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4 total messages Started by Gary Arvisais Fri, 05 Mar 2004 16:38

Author: Gary Arvisais
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 16:38

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I read yesterday where Sir Elton John is not going to marry his mate of
11 years (David Furniss of Toronto) in the near future - a perfectly
legal step in a growing number of places.

A new problem is what is the proper address for the same-sex spouse of a
knight? I suppose two women could be Lady and Lady So-and-So. Is it Sir
Elton and Sir David? Sir Elton and Lady David?

Such an important concern....

Re: Sir Elton and ...?

Author: DRS
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 16:57

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Gary Arvisais <gary_arvisaisRemoveThis@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
4048AD04.2B71CABD@sympatico.ca
> I read yesterday where Sir Elton John is not going to marry his mate
> of 11 years (David Furniss of Toronto) in the near future - a
> perfectly legal step in a growing number of places.
>
> A new problem is what is the proper address for the same-sex spouse
> of a knight? I suppose two women could be Lady and Lady So-and-So. Is
> it Sir Elton and Sir David? Sir Elton and Lady David?
>
> Such an important concern....

Sir Elton and Mister David.

-- 

"I'm proud that I live in a country where witnessing two hours of bloody,
barbarous torture in gloating detail is considered indicia of religious
piety, whereas a mere second gazing upon a woman's breast is cause for
outraged apoplexy."
Betty Bowers, http://www.bettybowers.com/melgibsonpassion.html

Re: Sir Elton and ...?

Author: Frank R.A.J. Maloney
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 18:40

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"Gary Arvisais" <gary_arvisaisRemoveThis@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4048AD04.2B71CABD@sympatico.ca...
> I read yesterday where Sir Elton John is not going to marry his mate of
> 11 years (David Furniss of Toronto) in the near future - a perfectly
> legal step in a growing number of places.
>
> A new problem is what is the proper address for the same-sex spouse of a
> knight? I suppose two women could be Lady and Lady So-and-So. Is it Sir
> Elton and Sir David? Sir Elton and Lady David?
>
> Such an important concern....
>

The rule in the British system is that a man does not get his title or style
from his spouse. Therefore, Sir Elton John, KBE, and Mr. David Furniss.

-- 
Frank in Seattle

___________

Frank Richard Aloysius Jude Maloney

"I leave you now in radiant contentment"
     -- "Whistling in the Dark"

Re: Sir Elton and ...?

Author: Roedy Green
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 23:16

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On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 11:38:28 -0500, Gary Arvisais
<gary_arvisaisRemoveThis@sympatico.ca> wrote or quoted :

>David Furniss of Toronto)

I looked for a photo of this guy with google but found one.
One Henry Furniss could be a relative
http://www.the-firm.uk.com/graphics2/hbike.gif

--
Canadian Mind Products, Roedy Green.
Coaching, problem solving, economical contract programming. 
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jgloss.html for The Java Glossary.

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