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** Motion is hereby put that the cartoon character Bartholomew J Simpson be created baronet just so that he gets to sign his name "Sir Bart Bart."
** In [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s Ruddigore, the main character, "The Bad Baronet of Ruddigore," is called a "Bad Bart" by himself and others quite often.
*** This is referenced in one episode in ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|The Simpsons]]''{{'}} fifth season, when the self-help guru ask Bart what his name is, the response is "Ruddigore, sir!"
 
'''Knights for Life''' (in most cases - it is possible to get stripped of a knighthood, like Anthony Blunt was when it became known he was one of the Cambridge Five group of Soviet moles or more recently Robert Mugabe for general oppressiveness)