To think Prince Phillip is great?

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I love this guy, AIBU?

What's a 'tede'?

There's nothing great about him. People project their own ideas of comical mad old grandads onto him and then begin to believe they know the old duffer personally.

People seem to 'know' loads of slebs these days.

He's blunt... I remember the furore over a child being told that he was too fat to be an astronaut. A tremedous public fuss. The child was too young to be an astronaut in any event and, had he really wanted to be, he might have noted that astronauts are quite neccessarily slender. It might have planted a seed in his head that he would do whatever it took to be an astronaut...

My beloved Nana was like this. "Now, little Lying, you don't really want another biscuit, do you? You're getting a little bit big for that dress and it won't look so nice if you keep on eating biscuits". She was very 'to the point' and I loved her dearly even if she would be 'cruel to be kind'.

I think there's a golden middleway between 'shooting from the hip' and the overindulgent, unhelpful reassurance that some people patronise children with.

I miss my Nan... :(

He's an appalling, racist old dinosaur

I've just been called a tede.

I don't draw attention to typos as I am a typo queen myself, but I really can't work this one out!

I think it might be making a noun out of 'tedious', seeker. Sort of like, 'you uptight boring person' ie a 'tede'. Just a guess. What do you think?

It's because you don't find PP a reet jolly auld santa.

As in 'you're a bit tedious and have no sense of humour because you don't think it's hilarious that I just touched up your boobs by the photocopier' tedious ?

Thank you!

I ^knew6 ther was a reason that I never name change. It's because I am crap!

Basically BAD choice of interviewer - she thought she could get up close and cosy.

Yes, he's blunt - but he is what he is.

And at his age he's hardly going to give a fuck is he.

Is everyone using the term bigot because Gordo Broon did?Is this the new standard term for people we don't agree with?

If bigotry is to be intolerant of others views, what is the term for those so venomously spitting 'bigot' at bigots?it's an escher-esque nightmare!

Phil the Greek is Ace even if he is an immigrant :o

No, it's the old standard term for people who are bigots!

I disagree, circa Big Brother I distinctly remember the fashion for labeling everyone a bully prior to that fascist/ crypto fascist was all the rage

Bigot is everywhere this season! even when it makes no sense. People are falling over themselves to call people with different beliefs bigot despite the extraordinary hypocrisy in being so intolerant of intolerance.

I think any fair minded person would have to say Dear Phil is quite a broad minded chap, happy to live and let live.

Right. Will somebody please give me 3 direct qoutations from Prince Phillip which illustrate his intelligence, his wit and his concern for the environment?

do you still throw spears at each other

oh that was hilarious, have tears in my eyes thinking about it, funny guy funny guy

the independent had 90 gaffes celebrating his 90 years, oh i i laughed and laughed and was touched by his show of empathy especially his remark after the dumblane shootings, such a lovely sweet funny guy

What was his remark after Dunblane?

"If a cricketer, for instance, suddenly decided to go into a school and batter a lot of people to death with a cricket bat,which he could do very easily, I mean, are you going to ban cricket bats?" In a Radio 4 interview shortly after the Dunblane shootings in 1996. He said to the interviewer off-air afterwards: "That will really set the cat among the pigeons, won't it?"

what a cunt

Brilliantly said somethingwitty82

"His gaffes are simply dry wit at the absurdity of the world."

I agree.

Well, that may offend you but what he says it true, there was a collective bout of Something Must Be Done, I went to school in Dunblane, and there was a lot of hostility to us using guns in the Army Cadets.

Britain is highly prone to knee jerk reactionary bans without looking at the underlying problems or applying common sense.

Met him and found him to be warm, funny and interesting. I was also surprised at how relaxed he seemed around a couple of young children who were in the room - he played and chatted with them quite happily.

really how can anyone defend such a remark whether you admire him or not that was wrong, insensitive and just nasty and that is why a public apology was made

I'm sure that when we reach the grand old age of 90, the majority of us will still be spouting opinions and ideals that will leave the younger generations gasping.

I think that a lot of his 'un PC' comments have been exagerated over the years (although not all) and he is a natural target due to his wealth and position.

I have a spot spot for him and greatly admire his work with the DOE Awards.