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Originally Posted by Kursk
Do you think the aim of becoming 'excellent ambassadors for Britain' even crossed their minds when they started hitting a ball with a bat/began running around in circles? I suspect they did it (and do it) for more selfish, material aims.
What next Dame bake-a-cake or Sir Gogglebox?
The system is elitist and trivial claptrap imo.
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Claptrap is the perfect word, I was just sitting here reading that when it occurred to me how ludicrous it is, just imagine what johnny foreigner thinks when he hears and enquires what an obe is, they must wonder if we are aware the empire no longer exists.