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Sir Terry Pratchett
anachromaticeye Posted Dec 31, 2008
I wonder if he'll have to wear crotch pinching red tights, a shiny breastplate and a helmet with a feather in it.
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turvy (Fetch me my trousers Geoffrey...) Posted Dec 31, 2008
He will now have lost all credibility with Captain Vimes...
N'est pas?
t.
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Dec 31, 2008
I was thinking much the same thing. 
About time too in my opinion. 
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IctoanAWEWawi Posted Jan 1, 2009
cool.
Question is though, given that he awards an unseen university doctorate whenever he receives and honourary degree from a uni, what award will he confer on the Queen or a member of the awarding council?
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3Dotsplus1 Posted Jan 1, 2009
Excellent news...though he could have got it with less effort and faster if he had ridden a bike round a track a few times!!! about 28years earlier.
This is not meant to be a 'funny' or sick comment but...I hope he is able to remember his knighthood for the longest possible time.
Presumably, he has now been officially recognised as writing literature!
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Teasswill Posted Jan 1, 2009
Sadly, I suspect the honour is more to do with raising the profile of Alzheimers
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jan 1, 2009
I saw an interview with Pterry on his award - and that question was put to him, and although he acknowledged his public championing of causes relating to Alzheimer's has been prominent in the last year or so, his writing has spanned 25 years and he at least considered it a reward for his writing.
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Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 Posted Jan 1, 2009
I've had someone telling me he didn't deserve it because only people who did things like fire fighting,police work,medical staff and armed services should get one.
He did later modify it to say that medical research and scientists like Hawking should get them but not fairy tale writers...
probably one of those that only reads non fiction...
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sigsfried Posted Jan 1, 2009
If only people like
"I've had someone telling me he didn't deserve it because only people who did things like fire fighting,police work,medical staff and armed services should get one."
that got one then I would agree but people get them for making a lot of money or for being a civil servant or as has already been pointed out riding a bike round in circles for a bit. In which case he definatly deserves one.
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