Open Mouth, Insert Foot.(Prince Philip quoted)(Brief Article)

Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh, who just turned 80, has made nearly 600 state visits to 140 countries on behalf of Britain--and managed to insult nearly everyone along the way. Not even his own family has escaped his self-proclaimed "dontopedalogical" assaults. No wonder the Queen Mum is said to refer to him as "the Hun." To celebrate his birthday, PERI offers a bouquet of notorious gaffes:

Addressing a group of deaf British teenagers standing near a loud Caribbean steel band: "If you're near that music, it's no wonder you're deaf."

Speaking to British students in China: "If you stay here much longer, you'll all be slitty-eyed."

Quizzing a Scottish driving instructor: "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?"

Assessing his country's women and cuisine: "British women can't cook."

Feeding apes in Gibraltar, surrounded by the usual royal-media entourage: "Which are the apes, and which are the press?" (A mistake anyone could make.)

On the warring parties in Northern Ireland: "As long as they agree on ...