Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 27, 2016
Transcript:
Honey: Sir, I assume you've heard about your nephew's latest distraction from his medical school career. Lord Zonker, indeed! Do you know he's spent more time preparing for his titleship interview than for any exam he ever took here? Why, he's even got Curtis drilling him on etiquette from "Debrett's Correct Form." Zonker: Yo, Queen! Curtis: Wrong. You say "Good evening, Your Royal Highness."
BE THIS GUY over 8 years ago
Apparently, he hasn’t spent that much time preparing for the interview.
onespiceybbw over 8 years ago
shouldn’t it be “your majesty”?
sarazan7 over 8 years ago
What’s with the head popping open?
Flash Gordon over 8 years ago
It’s not “yo, queen”, it’s “yo, queenie baby”.
WaitingMan over 8 years ago
And then you give her a big hug. She’ll like that.
azktryg over 8 years ago
We know Zonker’s not from Philadelphia. Maybe he’s a big “Rocky” fan.
barister over 8 years ago
I got issues with bowing to humans. In the orient, I shook hands. They understood the American custom. No bowing, no bowing, and to h… with curtseying, that’s worse than bowing.
kaffekup over 8 years ago
How about “Off with their heads!”?
Get fuzzy 4527 over 8 years ago
It’s about time that ALL societies beyond the U.S.A. drop all their antiquated customs such as bowing, curtsying, cheek kissing, nose rubbing, back patting etc.etc. You all look STUPID!