Hi BizFace,

Some more wonderful Prince Philip Gaffe posts:


My Top 5

1.0 "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."
(at a 1986 World Wildlife Fund meeting)

2.0 "Deaf? If you are near there, no wonder you are deaf."
(in 1999, to young deaf people in Cardiff, referring to a school's...

The dwarves of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth are beings of short stature and stocky build. Dwarf males always sport long beards. (Whether dwarf females always wear beards is a matter of some speculation and debate.) Dwarves mine precious metals throughout Middle-earth and are known as skilled stoneworkers and smiths. Their gruff appearance and demeanor belies their ability for superb craftsmanship.
Dwarf females make up a significantly smaller percentage of the dwarf population. Typically...