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Noble Traitor: A Historical Novel of Scotland "In the shadow of the Battle of Methven’s bloody field, Thomas Randolph’s life is torn between two worlds" Sale: $5.99 to FREE by J R Tomlin Rating: 4.2/5 (1,189 Reviews) #HistoricalFiction #Medieval #Scotland #War #Betrayal #Knighthood #BookSky
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Sir Nikhilesh Dutta (born January 5, 1939) is a Bangladeshi #barrister who was #calledToTheBar as a Member of the Honourable Society of the #InnerTemple, #London, England. For his contribution in promoting inter-religious harmony, he was conferred with a #knighthood as a #KnightBachelor by #QueenElizabethII in 2007. Dutta, with a legal practice in the #SupremeCourtOfBangladesh, was the first national who was called to the Bar as a barrister on 8 February 1972 from independent Bangladesh.
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Great honour for a wonderful bowler.
#SirJamesAnderson
#England #bowlinggreat receives #knighthood for services to #cricket -
remind me why is it not blatant #corruption and prosecuted by law when people donate millions to a political party and the leader of that party gives them a #knighthood in return?
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While driving one day on the plains of Asia, I was surprised to come up to a lineup of people. The finish of the line was over the horizon. They all had large packs with them, so you knew they were prepared.
Puzzled, I asked a man in line what it was that was so important to wait in this obviously long, slow moving line. He said simply, “We’re in line to summit Everest.”
“But we’re on the plains!” I shouted in disbelief.
“If you want to summit Everest, too, get to the back of the line,” he said.
I had more questions. “Are your packs full of food and water?”
“No, they’re full of mountaineering equipment.”
“How do you eat and drink and go to the bathroom?” I asked.
He looked at me as if I was daft. “Sherpas of course. Why, there is the provisions van now. You can see it near the horizon.”
Finally I asked him about the crux of the matter. “Why do you want to summit Everest so badly?”
“Well, a few years ago a speaker came to my town. He had summited Everest and had stories about it and made me want to do it, too.”
“You were inspired by his stories, then?”
“No. I was inspired by the way he was lording it over everyone else, I wanted to join him and do that also.”
Now that I knew his rationale I had something to suggest to him. “Even if you do this, there will be people who can still lord it over you. The seven summits people for instance.”
“You mean climbing the highest peaks on 7 continents? Well this is number 1. I could do the rest after this.”
“Then there are the 2nd highest peaks on 7 continents club, too.”
“Well I’m not ridiculous. Besides I have my own plan. I just may be able to lord it over everyone.”
Unsure of what he was talking about I asked, “I’d like to hear this plan.”
“You’re sure you’re not going to summit Everest?”
“Oh I’m sure.”
“Well let me whisper this in your ear.”
He whispered, “Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world. It’s just that most of it is under water. I need one of those tough round submersibles but mine will have more glass. I’ll submerge to the base of Mauna Kea and roll it like a hamster in their hamster balls, all the way up to the ocean surface. Then I will emerge and climb the rest of the mountain. I’ll be the first and will possibly be knighted. Then I can literally lord it over almost anyone!”
He was done and pulled away from me. “Good plan,” I said.
I got back to my car and said, “I guess all you people are dying to climb Everest so have at it.”
I tried to get past the line in my car but it kept going. Finally I took a right and the line became just a memory.
https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/02/17/summiting-everest/
#7Summits #Asia #continents #EverestIsHighestMountain #hamsterBall #knighthood #MaunaKea #MountEverest #mountaineeringEquipment #plains #provisionsVan #sherpas #speaker #stories #submersible #summitingEverest #tallestMountainOnEarth
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While driving one day on the plains of Asia, I was surprised to come up to a lineup of people. The finish of the line was over the horizon. They all had large packs with them, so you knew they were prepared.
Puzzled, I asked a man in line what it was that was so important to wait in this obviously long, slow moving line. He said simply, “We’re in line to summit Everest.”
“But we’re on the plains!” I shouted in disbelief.
“If you want to summit Everest, too, get to the back of the line,” he said.
I had more questions. “Are your packs full of food and water?”
“No, they’re full of mountaineering equipment.”
“How do you eat and drink and go to the bathroom?” I asked.
