[Closed] Phil ill.

"you are about to see the worlds most accomplished plaque unveiler at work!"

90 years old and still working eh ? The man's a legend.

Really DrJ?

Oh, If only I was already aware of the fact that Phil had carried British Citizenship since birth!

Straw man, I'm afraid.

Nobody was taking a pop at Phil for being Greek, as he isn't, but you were so desperate to trot your McNugget of trivia that you missed the point.

Can we stop calling him Phil and show a little bit more respect please ?

His proper name is Mr Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Battenberg.

Although His Royal Highness/Prince Philip will do.

Changed my mind about him i ****in love battenberg

I thought you meant Consequence, not Windsor...

Well I like the man doesn't suffer fools, tells it like it is, what you see is what you get. He's a breath of fresh air in these PC times.

He's a breath of fresh air in these PC times.

What does that even [i]mean[/i]?

[i]'Oh, I like the fact that there's someone ignorant, a bit racist and insensitive in these times where we (quite rightly) have to respect one another more than in the days of slavery, genocide and enforced colonialisation'[/i]

Is that what it means?

Would you rather somebody told you what they really thought good or bad or fed you a load of sh!t to keep you happy so you never actually know what they think. Wether you think he's a biggot, racist or whatever was not the point. You are left in no doubt where he stands unlike 99% of our politicians.

Yep he stands just to the side of the top through the accident of his wifes birth

Oh that Uncle Adolf; he was a bit racist but at least you knew where he stood, eh? 🙂

I call Goodwins ^

Whoa bit of a jump from Old Phil to uncle Adolf there Elfin. You really do have a rather large axe to grind. You can come across as rather bitter sometimes. You haven't been disinherited from a stately pile in the past have you 😉

Just making the point that just cos you 'know where someone stands', does not in any way mean they are worthy of respect or are to be commended for their candour...

Far from being a 'breath of fresh air', Phil is more like a stale, festering stench from the past.

Well I like the man doesn't suffer fools, tells it like it is, what you see is what you get. He's a breath of fresh air in these PC times.

Agree with you on the first point but disagree with your second point Elfin. Lots of charity work inc the WWF. His life really hasn't been his own since he married Liz. Duty always coming before family. He is antiquated because he's from another era, I'm not saying what he does is right or wrong but its honest.

I haven't seen any evidence that Prince Philip is a racist. He himself is of extraordinary racial mixture, as far as I can figure out he has German, Danish, English, Greek, Russian, Polish, Norwegian, and Swedish, in him. I reckon the Scandinavian/Mediterranean/Slavic man has far more of a racial mix in his blood than most people on the planet.

There's plenty of evidence however, that he's a bit of a comedian who likes a laugh and to take the piss - including out of himself. And as someone who deeply appreciates the fine and noble art of piss-taking I have no problem with that.

In fact I think he makes the ideal consort for the queen - they are indeed the perfect double act. She on the one hand, has to be all aloof, regal, ultra polite and diplomatic to heads of states/governments and dignitaries, whilst he on the other hand shuffles off with his hands behind his back to speak to the commoners and takes the piss and have a chuckle.

He brings comedy value and a human touch to otherwise deary, boring, and predictable, pomp and ceremony. Well that's the impression I get anyway. Yes he sometimes goes to the very edge but so what - I've never seen an example where imo he's crossed the line. If some people are mortified by his tongue in cheek remarks then they really need to loosen up and not take life so seriously. IMO

[url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ninety-gaffes-in-ninety-years-2290148.html ]90 gaffs by phil[/url]

I haven't seen any evidence that Prince Philip is a racist

Well, he might not openly advocate genocide and racial purity, but he's made enough comments to suggest he's pretty bloody insensitive and lacks respect for those of other cultures. Which, considering his education and the extent of his global travels, is pretty disappointing for a mayn who is sposed to be setting an example as a member of the Royal family; people we humble subjects are meant to look up to.

I reckon the Scandinavian/Mediterranean/Slavic man has far more of a racial mix in his blood than most people on the planet.

Not more than me, so if I say he's a racist then he is. 🙂

Thanks for that bruneep ..... I laughed until I had to wipe the tears from my eyes ! 😀

Yes some of them were a bit iffy but I also know that some of the examples are a bit [i]economical[/i] and don't give the whole picture. One was clearly darn right factually incorrect :

[i]61. "So you're responsible for the kind of crap Channel Four produces!" Speaking to then chairman of the channel, Michael Bishop, in 1962.[/i]

There was no Channel Four in 1962.......very sloppy.

Not more than me....

Well you've never mentioned the other half a dozen countries your family originates from, or more than two recognised racial groups, but fair point.

Well, there's Celt, Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Norman and very possibly East Yerpean on me mum's side, and on me Dad's, probbly all sorts too. Plus I'm brahyn, so I reckon I trump him on the effnik mix side of things. 😀

I'd hazard a guess my DNA is form a larger genetic pool than Phill's....

