Caught on Tape: Infamous Gaffes

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:59 pm

Thank you snooze, good to see you posting lots again.

I am reminded of when Tony Blair admitted that during a trip to France he decided to make his big speech to a gathering of French VIPs in their native language (he actually speaks French very well by all accounts). Unfotunatly during a passage praising the then Prime Minister of France, Lional Jospin, instead of saying "I greatly admire Mr Jospin", he instead quipped, "I can say to you with all frankness, that I greatly desire Lional Jospin". It took him a while to understand why his audience couldn't stop laughing.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:11 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: I love stories like this.

Good old Philip, when visiting the Great Wall of China, was heard to refer to his hosts as "slanty eyed chinkies" - it didn't go down too well .......

and his letching over half naked african dancers is legendary :wah:

Poor soul - he is nearly 90 and they should give him a rest occasionally.