He looked at me as if I was daft. “Sherpas of course. Why, there is the provisions van now. You can see it near the horizon.”
Finally I asked him about the crux of the matter. “Why do you want to summit Everest so badly?”
“Well, a few years ago a speaker came to my town. He had summited Everest and had stories about it and made me want to do it, too.”
“You were inspired by his stories, then?”
“No. I was inspired by the way he was lording it over everyone else, I wanted to join him and do that also.”
Now that I knew his rationale I had something to suggest to him. “Even if you do this, there will be people who can still lord it over you. The seven summits people for instance.”
“You mean climbing the highest peaks on 7 continents? Well this is number 1. I could do the rest after this.”
“Then there are the 2nd highest peaks on 7 continents club, too.”
“Well I’m not ridiculous. Besides I have my own plan. I just may be able to lord it over everyone.”
Unsure of what he was talking about I asked, “I’d like to hear this plan.”
“You’re sure you’re not going to summit Everest?”
“Oh I’m sure.”
“Well let me whisper this in your ear.”
He whispered, “Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world. It’s just that most of it is under water. I need one of those tough round submersibles but mine will have more glass. I’ll submerge to the base of Mauna Kea and roll it like a hamster in their hamster balls, all the way up to the ocean surface. Then I will emerge and climb the rest of the mountain. I’ll be the first and will possibly be knighted. Then I can literally lord it over almost anyone!”
He was done and pulled away from me. “Good plan,” I said.
I got back to my car and said, “I guess all you people are dying to climb Everest so have at it.”
I tried to get past the line in my car but it kept going. Finally I took a right and the line became just a memory.
https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/02/17/summiting-everest/
#7Summits #Asia #continents #EverestIsHighestMountain #hamsterBall #knighthood #MaunaKea #MountEverest #mountaineeringEquipment #plains #provisionsVan #sherpas #speaker #stories #submersible #summitingEverest #tallestMountainOnEarth
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While driving one day on the plains of Asia, I was surprised to come up to a lineup of people. The finish of the line was over the horizon. They all had large packs with them, so you knew they were prepared.
Puzzled, I asked a man in line what it was that was so important to wait in this obviously long, slow moving line. He said simply, “We’re in line to summit Everest.”
“But we’re on the plains!” I shouted in disbelief.
“If you want to summit Everest, too, get to the back of the line,” he said.
I had more questions. “Are your packs full of food and water?”
“No, they’re full of mountaineering equipment.”
“How do you eat and drink and go to the bathroom?” I asked.
He looked at me as if I was daft. “Sherpas of course. Why, there is the provisions van now. You can see it near the horizon.”
Finally I asked him about the crux of the matter. “Why do you want to summit Everest so badly?”
“Well, a few years ago a speaker came to my town. He had summited Everest and had stories about it and made me want to do it, too.”
“You were inspired by his stories, then?”
“No. I was inspired by the way he was lording it over everyone else, I wanted to join him and do that also.”
Now that I knew his rationale I had something to suggest to him. “Even if you do this, there will be people who can still lord it over you. The seven summits people for instance.”
“You mean climbing the highest peaks on 7 continents? Well this is number 1. I could do the rest after this.”
“Then there are the 2nd highest peaks on 7 continents club, too.”
“Well I’m not ridiculous. Besides I have my own plan. I just may be able to lord it over everyone.”
Unsure of what he was talking about I asked, “I’d like to hear this plan.”
“You’re sure you’re not going to summit Everest?”
“Oh I’m sure.”
“Well let me whisper this in your ear.”
He whispered, “Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world. It’s just that most of it is under water. I need one of those tough round submersibles but mine will have more glass. I’ll submerge to the base of Mauna Kea and roll it like a hamster in their hamster balls, all the way up to the ocean surface. Then I will emerge and climb the rest of the mountain. I’ll be the first and will possibly be knighted. Then I can literally lord it over almost anyone!”
He was done and pulled away from me. “Good plan,” I said.
I got back to my car and said, “I guess all you people are dying to climb Everest so have at it.”
I tried to get past the line in my car but it kept going. Finally I took a right and the line became just a memory.
https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/02/17/summiting-everest/
#7Summits #Asia #continents #EverestIsHighestMountain #hamsterBall #knighthood #MaunaKea #MountEverest #mountaineeringEquipment #plains #provisionsVan #sherpas #speaker #stories #submersible #summitingEverest #tallestMountainOnEarth
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While driving one day on the plains of Asia, I was surprised to come up to a lineup of people. The finish of the line was over the horizon. They all had large packs with them, so you knew they were prepared.
