Danny Shanahan’s cartoon is set in a bar, where a princess—a Disney princess? Cinderella?—is saying something to the bartender and pushing what appears to be an empty martini glass toward him.
Assuming the princess is Cinderella, I tried to figure out why she was drinking:
- “He seems more charming when I’ve had a few.”
- “The ball was boring.”
- “I’ve had it with the foot fetish.”
Like most Disney princesses, Cinderella is not old enough to drink, so I considered what she might say to justify her presence in the bar: “If I’m old enough to marry some guy I just met at a dance, I’m old enough to drink.”
Finally, I alluded to the fact that Cinderella cannot stay out past a certain hour: “Keep ‘em coming. I only have ‘til midnight.”
Now let’s see how you did.
Many of you explained why Cinderella was drinking:
- “He’s been sleeping with my stepsisters.”
- “The slipper didn’t fit.”
- “My life’s a goddamn fairy tale.”
- “I’m done with balls.”
- “My Prince didn’t come.”
Are those last two entries double entendres? They seem open to two interpretations, one of which is risqué (especially for a cartoon about a Disney princess), but the next three entries are straightforwardly inappropriate in a way I really enjoy:
- “My prince did come, and then he never called.”
- “My Prince always comes too soon.”
- “Sure wish it was only my slipper I lost last night.”
Like I did, a few of you alluded to Cinderella’s midnight deadline:
- “Another, and make it quick. I don’t have all night.”
- “Can you hurry? I’m due back at 12.”
- “It’s before midnight somewhere.”
Here are the best references to Prince Charming:
- “Be a Prince and pour me another.”
- “Be a prince, would you?”
- “When do the princes roll in?”
- “When the slipper don’t fit, the prince won’t commit.”
I especially like the way that last entry makes Cinderella sound like O.J. Simpson’s criminal defense attorney, Johnnie Cochran, or maybe more like the “Seinfeld” version, Jackie Chiles.
Here are two more clever references to Cinderella’s footwear:
- “This glass seems to be a better fit.”
- “Keep your glass. Fill my slipper.”
Here are three surprisingly good puns:
- “When is happily ever after hour?”
- “I am not a common drunk.”
- “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Booze.”
And here are the last of the decent Cinderella jokes:
- “You better call me a carriage.”
- “If my godmother calls, I’m not here.”
Though I assumed the princess was Cinderella, some of you assumed she was the woman who kissed the Frog Prince:
- “He croaked.”
- “Too often they’re really just frogs.”
- “Something to wash away the taste of frog.”
- “Another. I can still taste the frog.”
Finally, here are two references to Disney, the company that has popularized so many of the princess stories:
- “You’ve already heard my story.”
- “I thought this place would be more animated.”
I’m not typically a fan of puns, but I really like “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Booze” and “When is happily ever after hour?” My favorite caption, however, is the sarcastic, “My life’s a goddamn fairy tale.”