Prince Philip and his completely non-English sense of humor

On April 9, the British press office announced the death of Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II. We are sure that you have already read about this in the media - this news will be discussed for at least several more weeks.





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I didn’t particularly want to go into the Army – I didn’t fancy walking much.





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If you stay here much longer, you'll all be slitty-eyed.





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If it has got four legs and it is not a chair, if it has got two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane, and if it swims and it is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it.





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Do you still throw spears at each other?





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You managed not to get eaten, then?





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In every kind of human activity there are those who lead and there are those who follow. You have honoured the leaders. Now if you were allow me I would like to accept the Freedom of this City not only for myself, but for all those millions who follow during the Second World War. 





The ideal that my wife and I’ve set before us is to make an utmost use of a special opportunities we have to try to bring home to our generation the full importance of that contribution and the efforts both at work and at play that is required of us. 





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