Puzzled, I asked a man in line what it was that was so important to wait in this obviously long, slow moving line. He said simply, “We’re in line to summit Everest.”
“But we’re on the plains!” I shouted in disbelief.
“If you want to summit Everest, too, get to the back of the line,” he said.
I had more questions. “Are your packs full of food and water?”
“No, they’re full of mountaineering equipment.”
“How do you eat and drink and go to the bathroom?” I asked.
He looked at me as if I was daft. “Sherpas of course. Why, there is the provisions van now. You can see it near the horizon.”
Finally I asked him about the crux of the matter. “Why do you want to summit Everest so badly?”
“Well, a few years ago a speaker came to my town. He had summited Everest and had stories about it and made me want to do it, too.”
“You were inspired by his stories, then?”
“No. I was inspired by the way he was lording it over everyone else, I wanted to join him and do that also.”
Now that I knew his rationale I had something to suggest to him. “Even if you do this, there will be people who can still lord it over you. The seven summits people for instance.”
“You mean climbing the highest peaks on 7 continents? Well this is number 1. I could do the rest after this.”
“Then there are the 2nd highest peaks on 7 continents club, too.”
“Well I’m not ridiculous. Besides I have my own plan. I just may be able to lord it over everyone.”
Unsure of what he was talking about I asked, “I’d like to hear this plan.”
“You’re sure you’re not going to summit Everest?”
“Oh I’m sure.”
“Well let me whisper this in your ear.”
He whispered, “Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world. It’s just that most of it is under water. I need one of those tough round submersibles but mine will have more glass. I’ll submerge to the base of Mauna Kea and roll it like a hamster in their hamster balls, all the way up to the ocean surface. Then I will emerge and climb the rest of the mountain. I’ll be the first and will possibly be knighted. Then I can literally lord it over almost anyone!”
He was done and pulled away from me. “Good plan,” I said.
I got back to my car and said, “I guess all you people are dying to climb Everest so have at it.”
I tried to get past the line in my car but it kept going. Finally I took a right and the line became just a memory.
https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/02/17/summiting-everest/
#7Summits #Asia #continents #EverestIsHighestMountain #hamsterBall #knighthood #MaunaKea #MountEverest #mountaineeringEquipment #plains #provisionsVan #sherpas #speaker #stories #submersible #summitingEverest #tallestMountainOnEarth
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While driving one day on the plains of Asia, I was surprised to come up to a lineup of people. The finish of the line was over the horizon. They all had large packs with them, so you knew they were prepared.
Puzzled, I asked a man in line what it was that was so important to wait in this obviously long, slow moving line. He said simply, “We’re in line to summit Everest.”
“But we’re on the plains!” I shouted in disbelief.
“If you want to summit Everest, too, get to the back of the line,” he said.
I had more questions. “Are your packs full of food and water?”
“No, they’re full of mountaineering equipment.”
“How do you eat and drink and go to the bathroom?” I asked.
He looked at me as if I was daft. “Sherpas of course. Why, there is the provisions van now. You can see it near the horizon.”
Finally I asked him about the crux of the matter. “Why do you want to summit Everest so badly?”
“Well, a few years ago a speaker came to my town. He had summited Everest and had stories about it and made me want to do it, too.”
“You were inspired by his stories, then?”
“No. I was inspired by the way he was lording it over everyone else, I wanted to join him and do that also.”
Now that I knew his rationale I had something to suggest to him. “Even if you do this, there will be people who can still lord it over you. The seven summits people for instance.”
“You mean climbing the highest peaks on 7 continents? Well this is number 1. I could do the rest after this.”
“Then there are the 2nd highest peaks on 7 continents club, too.”
“Well I’m not ridiculous. Besides I have my own plan. I just may be able to lord it over everyone.”
Unsure of what he was talking about I asked, “I’d like to hear this plan.”
“You’re sure you’re not going to summit Everest?”
“Oh I’m sure.”
“Well let me whisper this in your ear.”
