Only in England

17 Responses to Only in England

1. Henry Gee says:

   13 July 2008 at 11:43

   Can you tick multiple boxes, or just the one?
2. Brian Clegg says:

   13 July 2008 at 11:44

   Why not carbon offset for trains, Richard? Some trains in the UK are so poor that, with the loads they carry, a car with four people in it is more carbon effecient that doing the same journey by train.
3. Maxine Clarke says:

   13 July 2008 at 11:46

   If you book for something in the US, you also get a suffix, which is for entries such as “the third” “Jr” and so on.
4. Richard P. Grant says:

   13 July 2008 at 11:48

   The whole point of public transport is passing the railways by, innit?
5. Matt Brown says:

   13 July 2008 at 11:49

   If you’d selected [other] do you get a free-text entry box? That’d be fun.
   e.g. Most Mighty Uberlord Richard Grant
   If not, would your name appear as [Other] Richard Grant?
6. Massimo Pinto says:

   13 July 2008 at 13:57

   I’d book as Rev Richard Grant.
7. Maxine Clarke says:

   13 July 2008 at 14:13

   Lord Richard Grant the Third.
8. Ian Brooks says:

   13 July 2008 at 20:18

   Ooh! Waay too tempting to break to ToS here! >:)
9. Richard P. Grant says:

   13 July 2008 at 21:31

   Care to re-phrase that in English, Brooks?
10. James stern says:

    13 July 2008 at 21:39

    I wonder why the need to be so specific, I’d expect this sort of thing from a public sector company but even my local council website more moderate 😉
11. Scott Keir says:

    13 July 2008 at 21:44

    Those are the most common ones, though I like that Dr is first.
    You should see the database that I use at work, it has a lovely dropdown for Title – everything from Rear Admiral to His Excellency.
12. Richard P. Grant says:

    13 July 2008 at 21:46

    I’m shooting for “Dread Lord”.
13. Cath Ennis says:

    14 July 2008 at 19:20

    Dread Pirate, surely.
14. Henry Gee says:

    14 July 2008 at 19:24

    This reminds me of a faux news item on The Two Ronnies which went something like:
    the Annual General Meeting of the organization known as the Lords of the Universe has had to be postponed because their leader, the Grand Master and Absolute Ruler of All Living Things, couldn’t come, because his wife wouldn’t let him.
    Only in England…
15. Richard P. Grant says:

    14 July 2008 at 20:54

    Only if my name was Roberts, Cath.
16. Jennifer Rohn says:

    15 July 2008 at 22:38

    How many lords and ladies do you reckon ever take public transport? I can’t exactly see them clamoring for tickets to share a carriage with the likes of Richard Grant.
17. Richard P. Grant says:

    15 July 2008 at 23:21

    One day I’ll be in famous and then you’ll be sorry you ever said that, Dr Rohn.

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