Bow down Aussies! - Page 3

Donut · 03-01-2002, 11:07 AM

Prince Phillip has been up to his old tricks again whilst in Aus. He asked one of the aboriginal traditional dancers 'Do you chaps still throw spears at each other.

His previous gaffes include:

(On receiving a gift from a Kenyan native woman) "You are a woman aren't you?.."

(To a Cayman Islander) "Aren't most of you descended from pirates?.."

(To a British ex-pat in Hungary) "You can't have been here that long, you haven't got a pot-belly yet.."

(To a Scottish driving instructor) "How do you keep the natives from being inebriated long enough to pass their test?.."

Bloody inbreds!

Memnoch · 03-02-2002, 04:06 AM

Eh? Who's here?

Yorick · 03-02-2002, 04:17 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Donut:
Prince Phillip has been up to his old tricks again whilst in Aus. He asked one of the aboriginal traditional dancers 'Do you chaps still throw spears at each other.

Donutson, traditional Aboriginal justice includes a person being speared for a serious crime. Having a 'spear thrown at them' if you like.

There are areas such as Arnhemland where Aboriginals live autonomously, and where traditional ways of living are encouraged and protected - such as turtle fishing (with spears) - whereas everyone else is banned from hunting the protected turtle.

Thus it's not as stupid a question as it may seem.

LennonCook · 03-02-2002, 04:57 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Yorick:

Donutson, traditional Aboriginal justice includes a person being speared for a serious crime. Having a 'spear thrown at them' if you like.

There are areas such as Arnhemland where Aboriginals live autonomously, and where traditional ways of living are encouraged and protected - such as turtle fishing (with spears) - whereas everyone else is banned from hunting the protected turtle.

Thus it's not as stupid a question as it may seem.

Its getting better to... the government is encouraging integration more than ever. (for those of you who dont know what that is... its living in both cultures at once, using ideals from both.). Also, the aboriginals are trying to claim back some more of their traditional areas, i think mainly some more near Uluru...

Lanesra · 03-02-2002, 07:38 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Yorick:

Donutson, traditional Aboriginal justice includes a person being speared for a serious crime. Having a 'spear thrown at them' if you like.

There are areas such as Arnhemland where Aboriginals live autonomously, and where traditional ways of living are encouraged and protected - such as turtle fishing (with spears) - whereas everyone else is banned from hunting the protected turtle.

Thus it's not as stupid a question as it may seem.

Fair point Yorick and if the question wasn't asked by Phil the Greek quite beleivable.

Now can you take me through these: [img]smile.gif[/img]

In May this year he angered deaf people during a visit to the new Welsh Assembly. While he was with a group from the British Deaf Association who were standing near a band, he pointed to the musicians and said: "Deaf? If you are near there, no wonder you are deaf."

In 1996 he caused an outcry among gun law reformers when he said: "There's no evidence that people who use weapons for sport are any more dangerous than people who use golf clubs or tennis rackets or cricket bats."

The Prince angered local residents in Lockerbie when on a visit to the town in 1993, he said to a man who lived in a road where 11 people had been killed by wreckage from the Pan Am jumbo jet: "People usually say that after a fire it is water damage that is the worst. We are still trying to dry out Windsor Castle."

During a Royal visit to China in 1986 he described Peking as "ghastly" and told British students: "If you stay here much longer you'll all be slitty-eyed."

He said of Canada: "We don't come here for our health. We can think of other ways of enjoying ourselves."

At the height of the recession in 1981 he said: "Everybody was saying we must have more leisure. Now they are complaining they are unemployed."

In 1966 he provoked outrage by saying: "British women can't cook."

Commenting on stress counselling for servicemen in a TV documentary on the 50th Anniversary of D-Day, he said: "It was part of the fortunes of war. We didn't have counsellors rushing around every time somebody let off a gun, asking `are you all right - are you sure you don't have a ghastly problem?'. You just got on with it."

Personal remarks have annoyed singing stars. In 1969 The Duke said to Tom Jones after the Royal Variety Performance: "What do you gargle with, pebbles?".

At a private lunch given 30 years ago he said he thought Adam Faith's singing was like bath water going down a plug hole.:

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Yorick · 03-02-2002, 02:29 PM

Not good. Not good.

Ah well. Pity you can't vote him out of office eh?

