh1te in the palace.

wuzziwig

It would depend on what perks come with it.

Fratton Fred

blindside88 wrote: »

Hey Boardsies,

Some friends and I were talking yesterday about whether or not you would accept a knighthood from the queen if offered. I personally wouldn't but I would be interested in boardsies opinions.
I don't like titles in general and I especially don't like people that insist on being addressed as such.
For example if I meet John Murphy and he is an older gentleman I will call him Mr. Murphy until he says otherwise just out of respect. However if I meet the same person and happen to call him John and he says "it's Mr. Murphy" I will persist with calling him John as I deem him to now be a bellend

Back to the original question would you accept a knighthood?

Unless you became a British citizen, you wouldn't get a title.

blindside88

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Unless you became a British citizen, you wouldn't get a title.

I assume if they are willing to give me a knighthood (presumably for services to lovemaking..... To myself) then they are willing to give me citizenship

LordSutch

now online wrote: »

Accept a knighthood from what queen? ?

I know this is the www but I'm irish and living in Ireland I don't need any queen to tell me well done on how I choose to live my life.

Not even Elton?

FallSilently

Sure I would. Get off your high horses, it doesn't mean I'd be a slave to the demon empire.

Fratton Fred

blindside88 wrote: »

I assume if they are willing to give me a knighthood (presumably for services to lovemaking..... To myself) then they are willing to give me citizenship

Maybe, maybe not.

Bono and Bob Geldof both have knighthoods, but as they are not British citizens they are not "sirs" despite being erroneously called so.

Terry Wogan was originally given an honorary knighthood, but subsequently took dual citizenship so became "Sir" Terry Wogan.

The Backwards Man

Na, titles are for boxers and bookshelves. Going to Buck Palace for tae and a scone wouldn't bother me at all though.

Skylinehead

Is there a cash prize?

The Rape of Lucretia

Most certainly.
I would be very proud and delighted to accept an honour that is such a long part of our history.

mansize

Skylinehead wrote: »

Is there a cash prize?

One hundred thousand dollars

OldMrBrennan83

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Fratton Fred

Patww79 wrote: »

In fairness, Wogan was as British as they come in his own head.

Really?

Roger_007

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Maybe, maybe not.

Bono and Bob Geldof both have knighthoods, but as they are not British citizens they are not "sirs" despite being erroneously called so.

Terry Wogan was originally given an honorary knighthood, but subsequently took dual citizenship so became "Sir" Terry Wogan.

Terry was entitled to the honor anyway because he was born before 1949, ( when the Republic of Ireland came into being).

ancapailldorcha

If I get to play with the royal Corgis, yes.

The Backwards Man

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

If I get to play with the royal Corgis, yes.

They're only Royal because the Queen is fond of them. Good job Charlie's never taking the throne, there'd be Royal Tampons flying about the place.

bnt

Being offered a Knighthood and refusing it elevates you to whole 'nother level of coolness - if you have that luxury. Among the refuseniks are David Bowie, Rudyard Kipling, Vanessa Redgrave, TE Lawrence, Danny Boyle, Michael Faraday, George Bernard Shaw, Aldous Huxley, Henry Moore, and Peter Higgs (of Higgs Boson fame).

The Backwards Man

bnt wrote: »

Being offered a Knighthood and refusing it elevates you to whole 'nother level of coolness - if you have that luxury. Among the refuseniks are David Bowie, Rudyard Kipling, Vanessa Redgrave, TE Lawrence, Danny Boyle, Michael Faraday, George Bernard Shaw, Aldous Huxley, Henry Moore, and Peter Higgs (of Higgs Boson fame).

Cromwell was another one.

SEPT 23 1989

I think Keith Richards ground up his medal and mainlined it in protest

RobertKK

No, if we want to view people as being of equal worth, and with the same opportunities in life, I don't think knighthoods and other awards like this are good.
I am sure you get treated better in British society if you are a 'Sir' or a 'Dame' than some ordinary subject who might have done great things in their life but has never come to the attention of a wider society.

Speedwell

I'm a Yank. A title plus a fiver will get me a bad latte at Starbucks.

