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From: Arthur Pye <>
Subject: Re: QinetiQ man gets OBE !
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 16:54:18 +0000
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In message <nFRIb.7477$>, Jill
<> writes
>
>""Roy Stockdill"" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> It has been brought to my attention that the technical director of
>> Qinetiq, the company behind the 1901 census cock-up, has been awarded
>> the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year
>> Honours List, supposedly for "services to defence".
>>
>> Dr Colin Boyne was already an MBE and has now been further honoured.
>>
>> Anyone got any bright suggestion as to what OBE could stand for, in
>> the circumstances? <b.g.>
>
>Other Bu##ers Efforts
>was how a recipient I know described it
>mind you "they " were just being modest
>
>HAPPY NEW YEAR
>
>--
>regards
>Jill Bowis
>
Sorry, I'm a bit late on this.

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Arthur Pye
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