He's in for life isn't he

[img]tongue.gif[/img]

Cloudbringer · 03-02-2002, 03:17 PM

Eef! Lanesra, he sounds as inept in public as Dan Quayle used to be! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Cloudy

Cloudbringer · 03-02-2002, 03:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Davros:

Oh Cloudlet, I had such high hopes that having travelled somewhat, your grasp of the basics of the geographe would have been somewhat higher than the norm . And yes, Adelaide is a girls name, and Amber is a colour and a gemstone .

[img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img] Awww..does it count if I did, in fact, know it was a part of Australia but not precisely where?

HEHE..and amber is also the fossilized resin that makes that gemstone. Try living that down as a kid..especially when your buddies find out it frequently encased bugs and leaves and such. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

CloudStone

Barry the Sprout · 03-02-2002, 03:34 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Cloudbringer:
Eef! Lanesra, he sounds as inept in public as Dan Quayle used to be! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

At least Quayle's little mishaps weren't intentional. Phil says stuff that he thinks will be okay, but is just totally stupid to any sane person.

Ok, just couldn't resist a little Quayle quote!

"We're going to have the best educated Americans in the world."

[img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img]

Yorick · 03-02-2002, 03:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Barry the Sprout:

At least Quayle's little mishaps weren't intentional. Phil says stuff that he thinks will be okay, but is just totally stupid to any sane person.

Ok, just couldn't resist a little Quayle quote!

"We're going to have the best educated Americans in the world."

[img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img]

Very good, but I'm going to nitpick.

Not all Americans live in America.

03-01-2002, 11:07 AM	#21
Donut Jack Burton Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Airstrip One Age: 40 Posts: 5,571	Prince Phillip has been up to his old tricks again whilst in Aus. He asked one of the aboriginal traditional dancers 'Do you chaps still throw spears at each other. His previous gaffes include: (On receiving a gift from a Kenyan native woman) "You are a woman aren't you?.." (To a Cayman Islander) "Aren't most of you descended from pirates?.." (To a British ex-pat in Hungary) "You can't have been here that long, you haven't got a pot-belly yet.." (To a Scottish driving instructor) "How do you keep the natives from being inebriated long enough to pass their test?.." Bloody inbreds! __________________ [img]\"http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> <br />Proud member of the Axis of Upheaval<br />Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas<br />Josiah Bartlet - the best President the US never had.<br />The 1st D in the D & D Show

03-02-2002, 04:06 AM	#22
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	Eh? Who's here? __________________

03-02-2002, 04:17 AM	#23
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 52 Posts: 9,246	quote: Originally posted by Donut: Prince Phillip has been up to his old tricks again whilst in Aus. He asked one of the aboriginal traditional dancers 'Do you chaps still throw spears at each other. Donutson, traditional Aboriginal justice includes a person being speared for a serious crime. Having a 'spear thrown at them' if you like. There are areas such as Arnhemland where Aboriginals live autonomously, and where traditional ways of living are encouraged and protected - such as turtle fishing (with spears) - whereas everyone else is banned from hunting the protected turtle. Thus it's not as stupid a question as it may seem. __________________ http://www.hughwilson.com

03-02-2002, 04:57 AM	#24
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 37 Posts: 5,452	quote: Originally posted by Yorick: Donutson, traditional Aboriginal justice includes a person being speared for a serious crime. Having a 'spear thrown at them' if you like. There are areas such as Arnhemland where Aboriginals live autonomously, and where traditional ways of living are encouraged and protected - such as turtle fishing (with spears) - whereas everyone else is banned from hunting the protected turtle. Thus it's not as stupid a question as it may seem. Its getting better to... the government is encouraging integration more than ever. (for those of you who dont know what that is... its living in both cultures at once, using ideals from both.). Also, the aboriginals are trying to claim back some more of their traditional areas, i think mainly some more near Uluru...

