Prince Philip has the droll sense of humor that is classically British. Occasionally quite witty, if you understand the context. At age 90, Philip comes from another era, long before Political Correctness ruined many forms of communication, including an appreciation of droll humor. Sure, Philip made a few gaffes and probably insulted a few folks along the way but he very likely didn’t mean to do so. Besides, let’s face it, the man is and always has been mostly irrelevant to Americans and only only slightly more relevant to the British. He’s a rich aristocrat and lives, well, like royalty but frankly, few Americans care much whether Philip says something droll or silly. Did I mention that Prince Philip is irrelevant?
“Did I mention that Prince Philip is irrelevant?”
Perhaps - but I’ll have to ask my mom. Did they name me after him just because they liked the name, or something he did?
The one about the Soviet Union struck home. Was sitting at a science-conference dinner with my old boss and a bunch of guys from Russia. He asked them what towns they were from. Upon hearing them he replied “Oh yeah - I know all of them except ‘———’. I used to be in reconaisance in the military and would rotate the targeting coordinates of our nukes between the various cities.”