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Second Chance
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Here's one of his that's relevant to this site:
On his daughter Princess Anne’s love of horses: “If it doesn’t fart or eat hay, she isn’t interested.”
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I'd like to know who among the "woke" people here found more than 2 or 3 of those quotes offensive rather than spot on and witty?
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Second Chance
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Only dinosaurs like you introduce nonsense "woke" stuff in this context. So boringly predictable.
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jujuno
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wasn't enamoured of Diana. Being selected by the Tampon King to bear his children, was hardly an honour. |
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jujuno
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this 'woke' rubbish baffles me. so does this: 9. "I don't think a prostitute is more moral than a wife, but they are doing the same thing," when dismissing claims those who slaughter for meat have greater moral authority than those who partake in blood sports in 1988. I would have thought the first analogy reversed was the correct comparison... He did have strange thoughts... |
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jujuno
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17. "Deaf? If you're near there, no wonder you are deaf," he told a group of deaf school children, who were nearby a Caribbean steel drum band in 2000. 18. "You could do with losing a little bit of weight," he told 13-year-old Andrew Adams, after hearing he wanted to become an astronaut while visiting a science museum in 2001. these two showed he was an ass...If I was a parent of either, I would have decked him...
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Gay3
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Geez, what a lot of hate or at the very least, disrespect for someone who managed to attain the age of 99, followed Royal protocol diligently for at least 70 years, always with a smile in public & didn't kill anyone
I don't need to be a Royalist to respect Prince Phillip. |
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jujuno
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He thought he was above being respectful to others, by some of those comments. There were a couple of funny quotes, but a lot were just plain insulting.
I respect people who deserve respect. Like Edmund Hilary or Graeme Clark or David Attenborough. Not some person who was fortunate to have the best of care to reach 99. |
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Brudder_A
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Especially, for a Greek in Pommyland! Three Cheers!
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stayer
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I'm guessing the old timers on here went off? ??
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stayer
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I'm 45 years old, you brainless old leftie |
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Tlazolteotl
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I’d heard the Queen had sent a horse to Melbourne for the Cup, to be run the following week, and I asked Her Majesty about the steed’s chances, about which she was enthusiastic. Soon after, having been handed off to the Queen’s consort, I learned the duke was to travel to New Zealand on business related to his international presidency of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Here seemed an opportunity to inquire whether he might incorporate a side trip to the Melbourne Cup. The Queen tells us she holds high hopes for her horse,” I ventured. “Nonsense,” the duke shot back. “The thing has travelled badly and is probably suffering colic. No chance in hell . So he wouldn’t be attending the Cup? Nothing but another bloody horse race,” snorted the duke, safely out of earshot of the horse-race loving Queen. Besides, said Prince Philip, if he were to visit Australia, the authorities wouldn’t be happy with his views. And with that, he launched into a passionate assault on what he considered the scandal of land clearing, particularly in Queensland. He reeled off reams of figures about the immense amount of native vegetation that was disappearing across Australia, wiping out wildlife. He reserved his greatest contempt for Queensland, where the loss of habitat for native animals was, he said, the most appalling in the nation, and among the worst in the world. https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/beneath-the-gaffes-the-duke-ran-deep-20210222-p574ui.html |
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ExceedAndExcel
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Is this the type of abuse we can look forward to now that you have returned?
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acacia alba
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They are all spot on and witty. But its not PC to say that sort of stuff now . Witty doesnt cut it now days. Its just too too racist, and no one can see the funny side . They are all to worried about being branded racist. Pretty sad really. Back in my day, around the paddocks and stables, a joke was a joke and we all laughed. Now. Laugh and get crucified. |
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animals before people.
