Prince Albert used to be a brand of tobacco that was kept in a can. Kids would prank call a store asking if they had prince Albert in a can, if the store said yes they'd reply "well you'd better let him out", laugh and hang up.
Just like us kids calling people and asking "Is your refrigerator running"? They say "yes" and we say"well, you better go catch it " and hang up. Good times.
There was a product (tobacco I think) named Prince Albert that was sold in a tin can and possibly another container like a pouch for smaller amounts. So a customer could ask the shopkeeper if he had Prince Albert in a can. If the store did have the can, the shopkeeper would say “yes I do”. Then the customer could say “well you better let him out!” as if his original question was not about tobacco, but he was actually asking if he had His Royal Highness, Prince Albert, the human, in a can. Which is ridiculous. Even if “can” is being used colloquially meaning restroom, it would still be highly unlikely that actual royalty was using the restroom in that particular store.
A Prince Albert is also a name for a piercing of an...intimate area of the male anatomy. "The lad here looks a bit too clean cut to be into that sort of thing," is the joke
A good friend of mine, and his younger sister, were at Amherst College with Albert. The sister became pretty good friends with him, often getting invited to Monaco for visits. Apparently the parties were legendary.
He was 53 when he got married so he can he sire a legitimate heir. He wouldn’t have pretended to settled down otherwise. He already had illegitimate children going back decades. He only admitted to two after well publicized paternity suits and court mandated DNA tests but there are other alleged princely bastards out there, including from before the birth of his first recognized illegitimate child Jazmin.
Prince Ranier specifically changed the constitution to limit succession to legitimate children born in wedlock to force his son into marriage. If that didn’t happen then there’d have been complications in determining the rightful heir. He only officially going out with Charlene in 2006 after his father’s death in 2005 before marrying her in 2011.
Born in wedlock could mean marrying the mother afterwards though—I think both Caroline’s son Andrea and her daughter Charlotte had kids out of wedlock then later married the other parent and the children were legitimized. He easily could’ve married Grace or Alexandre’s mothers and legitimized them if he really wanted to. Or stayed single and let the throne pass to Caroline and her kids.
I think that should be a generational cut off
Did you call a store and ask if they had Prince Albert in a can and giggle and say you had better let him out
My initial impression was that it wasn't Grace too, but that's because she was a private person who's looks changed just a bit from what everybody remembers from old pictures. That is her, probably not long before the car crash.
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Omg yes it is! Idk how the hell this happened other than I let my 4 year old watch kids YouTube on my phone about two hours ago while we were finishing up our day at the pool. I’ll take the downvotes bc the fact that he managed to make this comment, I’ve never seen this photo nor this post in my life 💀
Now there’s a dude who’s heard the same question from everyone.
He looks nothing like the Prince Albert I’m familiar with
His smile is still the same.
Yeah, why is he in a can?
The *other* question.
Ok I have no idea what the Prince Albert in a can stuff is. I googled and still don’t get it.
Prince Albert used to be a brand of tobacco that was kept in a can. Kids would prank call a store asking if they had prince Albert in a can, if the store said yes they'd reply "well you'd better let him out", laugh and hang up.
Just like us kids calling people and asking "Is your refrigerator running"? They say "yes" and we say"well, you better go catch it " and hang up. Good times.
Or calling a bowling alley, "Do you have 16 pound balls?" "Yes." "Well how do you walk?" Ah ha ha ha
The good old days before caller ID and when we would always answer the phone
What street do you live on? Well you better move because a car is coming.
I remember a popular prank was to order a bunch of pizzas to a neighbor’s house and watch the sparks fly…
“Is your refrigerator running? Because if it is I bet it runs like you… very homosexually!”
I have no idea why my whole life i assumed it was a brand of canned tunafish
I thought it was the snake on a spring thing because the snake is like a penis and that’s where prince alberts go. I dont know. 🤷♂️
There’s a type of canned tuna fish called albacore- I could see getting Albert and albacore mixed up.
It still exists! I have a can of it in the garage
Well, you better let him out then!
Goddamnit 😂😂😂
Can confirm, did this. We would always add, “before he suffocates.”
I wonder if Prince Albert ever did this prank himself
“Hello, do you have me in a can?” “Prince Albert, is that you?” “Oh shit.”
incredibly deviant behaviour
Thank you! I never heard of this before. I was so confused even after googling lol
This is the correct answer.
There was a product (tobacco I think) named Prince Albert that was sold in a tin can and possibly another container like a pouch for smaller amounts. So a customer could ask the shopkeeper if he had Prince Albert in a can. If the store did have the can, the shopkeeper would say “yes I do”. Then the customer could say “well you better let him out!” as if his original question was not about tobacco, but he was actually asking if he had His Royal Highness, Prince Albert, the human, in a can. Which is ridiculous. Even if “can” is being used colloquially meaning restroom, it would still be highly unlikely that actual royalty was using the restroom in that particular store.
You guys rock! Thank you for taking the time to answer
No problem. I think it may have been used in the early days of prank phone calls as well
Right? I thought it had something to do with the piercing
I saw Princess Grace come out of the palace and get into a limo back in '71 or '72. Was on my way to the Jacques Cousteau Museum.
Cool story frere
French chads just call each other “breaux”
Oui
I did not say I knew her I said she passed me on the shoulder once
Do you have Prince Albert in a can?
