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Sir Peter Molyneux?
KBV writes "It seems that for the first time in history a games developer has been granted an OBE (Order Of the British Empire) by the Queen of England. When Peter Molyneux - the creator of Black & White, Fable, Populous and many other games - was asked by BBC News about the honor he simply said "It's come completely out of the blue, I never would have guessed that I'd have that kind of honour." For the games industry as a whole, this is very much a good thing. It's great that developers are being recognized for their hard work and cultural impact on the world."
what about "aptly named, Sir Not Appearing in THis Film"??
It seems that Her Majesty Queen had a great time playing Populous.
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But how would that work - Sir Lord British? That's like, redundant in so many different ways...
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But what about Lord British?!
The entire staff of Rockstar Games was knighted today for their contributions towards "Thefting Autos Grandly."
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"I mean, have you seen some of the people who have been Knighted? Charleton Heston, Peter Falk, Bob Hope, etc."
Whatever, Peter Falk is awesome.
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As far as I'm concerned, Peter Falk would deserve a knighthood (or whatever) on one condition;
He wears that raincoat to the ceremony, ambles about in a seemingly haphazard manner, gains the Queen's confidence, then after a while explains in meticulous detail how the Queen had Diana and the Queen Mother bumped off. Finally, the police come to take her away.
Of course, it would make sense for him to do this *after* he collects the knighthood.
You get a little badge that says you don't have to pay taxes.
It's only awarded to men and only to those who have ingratiated themselves sufficiently to the self appointed elite.
It depends on how many sandwiches the caterers have made for the buffet. In a nutshell, if you turn up and the Queen spots you with a cucumber sandich, you get a knighthood. OBE's and MBE's are given to the poor sod's with the vol-au-vents. More excitingly, if you have a pretzel, you get to be president of a minor colony.
You only get knighted once, no matter how many sandiches.
No, they get to be "Dames". As in, Dame Edna Everage.
In an interview I read in Molyneuws, the Peter Molyneux quarterly, Peter had said in 2002 that he was going to become God's Second Son and appointed by God Himself. In 2003 he said he would be president of the world and that it would be announced at the next G8 summit. Late last year he said he would become a Governor of some northwestern state in the US.
Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.
Like Knight Commander Bill Gates wasn't enough! (yes, it's true)
Microsoft said Mr Gates, 48, was "absolutely delighted".
Words chosen by a true fearless knight, indeed.
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Richard "Lord British" Garriott has gotta be spinning in his dungeon at this news.
...that's what you get for tossing the tea.
That is the coolest expression I have heard all year.
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Whoa, I thought Arthur was a king, awarded a sword by some moistened tart or whatnot.
You are also legally allowed to carry a sword around the streets and in banks and stuff and not get arrested for carrying an offensive weapon.
It seems that for the first time in history an semi-realistic American cartoon character has purchased a lordship. When Zonker Harris - plant-whisperer and babysitter extraordinaire - was asked by BBC News about the honor he simply said "It's come completely out of the blue, I never would have guessed that I'd have that kind of honour, right up until when the credit card confirmation came through." For the world of fictional people as a whole, this is very much a good thing. It's great that cartoon characters are being recognized for their hard work and cultural impact on the world.
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Not hard with three days on there uh ;)
Hmmm...weren't Black & White and Populous games where the player had 'absolute' power? And isn't the monarchy something that used to have 'absolute' power? :-)
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Being Peter Molyneux, he probably hyped that he was being created a knight, but it turned out only to be OBE.
English is easier said than done.
The Order of the British Empire is a completely fictitious society invented to satisfy people who want impressive titles, without really giving them anything. The worthy people - the people who have done jobs nobody else wants to do for years - get the lowest ranks (OBE,MBE). The flashy people get the right to be called Dame or Sir, and the lower ranks exist so that the higher titles are not too obviously a complete joke. You can't be a commander if you have nobody to command, though that doesn't stop those terrorist "liberation armies" that seem to have no rank below colonel.
The only parts of the Honors System that are actually worth having are:
Real peerages (e.g. Lord Muck of Bradford): Allow you to spend your time in superior London hotel and get paid for it.
Order of the Bath (not what it sounds like)
Order of St Michael and St George - what civil servants get for creating the maximum bureaucratic chaos, and divided into 3 levels, viz.
CMG (Call Me God)
KCMG (Kindly Call Me God)
GCMG (God Calls Me God)
Finally, I have to point out that the real pinnacle of English aristocracy is to have a real, ancient and very important title and then NOT USE IT or even give it up. The left-wing parliamentarian Tony Benn, whose family have held the title of Lord Stansgate for many years till he renounced it, is an example of this tendency. The problem is that there is no official register of People Offered an Honor Who Refused It, and letting it be known that this has happened rather defeats the whole "I am above fancy titles" thing.
I do not understand why so many US science fiction writers seem to think that Empires are such a good idea. All they do is go into decline, leaving behind a flotsam of empty titles and people playing games in silly uniforms.
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I'd like to see Ian Bell and David Braben also get awards for their contributions.
That'd rule. I wonder how long it'd be before they started going at each other with swords, though.
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It is one of the many layers of depth in the Star Wars universe.
Ummmm... yeah. <backs away slowly>
Sir Francis Drake could pirate it
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