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horlicks
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I think there has been enough comment now. Please regardless of your views remain respectful to other users
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jujuno
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so telling a deaf person "no wonder you're deaf..." is a good joke to laugh at.
or telling a kid he's too fat to become an astronaut??? So encouraging? I'm not particularly PC, but some things are best not expressed, even for a cheap laugh... |
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acacia alba
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13 is pretty good. and the locals agree. Its just sad that no one sees the funny side of anything now. Sure he may have made some bloopers,,,,,but thats life. You never made a blooper JJ ??
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animals before people.
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acacia alba
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And whats wrong with 19 ???
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animals before people.
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jujuno
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plenty...and I have a great sense of the ridiculous... but making jokes at the expense of someone's affliction is not funny at all... it seems Prince Pip thought he could amuse himself at the expense of other's feelings. not cool. |
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Tlazolteotl
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Did any of the people Princey was saying these things to take offense or only third party offensionistas?
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Red Hare
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He was one to fall into line, regardless of who was in charge. Much like his Nazi sisters. There is nothing respectable about that. The nonsense he must’ve spouted to his children, and they to theirs...
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VOYAGER
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I just need to make my views of this 'man' clear.
I do not have a problem with racial or gender based jokes or comedy, no problem whatsoever. However what I do have a problem with is a person who instead of living and dying in poverty and anonymity, in Greece, finds himself by marriage, placed into one of the most prominent positions in a influential family, acting in a manner which he sees himself as a superior human, just because he married a woman, who was born into a particular family. Now if he had faced the might of the Germans in the second world war, instead of being well looked after firstly by being a war escort in the Indian Ocean for Australian troop ships (well away from the main theatre of action), he was then transferred from that assignment when the Germans invaded Greece (probably with his two brothers leading the invasion), to a Mediterranean fleet. Then he made his way up the officer ranks by finishing courses in Portsmouth, not gaining one field promotion (a good example of the upper curst English way to elevate men through the ranks who have not proven themselves). He did see some action during the Battle of Crete and the Allied Invasion of Sicily. but again it is not exactly the Russian front or the Battle of Britain. After becoming a first lieutenant at 21 years of age (the youngest man to reach that rank), he saved the crew of the HMS Wallace with a great diversion plan. After this incident he was transferred to the British Fleet in the Pacific and was present aboard the Missouri when the Japanese signed the surrender. Now why do I mention this. His grandson Harry spent a full tour under fire from the Talaban and ISIS forces on the battlefield and to me his day to day experience allowed him to earn his rank and respect for his battlefield experiences. The things he said, were shocking. Now you might think that if you live in Beijing or Shanghai for a long period of time you will have slitty eyes, but you are one wrong, and two you are racist. There is nothing funny about that statement. He was a adulterer and liar. Now look if he and the Queen had an agreement where he could have his flings, like a male whore (remember it takes two to tango), then I am fine with that, however when he spoke up about others morals, it was a little bit rich coming from a man who was unfaithful to his wife. There so many lies in what he said that I do not have enough space to list them, but again if you live in China for a long period of time, you will not develop slitty eyes. He is a person who thinks that what he was taught and all the 'facts' in his own education are correct and still are. To ask an indigenous Australian if you still spear each other, I mean was he serious? If you hate those type of statements, you are not woke or a killjoy, you are a decent human. The fact that he had no interest in anything that did not interest him, shows his arrogance and narcissism. Okay so he did not like horseracing, well why did he attend the meetings? So he thought it was okay to ask female politicians and journalists about their knickers. That is a real man for you , and he always pointed out everyone's flaws, instead of doing what any actual human being does and focus on a persons strengths. I do not disrespect royalty. The Queen is a lovely lady, and the royal families of other nations are full of lovely people, but like all families this one is also full of people who are unlikable and he is at the top of the list for me. Just because someone is a parent, that does not make them all knowing, if someone is old that itself does not make them worth respect and just because someone did do some good things in their life, does that offset the bad and negative things they did. He had good points, but his bad points for me overwhelmed his good points, and that is the reason I disrespect him. I do not consider myself a SJW, I am not a person who is politically correct and I am not a tree hugging greenie type who hates everything, for no logical reason. But when I find myself in a world where liars, racists, elitists and narcissistic people being paid tribute to, I do speak up and stand by every word I type. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but the other side to that statement is that not everyone has to agree with your own opinion.
