OBE or MBE? Send $50 to receive in return post

not as cheap as they were in 2005, admittedly, when you could get one for scoring 7 ...

Have I missed a thread where this was already mentioned?

Strauss and Cook have more jewellery to rattle (link)

Richly deserved.

Get the MBE's knocked up ready for 2013

Eh? Have I missed something?

Jimmykins?

Our strike bowler. Overlooked for some no-mark netball player, a load of Olympians who haven't won anything yet and a Knighthood for some wanker with a horsey head?

The red carpet should have been waiting for Jimmy (and Cook) as soon as they got off the plane.

They only had 2 to give out to players so had to give them to the jolly good posho chaps first.

"Wanker with a horsey head" That's not a very nice thing to say about Bruce Forsyth.

Save the Brucey!

Meanwhile, congratulations to Max Walker for the Aussie version of the MBE (I think)...


http://www.smh.com.au/national/cricket-and-helping-children-win-tangles-a-gong-20110612-1fzgi.html

'You get lucky, you play a bit of footy, take a few wickets on the MCG, architecture … then all of a sudden fast forward three or four decades and you get a note of this amazing recognition,'' he said.


That's a low blow. He's obviously been listening to Kat.

And FMD, a guy called Trevor Budge gets an AM:


MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

Associate Professor Trevor Murray BUDGE, 7 Hamlet Street, Bendigo Vic 3550 For service to town planning, particularly the development of regional and rural communities in Victoria, and to education.

Inaugural Chairman, ‘Planning for Health and Wellbeing’ project, Victorian Division, Planning Institute of Australia, 2003-2009; President, Victorian Division, 2003-2006, Committee Member, since 2001; Life Fellow, 2001. Chairman, National Education Committee, since 2006.
Chairman, Post Tsunami Reconstruction Project (Sri Lanka), since 2004.
Coordinator and Associate Professor, Planning, La Trobe University (LTU), Bendigo Campus; Chairman, LTU Bendigo Regional Board, 1996-1998; Member, 1994-1998. Adjunct Professor, College of Design and Social Context, RMIT University. Member, Urban Policy and Research Editorial Committee, since 2005.
Visiting Professor, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Committee Member, Healthy Eating Committee, VicHealth. Founding Board Member, Victoria Walks, since 2008. Alternate Member, Victorian Heritage Council, 1996-1997. Provides planning training to local government Councillors through Municipal Association of Victoria and Victorian Local Governance Association.
Ministerial Appointee on Government Committees including: - Melbourne 2030 Reference Committee. - Sessional Member, Planning Panels Victoria, 1992-1997 and 2000-2005. - Victorian Catchment Management Council, 1997-2000. - Victorian Catchment and Land Protection Council, 1994-1997. - Loddon-Campaspe Regional Planning Authority, 1986-1989.
Research Fellow, TAFE National Centre for Research and Development, 1986-1987.
Awards/recognition include: Lifetime Achievement Award, Planning Institute of Australia, 2007.

But he's no Peter Burge.

Imagine if he had a bad head cold an introduced himself to a FBer.

Drevo Budge?