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Not to be taken seriously, who would you Knight?

(33 Posts)
Casdon Sun 05-Mar-23 12:59:26

The people who invented the Apple operating system in such an intuitive user friendly way have my eternal gratitude

Also the inventor of Satnav. Brilliant.

Granny23 Sun 05-Mar-23 12:56:16

All the people I know, who might deserve a Knighthood, would refuse it as they do not agree with the privileged system. It would be different matter if all awards (perhaps with a small pension) were given to people who had made an outstanding contribution to the well being of the nations or their citizens, rather than to those who have 'bought' their knighthood by donating to the party in power.

Kalu Sun 05-Mar-23 12:46:50

Lady Florence Nightingale thΓ© founder of modern nursing-although being a social reformer, I doubt she would have accepted a title.

Chestnut Sun 05-Mar-23 12:44:43

I remember the days of struggling with heavy suitcases on holiday, so I would knight whoever first introduced wheels on suitcases. Such a simple idea, you wonder why no-one thought of it before!

Granmarderby10 Sun 05-Mar-23 12:38:22

Abso-flippin-lutely MerylStreep

Liz46 Sun 05-Mar-23 12:36:45

Dr Renee who is on TalkTV at the weekend and maybe her 'husband', Dr David Bull.

MerylStreep Sun 05-Mar-23 12:32:31

Mine would have to shared between the 3 men who developed YouTube. My go to for everything πŸ˜„

Lizbethann55 Sun 05-Mar-23 12:27:18

If it was in my power I would bestow the title of Sir, or Saint, on whoever decided to print grid lines on the back of wrapping paper and the person who first made the bottle gift bag. They have both made life infinitely easier.
Over to you....