(Just heard Les Dawson say 'Elfin creature of pure delight' on't telly. 😀 )

Well, there's Celt, Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Norman and very possibly East Yerpean on me mum's side

I reckon HRH beats you on both sides on that count.

Plus I'm brahyn, so I reckon I trump him

Typical, your sorts always try to use skin colour as an advantage. And, you're not even a [i]proper[/i] brown.

I run the DoE award in my school;as old as he is,he comes to the award ceremony in Edinburgh on a baking hot July day and speaks to everybody there,probably taking 2-3 hours to do so.I actually LIKE the idea that we have a grumpy old un-PC war vet making the various PR people cringe. Just my tuppence like,based on having met him three times,so of no use on a discussion on STW I suppose.

Cant speak for others but my view on him as a royal far exceeds my view on him as a bit of of a ****. The concept of royalty is abhorent to me.

Interesting you should say that duckman, because ironically it was his quips at/about children in bruneep's list which particularly had me wiping the laughter tears from my eyes. They reminded me of one of the greatest comedians ever - W. C. Fields.

I don't know whether HRH writes all his own material, I suspect he does, but a great deal of it reminded me of the grumpy child-hating sexist W. C. Fields, he just needs to throw a bit in about being a committed alcoholic.

Although some of it has a touch of the Frankie Boyle about it :

[i]"If it has four legs and it is not a chair, if it has got two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane and if it swims and it is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it." Said to a World Wildlife Fund meeting in 1986.

"If it doesn't fart or eat hay, she isn't interested." Of his daughter, Princess Anne.[/i]

I think it's brilliant that he's able to brighten up his life with real life trolling and piss-taking without a care in the world of the social ranking of the recipient, I'm quite jealous. Poor ol' Lizzie must get exasperated with him and have to constantly bollock him after politely and diplomatically patching things up.

Poor ol' Lizzie must get exasperated with him and have to constantly bollock him after politely and diplomatically patching things up.

"I can't bally well take him anywhere"

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Wasnt really worried, he's an old boy whos had an undoubtedly good innings. After reading this thread however I hope in lives on at least long enough to see Junkyard, AA and Elfinsafety peg it unhappily.

What a miserable lot.

Hold on; I don't wish him any ill, so why are you saying nasty things about me?

I merely expressed my onion as to his character, not that I wish to see him suffer or owt.

Now Fatcha, on the other haynd....

Typical, your sorts always try to use skin colour as an advantage. And, you're not even a proper brown.

😮

Yes I am! Checked it with the Dulux colour chart and Pantone Reference Guide.

Elfinsafety - Member

I'd hazard a guess my DNA is form a larger genetic pool than Phill's....

To be fair, he's european royalty, they have a gene-teacup rather than a gene-pool. Except the ginger one obviously.

Harry's not of 'Royal Blood', is he? Or was Diana somehow related by blood to the Royal family? You never know with that lot.

The Harry thing should be sorted out, once and for all. If he's not of 'true Royal Blood', then he shoon't be being subsidised by taxpayers, regardless of all the good stuff he does in hekelopters and that. Nowt against the lad, but if the rules of the Monarchy are gonna be so strict, then let's have some transparency here. Cos if he started having kids then they'll get all the privileges of Royalty and that'll just make a mockery of the whole thing.

Must be awful for him though, not knowing the absolute truth about who yer real dad is. 🙁

Or was Diana somehow related by blood to the Royal family?

Yep, Diana was related to Charles. And the other geezer she was shagging, nor sure of his name - Hewitt? was also related. If Harry looks like Hewitt then it's just as likely to be simply because Hewitt was related to Charles.

My brother's son looks more like me than he does him, in fact he's the spitting image of me when I was his age (apparently my nephew annoys him by reminding him 😀 ) But I've not shagged his missus, I can assure you.

bruneep - Member

90 gaffs by phil

[url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ninety-gaffes-in-ninety-years-2290148.html ]90 gaffs by phil[/url]

Some classics there,streets ahead of Frankie Boyle et al

[i]His proper name is Mr Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Battenberg.[/i]

is that true ❓

I have surname jealousy!!

Hope he gets better soon, being in hospital this time of year who-ever you are is rubbish.

Kim Jong Il dies.
King Phil ill.
Coincedence?

Some classics there,streets ahead of Frankie Boyle et al

I don't think they're gaffes at all. I think it's intentional. It's not really inherent racism and suchlike, it's simply because he can.

If I were married to the Queen of a first world country yet wasn't actually a King, I think I'd become a world-class master at Not Giving A Shite as well.

is that true

Apart from the cakey bit, yes.

His proper name is Mr Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Battenberg.

is that true

[url= http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100042975/kenya-1965-the-prince-philip-gaffe-you-havent-heard-about/ ]The greatest living Englishman, Prince Philip Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Battenberg[/url]

Some sad, if predictable comments on here....

....perhaps from sad and predicatable people.

I hope they feel proud of themselves?!?

LOLing at cougar.

classy, must a bit rubbish on forms though!!