On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 5:28:59 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-08-03 5:25 PM, Je�us wrote:
> > On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 17:23:56 -0400, Dave Smith
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> I am beginning to wonder. Knighthood used to be conferred on men for
> >> their acts of bravery and loyalty. Nowadays..... Elton John. Is his
> >> spouse Lady John?
> >
> > LOL. I had never considered that question, good point
> >
> Don't take it as an homophobic rant but...... standards have certainly
> changed. There was a time when rank and privilege were earned by service
> to the king, and later to the elected government, not to the people who
> earned millions or billions by gouging the rest of us.

On the other hand, Sir Terry Pratchett earned millions by
entertaining and edifying the rest of us, and earned an OBE
for it.

Cindy Hamilton