Ask me again if they offer me a landed title, though. I might have a good think about that one. My husband (a dual Irish/UK national) would plotz.

mosstin

No, mostly because I'm such a sirly individual.

12Phase

I think these kinds of knighthoods are actually a sign of how the aristocratic system in the UK is gradually fading away to just being a bit of a relic and a medals system anyway.

I don't think that's a bad thing. It's actually very important.

What gets to me isn't the honours system. That's actually quite a nice way of awarding people with recognition of high achievement. It's the hereditary peerages and all the rest that really isn't very compatible with a modern 21st century liberal democracy.

That being said, I'm not British and it's up to them to do whatever they like. If they wanted reform, they're more than capable of demanding it. So I'm sure they're happy enough with the status quo.

m1ck007

Why would i accept a knighthood from a foreign country. I wouldnt accept a knighthood from the king of swaziland so why would i accept a knighthood from the queen of england

melissak

I can't imagine it will come up.

mansize

melissak wrote: »

I can't imagine it will come up.

No, but you can't beat a bit of righteous indignation

the_pen_turner

I would do it just so that if someone was being a tool demanding I call them their title (doctor, father, etc ) I could then demand that they call me by my title.


in general I wouldn't ant it thow

eet fuk

m1ck007 wrote: »

Why would i accept a knighthood from a foreign country. I wouldnt accept a knighthood from the king of swaziland so why would i accept a knighthood from the queen of england

Ah now that's deserving of its own thread. When King Mswati III comes knockin', you answer the door!

Yamanoto

Patww79 wrote: »

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Celebrity mindreader n'all, fair play.

Dirty Dingus McGee

No.

These type of awards are the height of idiocy up there with honorary degrees.

One good thing about Ireland is we don't indulge in this type of nonsense.

Discodog

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Already have one.
No big deal.
Although,I did get to have a sh1te in the palace.

You sat on the throne. That makes you His Majesty Osis of Liver.... Or did you sh1te in the garden?

maudgonner

blindside88 wrote: »

For example if I meet John Murphy and he is an older gentleman I will call him Mr. Murphy until he says otherwise just out of respect. However if I meet the same person and happen to call him John and he says "it's Mr. Murphy" I will persist with calling him John as I deem him to now be a bellend

Paul Dirac turned down a knighthood specifically because he didn't want to always be addressed by his first name, i.e. Sir Paul.

Capt'n Midnight

Take the money and run, followed by lots of random product endorsements and with teh monies will setup the grand duchy of Sealand II with blackjack and hookers.

bnt

bnt wrote: »

Being offered a Knighthood and refusing it elevates you to whole 'nother level of coolness - if you have that luxury. Among the refuseniks are David Bowie, Rudyard Kipling, Vanessa Redgrave, TE Lawrence, Danny Boyle, Michael Faraday, George Bernard Shaw, Aldous Huxley, Henry Moore, and Peter Higgs (of Higgs Boson fame).

Not forgetting the great Irish railway engineer William Dargan, who refused at least twice. To my great surprise, even William Murder Murphy refused a knighthood from the British monarch in 1907, according to Myles Dungan here. Knighthoods are made for people like him. Anybody know why Murphy refused?

We can be sure they tried to buy off John Hume many times, but he declined (Gerry Fitt's spectacular fall from grace was a lesson.).

blindside88

melissak wrote: »

I can't imagine it will come up.

I doubt it will for me anyway. But this and will I win the euromillions make up a silly amount of my time

Broxi_Bear_Eire

No I have no time for the honours system or those who hold them. A lot of freeloading scumbags imo

Fratton Fred

There seems to be a big misunderstanding of what the honours system actually is.

moc moc a moc

Do I get a sword and a suit of armour?

If so, then I'm in.

murpho999

Would never accept it.

Find the whole concept of monarchies, peerages, titles etc to be a totally archaic system

Very happy that Ireland doesn't have it and I hate when Irish citizens accept the honorary ones.

They should at least modernise it and drop 'Empire' from the titles.

bobbysands81

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Unless you became a British citizen, you wouldn't get a title.

Even more casual racism from the Empire, hardly surprising.