What does “the princess and the queen” refer to here?
In volume 36 of the fairly entertaining Sandman written by Neil Gaiman, George calls Barbara and Wanda "the princess and the queen". Wanda appears to not take kindly to it.
George: Heeheeeheeeheee.
Wanda: What's so funny, George?
George: You're the princess and the queen. Heeheehee. Get it? Uh the princess and the uh queen. Heehee.
Wanda: You know, death really hasn't improved you one little bit, George.
So, what is the joke about?
I tried googling this, but whatever meaning this idiom had before GRRM's eponymous novella, it's lost to history now.
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In volume 36 of the fairly entertaining Sandman written by Neil Gaiman, George calls Barbara and Wanda "the princess and the queen". Wanda appears to not take kindly to it.
George: Heeheeeheeeheee.
Wanda: What's so funny, George?
George: You're the princess and the queen. Heeheehee. Get it? Uh the princess and the uh queen. Heehee.
Wanda: You know, death really hasn't improved you one little bit, George.
So, what is the joke about?
I tried googling this, but whatever meaning this idiom had before GRRM's eponymous novella, it's lost to history now.
neil-gaiman reference
edited Jan 9 at 16:45
Valorum
399k10328963128
asked Jan 9 at 15:37
sigilsigil
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In volume 36 of the fairly entertaining Sandman written by Neil Gaiman, George calls Barbara and Wanda "the princess and the queen". Wanda appears to not take kindly to it.
George: Heeheeeheeeheee.
Wanda: What's so funny, George?
George: You're the princess and the queen. Heeheehee. Get it? Uh the princess and the uh queen. Heehee.
Wanda: You know, death really hasn't improved you one little bit, George.
So, what is the joke about?
I tried googling this, but whatever meaning this idiom had before GRRM's eponymous novella, it's lost to history now.
neil-gaiman reference
edited Jan 9 at 16:45
Valorum
399k10328963128
asked Jan 9 at 15:37
sigilsigil
1704
In volume 36 of the fairly entertaining Sandman written by Neil Gaiman, George calls Barbara and Wanda "the princess and the queen". Wanda appears to not take kindly to it.
George: Heeheeeheeeheee.
Wanda: What's so funny, George?
George: You're the princess and the queen. Heeheehee. Get it? Uh the princess and the uh queen. Heehee.
Wanda: You know, death really hasn't improved you one little bit, George.
So, what is the joke about?
I tried googling this, but whatever meaning this idiom had before GRRM's eponymous novella, it's lost to history now.
neil-gaiman reference
neil-gaiman reference
edited Jan 9 at 16:45
Valorum
399k10328963128
asked Jan 9 at 15:37
sigilsigil
1704
edited Jan 9 at 16:45
Valorum
399k10328963128
asked Jan 9 at 15:37
sigilsigil
1704
edited Jan 9 at 16:45
Valorum
399k10328963128
edited Jan 9 at 16:45
Valorum
399k10328963128
edited Jan 9 at 16:45
Valorum
399k10328963128
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asked Jan 9 at 15:37
sigilsigil
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asked Jan 9 at 15:37
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1704
asked Jan 9 at 15:37
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"Queen" is sometimes used as a shortened version of "drag queen," i.e. man who performs dressed as a woman (usually- there's a lot of nuance there that is beyond the scope of this question). As Wanda is a transgender woman, she may have had this kind of language leveraged against her before in a disparaging way.
answered Jan 9 at 16:10
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You might want to compare this to "princess" Barbie
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"Queen" is sometimes used as a shortened version of "drag queen," i.e. man who performs dressed as a woman (usually- there's a lot of nuance there that is beyond the scope of this question). As Wanda is a transgender woman, she may have had this kind of language leveraged against her before in a disparaging way.
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You might want to compare this to "princess" Barbie
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"Queen" is sometimes used as a shortened version of "drag queen," i.e. man who performs dressed as a woman (usually- there's a lot of nuance there that is beyond the scope of this question). As Wanda is a transgender woman, she may have had this kind of language leveraged against her before in a disparaging way.
answered Jan 9 at 16:10
Adele CAdele C
8,12053474
You might want to compare this to "princess" Barbie
– Valorum
Jan 9 at 16:46
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"Queen" is sometimes used as a shortened version of "drag queen," i.e. man who performs dressed as a woman (usually- there's a lot of nuance there that is beyond the scope of this question). As Wanda is a transgender woman, she may have had this kind of language leveraged against her before in a disparaging way.
answered Jan 9 at 16:10
Adele CAdele C
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"Queen" is sometimes used as a shortened version of "drag queen," i.e. man who performs dressed as a woman (usually- there's a lot of nuance there that is beyond the scope of this question). As Wanda is a transgender woman, she may have had this kind of language leveraged against her before in a disparaging way.
answered Jan 9 at 16:10
Adele CAdele C
8,12053474
answered Jan 9 at 16:10
Adele CAdele C
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answered Jan 9 at 16:10
Adele CAdele C
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answered Jan 9 at 16:10
Adele CAdele C
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8,12053474
You might want to compare this to "princess" Barbie
– Valorum
Jan 9 at 16:46
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You might want to compare this to "princess" Barbie
– Valorum
Jan 9 at 16:46
You might want to compare this to "princess" Barbie
– Valorum
Jan 9 at 16:46
You might want to compare this to "princess" Barbie
– Valorum
Jan 9 at 16:46
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