The Prince of Politically Incorrect

[sudsmaster]

For some strange reason I became interested in the history of England's royal consort, Prince Philip (or, more correctly, the Duke of Whatchmacallit).

Along the way I learned that he was of poor Greek royalty (but really of nordic descent), and prone to an amazing variety and frequency of verbal gaffes, that almost put our George W. Bush to shame.

A sampling:

Welcomed Fat former German chancellor Helmut Kohl as 'Reichskanzler' The title Hitler gave to himself and has never been used since.

Recently describing Brazil, he quipped that it would be paradise, if it weren't for the Brazilians.

Told a mother who had recently lost two sons in a house fire that:- "smoke alarms are a damn nuisance"

And my favorite (being part scots-irish):

After meeting some students, on a visit to Ireland and on learning that 2 of them were from the same town said something like "Goodness, 2 Irishmen in the same room and they agree on something !"

http://www.rocknroll.f9.co.uk/advice/princephillipthegreek.html

 

[petek]

I love his sense of dry humour and he doesn't hold anything back. I wouldn't want his or Brendas job for anything always being on display like that. Can you imagine how boring it must be to sit through all those pow-wows, ribbon cuttings, committee's parliamentary pageants,parades, ad nauseum having your whole year planned out. No thanks.

 

[sudsmaster]

More Philipisms:

If you see a man opening a car door for a woman, it means one of two things: it's either a new woman or a new car!

Everybody was saying we must have more leisure. Now they are complaining they are unemployed.

The only active sport I will follow is polo - and most of the work is done by the pony.

How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to get them through the test? (1995) - Said to a driving instructor in Scotland

Never pass up a chance to go to the loo or to take a poo. -
When asked his secret for dealing with public appearances

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

 

[petek]

There was one where he commented that all the paparazzi want is a picture of one of them picking their nose. LOL probably correct too..

 

[whirlcool]

And while once visiting a factory being built in London he was shown a large electrical panel under construction. He said "It looks like it was made by Indians", thereby pissing off the rather large Indian population of London.

 

[rolls_rapide]

Didn't he also make some comment about the Chinese (or was it Japanese) having "slitty eyes" ?

 

[sudsmaster]

Yes, he warned a group of English students in China that if they stayed there too long, they'd get "slitty eyes".

Although some of his comments border on being witty and incisive, comments like that one peg him as an intolerant insensitive ignorant buffoon.

And, of course, he's proud he never went to college.

 

[toggleswitch]

Well of course, all that rice with every meal IS constipating.........

(ducks and runs!)