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Tim Berners-Lee awarded the British Order of Merit

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the accolades-and-acolytes dept.

MarsBar writes "The BBC is reporting that Sir Tim Berners-Lee has been awarded The Order of Merit, a royal award granted directly by the Queen. Previous recipients have included Florence Nightingale, Sir Winston Churchill, Bertrand Russell, Graham Greene, Sir Edward Elgar, Mother Teresa and Margaret Thatcher."

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  1. Re:We all should know by now by ILuvRamen · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    okay, you just posted exactly the same thing I did and get modded up and I get modded down? I guarantee a british guy modded my post.

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  2. Yup, The Butcher is next to Berners Lee in this by sethstorm · · Score: -1, Flamebait


    It's a travesty that a destructive bitch like Thatcher was placed in the company of Florence Nightingale, Sir Winston Churchill, Bertrand Russell, Graham Greene, Sir Edward Elgar, and Mother Teresa.
    Well, some people seem to misplace humanity - even if they end up selling out their country for the Holy Pound Sterling. It also doesnt help that her leadership made a tempest out of a teapot for an island.

    The mind really boggles. The Queen should have known better.
    Yes, yet apparently the mods thought otherwise.

    While he does deserve the honors, mind that the Queen is permitted a few mistakes. It's a reminder that they're just as human as the rest of us, but quite a reminder it was.

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  3. Re:discussed it with my kids by Chandon+Seldon · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It's safe. It's the really cute and funny kitty cat picture that occasionally shows up on goatse-looking URLs.

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