He whispered, “Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world. It’s just that most of it is under water. I need one of those tough round submersibles but mine will have more glass. I’ll submerge to the base of Mauna Kea and roll it like a hamster in their hamster balls, all the way up to the ocean surface. Then I will emerge and climb the rest of the mountain. I’ll be the first and will possibly be knighted. Then I can literally lord it over almost anyone!”
He was done and pulled away from me. “Good plan,” I said.
I got back to my car and said, “I guess all you people are dying to climb Everest so have at it.”
I tried to get past the line in my car but it kept going. Finally I took a right and the line became just a memory.
https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/02/17/summiting-everest/
#7Summits #Asia #continents #EverestIsHighestMountain #hamsterBall #knighthood #MaunaKea #MountEverest #mountaineeringEquipment #plains #provisionsVan #sherpas #speaker #stories #submersible #summitingEverest #tallestMountainOnEarth
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Saint Ashley has become Sir Ashley Bloomfield.
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/full-circle-moment-newly-knighted-sir-ashley
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Boris Johnson should ‘absolutely not’ give his father a knighthood, key Sunak ally says | The Independent
#Sunak
#Johnson
#JohnsonsDad
#StanleyJohnson
#Knighthood
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-stanley-knighthood-jenrick-b2297922.html -
More than 150,000 back The Independent’s petition to stop Johnson giving father a knighthood | The Independent
#JohnsonsDad
#Knighthood
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-petition-father-knighthood-b2295972.html -
Time to reform the Honours system after Boris Johnson nominated father for knighthood? | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/03/06/time-to-reform-the-honours-system-after-boris-johnson-nominated-father-for-knighthood/#Stanley #Boris #Johnson #resignation #honours #knighthood #wife #beater #inappropriate #touching #nepotism
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Time to reform the Honours system after Boris Johnson nominated father for knighthood? | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/03/06/time-to-reform-the-honours-system-after-boris-johnson-nominated-father-for-knighthood/#Stanley #Boris #Johnson #resignation #honours #knighthood #wife #beater #inappropriate #touching #nepotism
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Time to reform the Honours system after Boris Johnson nominated father for knighthood? | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/03/06/time-to-reform-the-honours-system-after-boris-johnson-nominated-father-for-knighthood/#Stanley #Boris #Johnson #resignation #honours #knighthood #wife #beater #inappropriate #touching #nepotism
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Time to reform the Honours system after Boris Johnson nominated father for knighthood? | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/03/06/time-to-reform-the-honours-system-after-boris-johnson-nominated-father-for-knighthood/#Stanley #Boris #Johnson #resignation #honours #knighthood #wife #beater #inappropriate #touching #nepotism
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Time to reform the Honours system after Boris Johnson nominated father for knighthood? | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/03/06/time-to-reform-the-honours-system-after-boris-johnson-nominated-father-for-knighthood/#Stanley #Boris #Johnson #resignation #honours #knighthood #wife #beater #inappropriate #touching #nepotism
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Rumour is that #bigDog has put forward as many as 100 names for his resignation honours - including his own dad for a #knighthood - despite the latter being in the news for being handsy rather than anything positive he has contributed
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#BorisJohnson is trying to hand a #knighthood to his own father #StanleyJohnson. This absurd level of #corruption cannot stand
Johnson has nominated his father to become a ‘Sir’ as part of his resignation honours, the Times revealed. This is a list that outgoing PMs get to choose – but it is unprecedented to select their own family members
Boris Johnson has a track record of #nepotism in appointments, having previously put his brother & several friends into the Lords
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"On Apr 27, the director of reclamation at Surbana Jurong’s coastal engineering team was conferred the Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau by Dutch royalty, making him among 3,500 recipients globally to receive the honour."
#Singapore #Netherlands #Knighthood #Engineers #Engineering #Polders #CivilEngineering
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#TonyBlairPetition: bid to stop former PM from having a #knighthood tops a million signatures
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@patricksudlow
Indeed, #TonyBlair and the whole #BushCrimeFamily can be considered #warCriminals at worst and #usefulIdiots at best.A #knighthood is *not* acceptable.
We have some extra sad news for you, Patrick. Just last month in December #MorningStarOnline was a shining example, a beacon of a website.
It is now #Cloudflare!
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Lost for over a year. Now found! ITM #knighthood #knight