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=== ''Patriot Games'' ===
* [[Tropers/Jarmatus|This Commonwealth of Nations troper]] would like to know how in God's name Jack Ryan acquired a knighthood ... no, scratch that, why he's called by the title 'Sir John' in the United Kingdom, even though he can't accept the knighthood at all, despite Clancy's [[Hand Wave]] ... no, scratch that, what I really want to know is how Jack Ryan gets to be so bloody rude to a [[Captain Ersatz]] of Prince Charles and get away with it.
** In fairness, Jack knew he was being an ass, and knew he'd be hip deep in shit if it backfired, but he was basically trying to use shock tactics to prevent said [[Captain Ersatz]] from slipping into a [[Heroic BSOD]] because of his failed [[I Just Want to Be Badass]] moment. It winds up working out well enough, but he does get called out for the rudeness later on, albeit comically.
** As for how he acquired a knighthood in the first place -- well, as mentioned in the story itself, its been a ''long'' while since an heir to the throne was single-handedly saved from certain death under such circumstances, and the Crown's dignity sort of requires an appropriate reward to be handed out when someone does.
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