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Ahhh, Philip. Good old Philip. You, so proud and commanding, husband of our sovereign Queen, a shining beacon of all that is British. Its amazing a man in his position, with his power, can display such tact and humility. This thread is a celebration of the man, the legend, that is HRH Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh. Here we will explore him, and create a profile of the great Royal. First off, some famous quotes from his benign eminence. I'm sure you'll agree, he really is a terrific diplomat and ambasador for our great nation.

Whilst on a tour of a factory in northern England, Prince Philip pointed out a fuse box that looked quite old. He said "it looks like it was made by an Indian!"

When talking to some british students in Oriental Asia (think it was China), he joked with them "you shouldn't stay here too long, or you'll turn slitty-eyed"

Said during a severe recession in 1981: "Everybody was saying we must have more leisure. Now they're complaining they're unemployed."

On being introduced to the chairman of Britain's channel 4 television network: "So YOU'RE responsible for the kind of crap channel 4 produces."

On Fergie, the Duchess of York: "Her behavior was a bit odd. I don't see her because I do not see much point."

To a driving instructor he met during a stroll in Oban, Scotland: "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to get them past the test?"

Comment when someone suggested in 1967 that a trip to Russia might improve diplomatic relations between Great Britain and the Soviets: "The bastards murdered half my family."

Comments to the World Wildlife Fund, on Chinese eating habits: "If it has four legs and it's not a chair, if it has two wings and it flies but it's not an airplane, and if it swims and it's not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it."

To grieving residents of Lockerbie during a 1993 visit after a plane exploded and crashed into the town, killing everyone on board and several people on the ground (and shortly after a fire swept through ONE wing of Windsor Castle): "People usually say that after a fire it's the water damage that's the worst. We're STILL trying to dry out Windsor castle."

On French Canadians during a visit to Toronto: "I can't understand a word they say. They slur all their words."

To further insult Canadians during a royal visit: "We don't come here for our health. We can think of other ways of enjoying ourselves."


Well, as you can see, with a fine diplomat like HRH Prince Philip touring the earth, and spreading his words, its no wonder the Brits are regarded the earth over with such respect.

Please, if you have any further anecdotes about Philip, please do regale us with them, as i'm sure we could listren to his wisdom all day long.



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Posted: 2005-10-24 17:21:22
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lol, a legend.

He has put his boot in his own mouth so many times
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Posted: 2005-10-24 17:31:02
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Heres the man himself:



He looks like a harmless old bugger, doesnt he! But, if you close one eye, and squint with the other, he looks like...Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi war criminal! Remarkable!



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[ This Message was edited by: methylated_spirit on 2005-10-24 16:53 ]
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Posted: 2005-10-24 17:44:05
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lol. Yes a legend indeed, one hope’s one of his grandchildren to follow in the same footsteps (my moneys on Harry)
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Posted: 2005-10-24 17:46:46
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You mean this guy? Oh, i think thats a safe bet, i'm sure we all remember this...it must run in the family!




Hmmm, i'm beginning to see a pattern developing!

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[ This Message was edited by: methylated_spirit on 2005-10-24 16:51 ]
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Posted: 2005-10-24 17:49:17
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ha ha, thats the cheeky chappy.
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Posted: 2005-10-24 18:10:29
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If i'm not mistaken jolly old Phil and George Bush had the same teacher for Off-The-Cuff 101. Really priceless, some of the things which emerge from these duffers. This message was posted from a Nokia
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Posted: 2005-10-24 18:26:49
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Completely tactless, but then at least he's honest about what he thinks I suppose. As much as I find some of his comments very rude, and at times racist, he does occassionaly add a splash of comedy to the proceedings by his sheer level of tactlessness. He is so rude and tactless at times that all one can do is laugh.
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Posted: 2005-10-24 23:59:09
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some more great quotes of wisdom from the man known to Australians as "Phil the Greek":

"When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife."

"What do you gargle with - pebbles?" said to Tom Jones after the The Royal Variety Performance in 1969

"You must be out of your minds.." to Solomon Islanders, on being told that their population growth was 5% a year.

"You are a woman, aren't you?" said in Kenya, to a native woman who had presented him with a small gift.

"Your country is one of the most notorious centres of trading in endangered species in the world," said in Thailand, after accepting a conservation award.

"You can't have been here that long - you haven't got a pot belly," said to a Briton in Budapest, Hungary

"Aren't most of you descended from pirates?" said to an islander in the Cayman Islands.

"Bloody silly fool!" referring to a Cambridge University car park attendant who failed to recognise him - obviously mistook him for a Nazi war criminal

"You managed not to get eaten, then?" said to a student who had been trekking in Papua New Guinea.

"Deaf? If you are near there, no wonder you are deaf," said to young deaf people in Cardiff, referring to a school's steel band.

"Do you still throw spears at each other?" to an Aboriginal man on Australia's Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park.

"You were playing your instruments, weren't you? Or do you have tape recorders under your seats?" to a childrens band in Australia.

"Do you know they have eating dogs for the anorexic now?" to a blind woman with a guide dog.

"If you travel as much as we do you appreciate how much more comfortable aircraft have become. Unless you travel in something called economy class, which sounds ghastly.." commenting during the Jubilee tour).

"The problem with London is the tourists. They cause the congestion. If we could just stop tourism we could stop the congestion.." on the London traffic debate, after mayor Ken Livingstone forced through his plan to charge motorists £5 to enter the city.

"French cooking's all very well, but they can't do a decent English breakfast.." aboard the floating restaurant 'Il Punto' on the river Orwell in Ipswich, after thoroughly enjoying an excellent full English breakfast (Il Punto is owned by Frenchman Regis Crepy).

"It doesn't look like much work goes on at this University" overheard at Bristol University's BLADE (Bristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamic Engineering) facility, which had been closed in order that he and the Queen could officially open it.

"You look like you're ready for bed!" to the President of Nigeria, who was dressed in traditional robes.

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Posted: 2005-10-25 02:06:30
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SO SO priceless...

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Posted: 2005-10-25 02:45:08
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