Crazy Prince Philip at it again

[STEED]

Ban awful opening ceremonies says Prince Philip

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Philip says all opening and closing ceremonies at the Olympics should be banned.

"I am truly fed up with the opening and closing ceremonies. They are a pain in the neck," said the Queen's husband, renowned for his outspoken views and political gaffes.

Interviewed by Saturday's Daily Telegraph, Philip said he hoped to do "as little as possible" during the London Olympics in 2012. He will then be 91 years old.

"Opening and closing ceremonies ought to be banned," he told the newspaper. "Absolute bloody nuisances. I have been to one that was absolutely, appallingly awful."

Recalling the 1972 Games, he said: "I was suddenly told at Munich I think it was, that we couldn't have the main arena for show jumping because it had to be prepared for the closing ceremony.
"So I said 'What is the Olympics about? The competition or the closing ceremony?'"

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/27052006/80...ce-philip.html

What do you folks think of our crazy Prince Philip and his out spoken views, I find him a real good laugh. :rotfl:

[Oberon]

Not very politically correct, but he has come out with some funny ones.

My mum was once at the Windsor polo ground looking over a horse-drawn carriage and critising how dirty the tack was and how it was set up wrong. There was a polite cough from above her, and who should be sitting on the carriage but Prince Philip, it was his carriage!

[Takeda Shingen]

In this era of George W. Bush, it is nice to spend some time looking at someone else's black sheep, so, yes I do enjoy reading him.

Now, to the business at hand: This thread was rated at 5 stars. I apologize in advance, but I had to give you 4, which is a rating of 'good'. The content was well-done and humorous, but most of the initial post was quotation. Frankly, it could have used some more emoticons as well. Overall, it was good, but not your best effort. If you want to make it through to the next round, you had better hope that our television audience is willing to spend the the $.70 US to text message their vote for you. Lines open at midnight.

[Skybird]

"Philip said he hoped to do "as little as possible" during the London Olympics in 2012."Fantastic statement. I want to meet that man and shake his hand.What is FIFA and IOC more than a method to seize some old and fat and greey functionaries ridiculously high pensions?I would like to see FIFA and olympic events beeing opened with a team event named "team deathmatch": the executive commitee versus a band of lions.

[XabbaRus]

The old sod has a point though....

He is though a diplomatic nightmare. I wonder how long he'd last in Bagdad?

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Skybird

I want to meet that man and shake his hand.

Skybird, I didn't know you was a fan of Prince Philip.

Just for you here's a picture of the old buffer.

[Onkel Neal]

I never pay any attention "monarchs" and royalty, less to anything they have to say.

[TteFAboB]

Originally Posted by STEED

Skybird, I didn't know you was a fan of Prince Philip.

Just for you here's a picture of the old buffer.

That's alot of medals, do you get all of them by just sleeping with the Queen on the same bed?

I think he should be hired by the Olympic committee, the one with the pensions, to change the closing ceremonies. I second the bloody suggestion, we need a violent sport in the end to counter the whole peace and comming together thing. With his pension, and if he's allowed to sell any organs left intact after the carnage, he will make enough money to let the Royal Family Tax be eliminated, now that's something worth banning.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by TteFAboB

That's alot of medals, do you get all of them by just sleeping with the Queen on the same bed?

Unlike a lot of royalty around the world he might have actually earned a few of them.

[lesrae]

I've always liked the old boy, he served in the Royal Navy in the far east during WWII so I'm sure some of the medals are earned.

[bradclark1]

At 91 he's entitled to be an old codger.

[mog]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I never pay any attention "monarchs" and royalty, less to anything they have to say.

Well, you're really missing out when it comes to Prince Philip. Some of my favourites are:

"How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to get them through the test?" - To a Scottish driving instructor

"Everybody was saying we must have more leisure. Now they are complaining they are unemployed." - During the recession in the early '80s

"If you stay here much longer you'll all get slitty eyed." - To British students in China

"You managed not to get eaten, then?" - To a student who had been hiking in Papua New Guinea

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

"Do you still throw spears at each other?" - To an Aboriginal in Australia

"You were playing your instruments, weren't you? Or do you have tape recorders under your seats?" - To a band of Australian school children

"Where did you get that hat?" - To the Queen, just after her coronation

[The Avon Lady]

Some of those are pretty funny. Some are insulting. There's also the utterly ugly side.

My personal feelings, after visiting England several time (much family there), is that sooner or later it's time to disband the monarchy, who no longer serve any relevant public or governmental purpose and have been reduced to total figureheads, feeding off British taxpayers.

Let them eat cake.

[mog]

Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

My personal feelings, after visiting England several time (much family there), is that sooner or later it's time to disband the monarchy, who no longer serve any relevant public or governmental purpose and have been reduced to total figureheads, feeding off British taxpayers.

I would say that their role in all the Commonwealth constitutional monarchies is one of checks and balances, and denying the politicians absolute power. Since all these countries are currently politically stable, it may look like the Queen does bugger all, but that doesn't mean she isn't still a vital part of the whole process.

Also, I've read that through the tourism industry the Royal family rakes in huge amounts of cash for the British taxpayers.

[scandium]

Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

Some of those are pretty funny. Some are insulting. There's also the utterly ugly side.

My personal feelings, after visiting England several time (much family there), is that sooner or later it's time to disband the monarchy, who no longer serve any relevant public or governmental purpose and have been reduced to total figureheads, feeding off British taxpayers.

Let them eat cake.

They don't serve a "government" purpose because they aren't part of the government (Blair is head of the government). They have been "reduced to figureheads" by design. The King/Queen is head of state, that is their purpose, and they perform the associated ceremonial functions that go along with it. There are very few democracies where the functions of the head of state and the head of government are held by the same person (though I'm certain there are others, the US is the only one I can think of based on this model).