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marble
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thanks Voyager - that was an enlightening read. I knew he had poor form but didn't realise the extent of it.
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Tlazolteotl
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Adulterer huh. With who? I suspect Voyager has spent too much time watching the fictional drama The Crown.
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Tlazolteotl
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Prince Philip's war heroics come to light after 60 yearsHargreaves was a yeoman aboard the destroyer HMS Wallace on which Philip, son of Prince Andrew of Greece, had been appointed first lieutenant - second-in-command - at the age of 21. In July 1943, engaged in the Allied landings in Sicily, the ship came under repeated bombardment at dead of night and its crew realised that they would probably lose their lives. It was then Philip conjured up a plan to throw overboard a wooden raft with smoke floats that would create the illusion of debris ablaze on the water. As he hoped, the German plane was fooled into attacking the raft while the Wallace sailed to safety under cover of darkness. Hargreaves recalled the terrifying events of that night on the website: 'It was obvious that we were the target for tonight and they would not stop until we had suffered a fatal hit. It was for all the world like being blindfolded and trying to evade an enemy whose only problem was getting his aim right. There was no doubt in anyone's mind that a direct hit was inevitable. 'There was no question but to accept that on the next run or the one after that we had little chance of survival. I had been through so much that the feeling of anger and frustration was as great as the fear I and everyone else felt. 'It was less than five minutes after the aircraft had departed and - if the previous space in time was approximately the same - we had about 20 minutes to come up with something. We couldn't steam far in that time, not even far enough to make the aircraft think we had moved.' He continued: 'The first lieutenant [Philip] went into hurried conversation with the captain, and the next thing a wooden raft was being put together on deck. Within five minutes they launched a raft over the side - at each end was fastened a smoke float. When it hit the water the smoke floats were activated and billowing clouds of smoke interspersed with small bursts of flame gave a convincing imitation of flaming debris in the water. 'The captain ordered full ahead and we steamed away from the raft for a good five minutes and then he ordered the engines stopped. The tell-tale wake subsided and we lay there quietly in the soft darkness and cursed the stars, or at least I did. Quite some time went by until we heard aircraft engines approaching. 'The sound of the aircraft grew louder until I thought it was directly overhead and I screwed up my shoulders in anticipation of the bombs. The next thing was the scream of the bombs, but at some distance. The ruse had worked and the aircraft was bombing the raft. I suppose he was under the impression that he had hit us in his last attack and was now finishing the job. 'We lay there waiting for him to leave, which he did, and, in view of the solitary attacks so well spaced apart, we were convinced he would not return. It had been marvellously quick thinking, conveyed to a willing team and put into action as if rehearsed.' Speaking from his home in Westport in Ontario, Canada, Hargreaves told The Observer: 'Prince Philip saved our lives that night. I suppose there might have been a few survivors, but certainly the ship would have been sunk. He was always very courageous and resourceful and thought very quickly. You would say to yourself "What the hell are we going to do now?" and Philip would come up with something.' https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/dec/28/monarchy.davidsmith |
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jujuno
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reports about his infidelity came out eons ago, when he was much younger. The details were covered up, similar to how Hollywood does it. |
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acacia alba
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Now it will be out there with his infidelity. Bring it on ,,now he is gone. And cant repudiate it. Love how they wait until someone dies , and then they come on and say all sorts of stuff.
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Gay3
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The negative Neds & Nellies thrive on it & would need to double their meds if a positive thought or reaction ever crossed their minds.
I've become immune to it so rarely comment as 1) no argument will change their minds & 2) it's worth neither the time nor energy expenditure |
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RIP Peter Warner He won three Sydney to Hobart yacht races but his 1966 rescue of stranded Tongan teenagers is probably more interesting. |
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