03-02-2002, 07:38 AM	#25
Lanesra Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 29, 2001 Location: Twititania, Europe Age: 63 Posts: 1,221	quote: Originally posted by Yorick: Donutson, traditional Aboriginal justice includes a person being speared for a serious crime. Having a 'spear thrown at them' if you like. There are areas such as Arnhemland where Aboriginals live autonomously, and where traditional ways of living are encouraged and protected - such as turtle fishing (with spears) - whereas everyone else is banned from hunting the protected turtle. Thus it's not as stupid a question as it may seem. Fair point Yorick and if the question wasn't asked by Phil the Greek quite beleivable. Now can you take me through these: [img]smile.gif[/img] In May this year he angered deaf people during a visit to the new Welsh Assembly. While he was with a group from the British Deaf Association who were standing near a band, he pointed to the musicians and said: "Deaf? If you are near there, no wonder you are deaf." In 1996 he caused an outcry among gun law reformers when he said: "There's no evidence that people who use weapons for sport are any more dangerous than people who use golf clubs or tennis rackets or cricket bats." The Prince angered local residents in Lockerbie when on a visit to the town in 1993, he said to a man who lived in a road where 11 people had been killed by wreckage from the Pan Am jumbo jet: "People usually say that after a fire it is water damage that is the worst. We are still trying to dry out Windsor Castle." During a Royal visit to China in 1986 he described Peking as "ghastly" and told British students: "If you stay here much longer you'll all be slitty-eyed." He said of Canada: "We don't come here for our health. We can think of other ways of enjoying ourselves." At the height of the recession in 1981 he said: "Everybody was saying we must have more leisure. Now they are complaining they are unemployed." In 1966 he provoked outrage by saying: "British women can't cook." Commenting on stress counselling for servicemen in a TV documentary on the 50th Anniversary of D-Day, he said: "It was part of the fortunes of war. We didn't have counsellors rushing around every time somebody let off a gun, asking `are you all right - are you sure you don't have a ghastly problem?'. You just got on with it." Personal remarks have annoyed singing stars. In 1969 The Duke said to Tom Jones after the Royal Variety Performance: "What do you gargle with, pebbles?". At a private lunch given 30 years ago he said he thought Adam Faith's singing was like bath water going down a plug hole.: [ 03-02-2002: Message edited by: Lanesra ] [ 03-02-2002: Message edited by: Lanesra ]

03-02-2002, 02:29 PM	#26
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 52 Posts: 9,246	Not good. Not good. Ah well. Pity you can't vote him out of office eh? He's in for life isn't he [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ http://www.hughwilson.com

03-02-2002, 03:17 PM	#27
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	Eef! Lanesra, he sounds as inept in public as Dan Quayle used to be! [img]tongue.gif[/img] Cloudy __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

03-02-2002, 03:22 PM	#28
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	quote: Originally posted by Davros: Oh Cloudlet, I had such high hopes that having travelled somewhat, your grasp of the basics of the geographe would have been somewhat higher than the norm . And yes, Adelaide is a girls name, and Amber is a colour and a gemstone . [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img] Awww..does it count if I did, in fact, know it was a part of Australia but not precisely where? HEHE..and amber is also the fossilized resin that makes that gemstone. Try living that down as a kid..especially when your buddies find out it frequently encased bugs and leaves and such. [img]tongue.gif[/img] CloudStone __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

03-02-2002, 03:34 PM	#29
Barry the Sprout White Dragon Join Date: October 19, 2001 Location: York, UK. Age: 41 Posts: 1,815	quote: Originally posted by Cloudbringer: Eef! Lanesra, he sounds as inept in public as Dan Quayle used to be! [img]tongue.gif[/img] At least Quayle's little mishaps weren't intentional. Phil says stuff that he thinks will be okay, but is just totally stupid to any sane person. Ok, just couldn't resist a little Quayle quote! "We're going to have the best educated Americans in the world." [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"http://img1.ranchoweb.com/images/sproutman/certwist.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br /><br /><i>\"And the angels all pallid and wan,<br />Uprising, unveiling, affirm,<br />That the play is the tragedy, man,<br />And its hero the Conquerer Worm.\"</i><br /> - Edgar Allan Poe

03-02-2002, 03:42 PM	#30
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 52 Posts: 9,246	quote: Originally posted by Barry the Sprout: At least Quayle's little mishaps weren't intentional. Phil says stuff that he thinks will be okay, but is just totally stupid to any sane person. Ok, just couldn't resist a little Quayle quote! "We're going to have the best educated Americans in the world." [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img] Very good, but I'm going to nitpick. Not all Americans live in America. __________________ http://www.hughwilson.com

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