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15 Jun 2002, 18:22 (Ref:314504)
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Congratulations Sid
Congratulations to Professor Sid Watkins OBE.
Sorry if this has been posted before. 
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15 Jun 2002, 19:27 (Ref:314520)
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An OBE for Sid and a Knighthood for Mick Jagger and Bobby Robson :confused:. Life is fair!!
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15 Jun 2002, 19:33 (Ref:314522)
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Well done prof, great acheivement from over 20 years of hard grind to get safety in F1 to what it is today.
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Qui si convien lasciare ogni sospetto Ogni vilta convien che qui sia morta Here must all distrust be left; All cowardice must here be dead
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15 Jun 2002, 20:21 (Ref:314554)
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Could somebody confirm for me whether he's got the OBE or the CBE? I've had conflicting reports. The CBE is the higher honour.
And just to be annoying now: I'm sad that he's not been given a Knighthood as I think that's what he really deserves. |
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15 Jun 2002, 20:24 (Ref:314555)
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I thought the OBE was higher?!
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15 Jun 2002, 20:30 (Ref:314562)
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Great to see his work recognised but surely he deserves higher?
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15 Jun 2002, 20:45 (Ref:314564)
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I'm going slightly off-topic now (sorry Moderators), but to explain briefly for those forum members who aren't sure of the chivalry/ranking system: the ranks in the Order are (most senior first):
Knight or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight or Dame Commander (KBE or DBE) (Knight = male; Dame = Female) Commander (CBE) (not gender-specific) Officer (OBE) (not gender-specific) Member (MBE) (not gender-specific) And I still maintain that Professor Watkins deserves the KBE!!! I don't want to turn what is a celebration of his achievements into an argument, but I cannot see why a man who owns a few curry restaurants is entitled to a Knighthood when the Prof. isn't 
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15 Jun 2002, 22:53 (Ref:314623)
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Thanks for that Suzy and I fully agree. To just recieve an OBE demonstrates the populist way in which the honours are awarded.
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16 Jun 2002, 01:14 (Ref:314684)
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Correct...I'm a bit of a Rolling Stones fan, but in all reality, what the hell has Mick Jagger put into the world? I doubt he's saved as many lives as Sid.
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16 Jun 2002, 02:50 (Ref:314732)
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Would have been better if he was SIR SID WATKINS!!!
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Sunderland Til I Die!
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16 Jun 2002, 03:03 (Ref:314738)
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Dont they all get it in the end?
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