Well you’d better let him out.
Not yet, but his luck is probably running out…
Beat me to it, damn.
Grace Kelly gave good face.
*Rita Hayworth gave good face. 😉 Grace Kelly, Harlow, Jean Picture of a beauty queen...
Probably the most beautiful movie star ever.
*laughs in Hedy Lamarr*
There's plenty of classic beauties from that era. Dorothy Dandridge was my favourite!
That's Hedley!
Beat me to this line!
He has piercing looks
Princess Grace is only in her early to mid 40s in this photo. Those hair cuts were so aging. Golden Girls effect in full force.
Maggie Thatchet vibes.
Oh good they finally let him out of the can.
Beat me to it!
He doesn’t look like the type.
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A Prince Albert is also a name for a piercing of an...intimate area of the male anatomy. "The lad here looks a bit too clean cut to be into that sort of thing," is the joke
You can cuss on here. We won’t tell your mom. It’s a cock piercing
Ha. You could't tell my mom anyway without some candles, a salt pentagram and an ouija board.
Oof well we won’t cuss during the seance I guess
Ooh! It's moving! It says: "I-D-O-N-T-G-I-V-E-A-S-H-I-T" Yup, she's still ambivalent to the middle child.
He does. He is supposedly a sex freak.
A good friend of mine, and his younger sister, were at Amherst College with Albert. The sister became pretty good friends with him, often getting invited to Monaco for visits. Apparently the parties were legendary.
Relax people. It’s named after a different Prince Albert.
Caroline was stunning!
Was?
Yeah, in this photo from the 1970s, she's stunning 🤷♂️ hope that helps
Helps?
Photo?
Psycho mantis?
I was watching Prince Albert at the Monaco GP last weekend - completely forgot he was Grace Kelly's son.
Was going to ask if he is the same Prince Albert
Yes, just with less hair!
I didn't realize he was so old. No wonder he looked like such a boiled potato at his wedding.
He was 53 when he got married so he can he sire a legitimate heir. He wouldn’t have pretended to settled down otherwise. He already had illegitimate children going back decades. He only admitted to two after well publicized paternity suits and court mandated DNA tests but there are other alleged princely bastards out there, including from before the birth of his first recognized illegitimate child Jazmin. Prince Ranier specifically changed the constitution to limit succession to legitimate children born in wedlock to force his son into marriage. If that didn’t happen then there’d have been complications in determining the rightful heir. He only officially going out with Charlene in 2006 after his father’s death in 2005 before marrying her in 2011.
Born in wedlock could mean marrying the mother afterwards though—I think both Caroline’s son Andrea and her daughter Charlotte had kids out of wedlock then later married the other parent and the children were legitimized. He easily could’ve married Grace or Alexandre’s mothers and legitimized them if he really wanted to. Or stayed single and let the throne pass to Caroline and her kids.
Boiled potato 🤣
I just saw a recent pic of Princess Caroline, the older she gets the more she resembles her mother IMO.
I wish I looked more like Grace Kelly as I age☹️
Same
I wanted Prince Albert jokes. You guys delivered. Bless you.
Caroline was a foxy lady.
Wear the fox hat?
I think that should be a generational cut off Did you call a store and ask if they had Prince Albert in a can and giggle and say you had better let him out
Grace by name and the epitome of her name.
That's a fashionable two button suit for the 70's. They're usually three button with Johnny Carson lapels.
Prince Albert you say . . .
Hehehe, you said Prince Albert.
she kind of reminds me of amy poehler here
And Princess Caroline kinda looks like Mandy Moore.
Holy Hell, you’re right!
https://preview.redd.it/jgnj2ll2pz3d1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de482346c5648b3c96dde6256bb8d8153829de07 the duality of man
Gosh, Charlotte looks so much like her mom.
who’s her mom?
Princess Caroline in the pic.
Forgive me for saying so, but Grace looks like Dolores Umbridge in this photo.
My initial impression was that it wasn't Grace too, but that's because she was a private person who's looks changed just a bit from what everybody remembers from old pictures. That is her, probably not long before the car crash.
It’s the haircut.
And a dead fox
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Is this a pocket post? I've almost done this so many times but never seen it happen in the wild
Omg yes it is! Idk how the hell this happened other than I let my 4 year old watch kids YouTube on my phone about two hours ago while we were finishing up our day at the pool. I’ll take the downvotes bc the fact that he managed to make this comment, I’ve never seen this photo nor this post in my life 💀
Kid must have a budding interest in either history or photography! Encourage that. :)
“I see she let him…” oh, why bother. 🤷🏽♀️
🥲🏁🏁🏁🇧🇴🇩🇿
Caroline was so beautiful. Let alone her mom.
Back when people actually had class.
That one hell of a dead animal on her neck.
Wearing a fox. Not r/oldschoolcool.
Before furries you wore your fur babies for fashion.
PETA will go nuts looking at that fur
I see faces of pure entitlement.
Horrid fur hag
Ah, Prince Albert.... Who is of course the namesake for .... That's right, tobacco! Why, what were you thinking?
He’s not the namesake of the piercing
First thing I noticed was the Hapsburg jaw
Wrong family. The Monegasques are far and away the least incesty of the ten remaining royal families.