Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Royal Wedding Countdown: What is "Horsey"?

Many tabloid journalists have referred to various members of the Royal Family as "horsey" or "horse-faced."  A reader also recently asked me, "Some people say our future queen, Kate Middleton, has a horsey frame.  What does that even mean?"

It is important to note that "horsey" or "horse-faced" are actually insults!  They usually mean that someone has extremely large nostrils or smells like manure -- which of course does not apply to any of the members of the Royal Family, or future members of the family like Kate.  

I would actually describe Kate's beauty as "unicorn-y."

Some of my particularly uncultured readers may not know the difference between a horsey face and a unicorn-y face.  I have prepared some helpful diagrams to educate you and get you ready so that you will not commit a faux pas in describing the Royal Couple at your wedding parties.  Click to view full-size!

Horses vs. Unicorns


2 comments:

  1. Does she have a horsey face or a horsey frame? How do horse frames differ from unicorn frames?

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  2. Kate definitely has both a unicorny face and a unicorny frame -- she is extremely beautiful!

    What a perfect question...of course, I will prepare a diagram for you to explain the difference between horse bodies and unicorn bodies! There is one extremely important difference that I think my readers will appreciate.

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