Contentious Discussion

DoaM

Is that supposed to be a jokey play on words?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire ... someone awarded the KBE (and not on an honorary basis) is entitled to use the title Sir (or Dame).

The senior two ranks of Knight or Dame Grand Cross, and Knight or Dame Commander, entitle their members to use the title of Sir for men and Dame for women before their forename. Most members are citizens of the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth realms that use the Imperial system of honours and awards

Edit: Snap!

lincroft1710

Undervalued said:

TripleH said:

DoaM said:

If you want to put an international slant on this, is it not odd that former US presidents are still known as Mr. President?

What about the number of holders of the KBE who go by Sir during the day?

And what is wrong with that?

Unless you are "only" an honorary KBE (or DBE for a woman) you are entitled to use Sir (or Dame). Honorary KBE or DBE are normally conferred on non Commonwealth citizens who cannot call themselves Sir (or Dame) unless they later become a British citizen. For example Sir Terry Wogan, who was Irish, initially couldn't be called Sir but later took British Citizenship.  

TripleH was making a play on words

TripleH

Sorry, poor attempt at humour. Swap knight for night and the joke still isn't funny.

suki1964

Well its Colonel Tom now

Spank

suki1964 said:

Well its Colonel Tom now

I know Colonel is better than Major, but he could have had Space Oddity as a birthday song 

lincroft1710

Spank said:

suki1964 said:

Well its Colonel Tom now

I know Colonel is better than Major, but he could have had Space Oddity as a birthday song 

Major Tom doesn't fare too well. In "Space Oddity" he is lost in space and in "Ashes to Ashes", well "We know Major Tom's a junkie". So making him a colonel has avoided further contention.

Would this mean he will now get more money from his Service Pension?

JReacher1

lincroft1710 said:

Spank said:

suki1964 said:

Well its Colonel Tom now

I know Colonel is better than Major, but he could have had Space Oddity as a birthday song 

Major Tom doesn't fare too well. In "Space Oddity" he is lost in space and in "Ashes to Ashes", well "We know Major Tom's a junkie". So making him a colonel has avoided further contention.

Would this mean he will now get more money from his Service Pension?

It looks like he’s pretty wealthy anyway!

sharpe106

lincroft1710 said:

Would this mean he will now get more money from his Service Pension?

Its only honorary.