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The Huge Prize

Gus Kilthau @Ceerios (4698) • Goodfellow, Texas 11 Sep 17

The Huge Prize - My late friend, Dan Sullivan always enjoyed telling us funny stories. This one was typical and worth repeating. [b]"Famous scientist, Isaac Newton, propounder of the theories of inertia and of gravity, was to...

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Facebook Knighthood Application

msgchrome @msgchrome (7) • United States 30 Jun 09

Selling KH gold at extremely low rates. 3 million such to go. Additional gift of 8% of purchase!! i.e you get 80k on every purchase of 1 million. Rates: 100k : $0.95 (gift of 8k) 250k: $2.20 (gift of 20k) 500k: $4.00 (gift...

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If you lived in the days of the knights

SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32189) • United States 30 Mar 09

Was a title of a book I just saw on ebay. It looked like a children's book and one I may have read when I was younger. It sounds like it's an interesting book for children. The title of the book inspired me to ask the question the...

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Zimbabwe..Robert Mugabe's knighthood removed.

CEVCEV @CEVCEV (543) 25 Jun 08

It has been reported today that the Queen has approved the annulment of the honoury knighthood that was bestowed upon Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe in 1994.....I'm sure he will be gutted about that ????.......and Gordon Brown...

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knighthood being given to salman rushdie?

vinaykiran28 @vinaykiran28 (5149) • India 2 Jul 07

recently we heard about the knighthood being given to salman rushdie by the queen, post your opinion on this...

Pakistan's government minister condones terrorism

urbandekay @urbandekay (18278) 18 Jun 07

Refering to Salman Rushdie's award of a Knighthood, Mohammed Ijaz ul-Haq, religious affairs minister, told the Pakistani parliament in Islamabad. "If someone exploded a bomb on his body he would be right to do so unless the...

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Should David Beckham be knighted by the Queen of England?

1qazxsw2 @1qazxsw2 (512) • Singapore 31 May 07

What do you think? Apparently the English are debating to knight the famous footballer. I am a Man U fan and it would be wonderful to have an ex-Man U player to be knighted..Not many footballers get the honor.

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Does anybody care about an honorary knighthood by the queen?

sylviekitty @sylviekitty (2083) • United States 23 Dec 06

When the queen gives an actor, singer, etc., an honorary knighthood, does anybody really give a flying fig? I mean, I'm not from England, and from where I stand she doesn't have much in the way of power anyway.. so what does it...

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Is chivalry dead?

working4theweekend @working4theweekend (2403) • United States 4 Dec 06

Is chivalry dead? Chivalry means "the medieval system, principles, and customs of knighthood. The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women."Do you think that these qualities...

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