Non-Brits may be at a loss - lets just say it is roughly the equivalent of Adrian Belew getting the Medal of Honor.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20862453
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20857155
Non-Brits may be at a loss - lets just say it is roughly the equivalent of Adrian Belew getting the Medal of Honor.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20862453
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20857155
Pretty prestigious! Well deserved, of course!
The downside of being better than everyone else is that people tend to assume you're pretentious.
Just goes to show how irrelevant these "awards" are
“Pleasure and pain can be experienced simultaneously,” she said, gently massaging my back as we listened to her Coldplay CD.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_o...British_Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order is composed of five classes in civil and military divisions. In descending order of seniority, these are:
- Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE)
- Knight Commander or Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE or DBE)
- Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
And I received a wave from the garbage men yesterday when they were making their rounds. Whoopie-frickin-doo!
Are we meant to care what Mark Ellen or David Hepworth think cos it's most probably them who nominated her.
If you don't care, then fine. No need to rain on the parade. Geeesh.
The downside of being better than everyone else is that people tend to assume you're pretentious.
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