“Look, so I put on some weight – so sue me. I’m 50 years old, for chrissake! And you’re not exactly Sleeping Beauty anymore, are you?” The king formerly known as ‘Prince Charming’
So all you misogynists have to reinforce the nagging wife stereotype, but no one comments the joke isn’t funny because it’s inaccurate? “Happily” is an adverb modifying “lived” and is grammatically correct.
I had an substitute English teacher in High School that was from Bastun (Boston) that pronounced Grammar as “Gramma” — it took a while to understand her speech idioms but she had a great sense of humor and within a couple of days had made a list of words of what she said verses what we thought she said.
Ah, the royals at home; the country’s in the very best of hands. I do love the coffee cup in Queenie’s hand and the size of the crown on Kingie’s head – just fits …
If she were truly a Grammar Queen, she would know that the adverb “happily” modifies the VERB “lived” (as does the phrase, “every after”). And yeah, I’m the daughter AND granddaughter of English teachers.
rmremail over 1 year ago
“Look, so I put on some weight – so sue me. I’m 50 years old, for chrissake! And you’re not exactly Sleeping Beauty anymore, are you?” The king formerly known as ‘Prince Charming’
sirbadger over 1 year ago
He was happy until she started nagging.
Imagine over 1 year ago
Prince Charming has become Prince Charmin: squeezable soft.
sergioandrade Premium Member over 1 year ago
And the sexy beast she fell for turned into a boring old prince.
wallylm over 1 year ago
Grammar Queen married the Context King (“You were a different woman at a different time when I said that”)
Doug K over 1 year ago
Perhaps she hasn’t realized that the “ever after” point hasn’t been reached yet.
Isenthor1978 over 1 year ago
If his name is Henry 8.0 she won’t be complaining very long.
Enter.Name.Here over 1 year ago
King thinking to himself: “Oh God, here comes that royal pain in the a…”
PraiseofFolly over 1 year ago
Thinking: “Divorce? … Behead? … Die? What would Henry the Eighth do right now?”
mickjam over 1 year ago
Doesn’t ‘happily’ modify the verb ‘lived’? Just saying…
Count Olaf Premium Member over 1 year ago
“Happily” and “Ever” both modify “After”.
LawrenceS over 1 year ago
If the Queen ain’t happy ain’t nobody happy. Especially the king.
jbordzol over 1 year ago
Finally, they gave me a CROWN!!
dot-the-I over 1 year ago
Looks like all is more than copecetic in dog world.
ladykat over 1 year ago
Maybe one of them is happy.
sandpiper over 1 year ago
Time to put on clothes and shoes and head down to the pub.
WickWire64 over 1 year ago
The secret to their “happily ever after” might lie in separate bedrooms in separate parts of town
IleneSS over 1 year ago
So all you misogynists have to reinforce the nagging wife stereotype, but no one comments the joke isn’t funny because it’s inaccurate? “Happily” is an adverb modifying “lived” and is grammatically correct.
bartimus fartimus over 1 year ago
I think “ever after” actually modifies “happily”. Am I wrong? Methinks the queen is not so smart.
christelisbetty over 1 year ago
Boy Chuck has gone down hill fast.
Diat60 over 1 year ago
All is not lost if the Queen is bringing him a fresh cup of coffee!
hariseldon59 over 1 year ago
Must have missed the Schoolhouse Rock “Adverb” video.
cabalonrye over 1 year ago
In French when I was a kid the story ending was: they had many children and lived happily. I really hated it.
phredturner over 1 year ago
She needs to institute a different performance improvement plan for the lad
198.23.5.11 over 1 year ago
Kiss him and he’ll turn into King Henry the 8th
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
And the Patois King
anomaly over 1 year ago
I don’t think so. He seemed happy enough until you walked in.
dougsathome over 1 year ago
And there’s also “crappily”.
A Hip loving Canadian... over 1 year ago
Once known as Prince Charming, now known as His Lardship.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 1 year ago
Happily ever after until the honeymoon is over.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 1 year ago
Is it a female trait to get a man ensnared (for whatever reason) and then set to work on changing him into something he is not?
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
If it’s a predicate adjective, implied subject OK, no problem. If it modifies “live,” that’s a different story.
websterphreaky over 1 year ago
Does this scene look familiar? [https://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2023/02/09]
Bilan over 1 year ago
He was Charming when he was a prince, but now he’s a king.
[Unnamed Reader - bf182b] over 1 year ago
She DOES know that he got her servants to do all the housework, doesn’t she?
Kabana_Bhoy over 1 year ago
Does anyone diagram a sentence anymore?
tee929 over 1 year ago
I had an substitute English teacher in High School that was from Bastun (Boston) that pronounced Grammar as “Gramma” — it took a while to understand her speech idioms but she had a great sense of humor and within a couple of days had made a list of words of what she said verses what we thought she said.
keenanthelibrarian over 1 year ago
Ah, the royals at home; the country’s in the very best of hands. I do love the coffee cup in Queenie’s hand and the size of the crown on Kingie’s head – just fits …
mareilb over 1 year ago
If she were truly a Grammar Queen, she would know that the adverb “happily” modifies the VERB “lived” (as does the phrase, “every after”). And yeah, I’m the daughter AND granddaughter of English teachers.
locake over 1 year ago
That is what she gets for kissing that frog.
Sensei Le Roof over 1 year ago
The question nobody asks: “Ever after what?”
[Unnamed Reader - e476da] over 1 year ago
Tell her to go visit her mother.
Mediatech over 1 year ago
Some people are only happy when they have something to complain about.
lindz.coop Premium Member over 1 year ago
No…Here YOU go.