Caption This: Bette's queen-sized reaction
If we can possibly tear ourselves away from Tiger, I ask that we turn our collective attention to one Bette Midler, aka the Divine Miss M, who Monday pulled the face you see below upon meeting Queen Elizabeth. We can understand how that might discombobulate one, but what's with the manicure hands pose and why is that man petting her? That's where you come in. Submit your own captions for the photo in the comment section below. The best will be elevated to a position of prominence here in the blog.
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Liz Kelly
| December 8, 2009; 10:42 AM ET
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Posted by: epjd | December 8, 2009 11:02 AM | Report abuse
Flied lice? Oh, that joke always quacks me up.
Posted by: yellojkt | December 8, 2009 11:03 AM | Report abuse
Bette bumps up the volume with Bumpits.
Palmolive presents the newest Madge the Manicurist.
Hey Bette! Prince wants his wardrobe back.
Bette Midler wishes you and yours a howly, jowly Christmas.
Posted by: td_in_baltimore | December 8, 2009 11:11 AM | Report abuse
Aw, look! She's purring! See if she'll let you rub her tummy.
Posted by: Bawlmer51 | December 8, 2009 11:32 AM | Report abuse
Look, ma! No Botox!
Posted by: eet7e | December 8, 2009 11:33 AM | Report abuse
"Your Majesty, this is GREAT dope. Also, there are no hand towels in the loo."
Posted by: byoolin1 | December 8, 2009 11:37 AM | Report abuse
*purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*
Not seen in the picture, the treat the Queen is holding above Made's head.
Man in the background "Down girl, down. No jumping on the queen"
Posted by: EricS2 | December 8, 2009 11:38 AM | Report abuse
Bette and unidentified man in Mao jacket demonstrate one of America's favorite dances for the Queen... "Now do the Hokey Pokey! That's what it's all about!".
Posted by: hodie | December 8, 2009 11:49 AM | Report abuse
I thought this was a casting call for "MADAME Butterfly," not "M Butterfly"!
Posted by: td_in_baltimore | December 8, 2009 11:56 AM | Report abuse
Oh, don't worry your Majesty, everyone our age farts a lot!
Posted by: RightWinger1 | December 8, 2009 11:58 AM | Report abuse
I thought the instructions said the best will be elevated to a prositution of prominence. Guess I was thinking abou Tiger's list. Anyway, I vote hodie.
Posted by: reddragon1 | December 8, 2009 12:28 PM | Report abuse
Is Bette wearing a cheapie hearing aid in this photo?
Posted by: jezebel3 | December 8, 2009 12:58 PM | Report abuse
Yes, jez, I believe she is wearing one of the over the ear hearing aids. Good eye.
Thanks, reddragon for being a loyal supporter! ;-)
Posted by: hodie | December 8, 2009 1:00 PM | Report abuse
The "hearing aid" could be a monitor - she might have been singing...
Posted by: byoolin1 | December 8, 2009 1:27 PM | Report abuse
Pussy Bette, Pussy Bette, where have you been? I've been to London, to visit the queen!
or
What an actress! Her "cat" performance is so real, I had to pet her.
Posted by: lydandy | December 8, 2009 1:27 PM | Report abuse
What's a prositution?
Posted by: sasquatchbigfoot | December 8, 2009 1:33 PM | Report abuse
The "hearing aid" could be a monitor - she might have been singing...
Posted by: byoolin1 | December 8, 2009 1:27 PM | Report abuse
That's the best they could find?
Posted by: jezebel3 | December 8, 2009 1:37 PM | Report abuse
Bette Midler and an assistant to the Royals take a moment to demonstrate the Queen's new H1N1 greeting protocol.
Posted by: mdreader01 | December 8, 2009 1:58 PM | Report abuse
"No thank you, Your Majesty, I'm straight!" "No Miss Midler, fag means cigarette."
Posted by: kgrrl | December 8, 2009 2:07 PM | Report abuse
Your Majesty -you don't have to bow to me, my being "devine" isn't a god given title, it was just given to me by other queens.
Posted by: peterdc | December 8, 2009 2:15 PM | Report abuse
Your majesty- you don't have to bow to me, my title "the Devine" Ms M. isn't god given, I just got it from other queens.
Posted by: peterdc | December 8, 2009 2:17 PM | Report abuse
Bette Midler shown reacting to one of the two queens in the room.
Posted by: jes11 | December 8, 2009 3:15 PM | Report abuse
Bette Midler reacts after the Queen refers to her as "Camilla".
Posted by: sorcerers_cat | December 8, 2009 5:14 PM | Report abuse
Sorry, Bette, but there is no breed category for you to enter the Best of Show.
Posted by: leontchaikovsky | December 8, 2009 5:45 PM | Report abuse
Curtsey? Stuff it, Queenie!
Posted by: Nosy_Parker | December 8, 2009 6:27 PM | Report abuse
P.S. Did anyone else see Lady Gaga's get-up (complete with matching red eye shadow) for when she met the Queen! Holy sh!t.
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Posted by: nikejordans1 | December 9, 2009 5:10 AM | Report abuse
I vote byoolin: "Your Majesty, this is GREAT dope. Also, there are no hand towels in the loo."
Posted by: Caitlin41282 | December 9, 2009 9:05 AM | Report abuse
During an audience with the Queen, Bette Midler and her manservant Cato perform a number from her Broadway smash, "Rochelle, Rochelle." "Oh, it's been a long journey from Milan to Minsk, Rochelle, Rochelle!"
Posted by: minsky77 | December 9, 2009 9:11 AM | Report abuse
Queen: As we say in the palace, Ms. Midler, she who smelt it, probably dealt it.
Posted by: mdreader01 | December 9, 2009 11:31 AM | Report abuse
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Posted by: molsonmich | December 9, 2009 11:54 AM | Report abuse
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