[JUNGLEISMASSIVE]

I'm playing the Devil's advocate here, but these seem like instances of dark British humour being delivered in the traditional deadpan fashion - the humour being in the absurdity of someone keeping a straight face while saying something obviously inane or offensive.

It doesn't translate at all across cultures.

[maybeOneDay]

I can see that argument for some of them, but if anyone said the slitty eyed or spear throwing comments to me and then tried to pass it off as "it's just british humour mate" I'd laugh in their face.

[samizdis]

Quite so, and you'd be right to. But Prince Philip also came out with some decent quotes - some arguably typical British humour and some others just his thoughts:

- I would like to go to Russia very much — although the bastards murdered half my family.

- Dontopedalogy is the science of opening your mouth and putting your foot in it, which I've practised for many years.

- You're just a silly little Whitehall [civil service] twit: you don't trust me and I don't trust you.

- I don't care what kind it is, just get me a beer.

- So you are the people tearing down the Brazilian rainforest and breeding cattle. [This was when he was a figurehead for the WWF.]

- Anyone who is concerned about his dignity would be well advised to keep away from horses.

Anyhow, it is a shame to lose an entertaining tradition. Also a shame to lose someone with such character from the royal family. Only Princess Anne has the same outspoken, blunt manner and a penchant for the odd swearword.

[sloaken]

You had me at: >- I don't care what kind it is, just get me a beer.

[celticninja]

Oh some of it is definitely colonialism inspired racism. I just find it weird how OP grouped what are certainly jokes in with the rest.