Post by eamo on Jun 14, 2006 14:29:16 GMT
Probably saw these before but these are classic:
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, Scotland, 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."
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, Scotland, 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."