Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for February 23, 2014
Transcript:
Marigold: *ahem* I am the very model of a modern magic unicorn. I've information magic, and I never wear a uniform. My entrances are heralded by trumpets and flugelhorn. I've eaten magic bagels and my horn can write in cuneiform! I make up for mt lack of hands with magic ingenuity. Manipulating objects with a startling acuity. I'm also rather stunning in a way that undeniable. To stare at me in wonder is completely justifiable. It's all true. Phoebe: I know.
Allen Rymer about 10 years ago
It only counts as a rerun if you have seen it before…. :-) Sung to Pirates of Penzance?
farren about 10 years ago
flugelhorn,
Neo Stryder about 10 years ago
Doesn’t your head looks a little small?
artybee about 10 years ago
I miss Mr. Worf. I miss all the Star Trek shows, for that matter.
PMark about 10 years ago
You can’t go wrong with Gilbert and Sullivan.
T_Lexi about 10 years ago
; ) If this is a rerun, I somehow missed it the first time around – spectacular! Marigold loves herself unconditionally, and I do too – she’s irresistible!!
WaitingMan about 10 years ago
Gilbert, Sullivan and “cuneiform”, all in one comic strip. Truly awesome, Dana.
Herb Thiel Premium Member about 10 years ago
Truly a class act. I don’t mind reruns sometimes. It happens everywhere.
jbmlaw01 about 10 years ago
Well done
siggygirl2 about 10 years ago
So happy to see this again!
Hag5000 about 10 years ago
You’re awesome, Marigold. We all know that.
cwizard71 about 10 years ago
I hope it’s book-related…I would LOVE to own a Heavenly Nostrils collection!
doris sloan about 10 years ago
:-D
Comic Minister Premium Member about 10 years ago
Very good Unicorn.
totalspaceman2010 about 10 years ago
The entire week as been billed a reruns “now in color” because Dana is working on something special. Oddly, I missed all of them the first time. I thought I’d seen the entire strip.
dogday Premium Member about 10 years ago
Applause, applause, BRAVA!! Beautiful, Dana….WELL DONE!!
celeconecca about 10 years ago
took work, that did. Wonderful.
Ermine Notyours about 10 years ago
(Sorry, can’t resist…) She says she never wears a uniform, but in the title panel she’s wearing a uniform. (Quickly runs away)
Tandembuzz about 10 years ago
Okay, “I RARELY wear a uniform”…but a saddle-blanket and a hat do not a uniform make!
Apparently Marigold pronounces “cuneiform” as “kyoo-ni-form” rather than the proper “kyoo-neigh (couldn’t resist the pun)-i-form”. Easily remedied: “My horn can write cuneiform.”
But we’re all just splitting hairs here…it’s a lovely interpretation of one of the most entertaining (and pleasant to have stuck in one’s head) pieces of light opera!
caseva77 about 10 years ago
Well done Marigold, it’s so crucial to keep that mouth open wide when singing opera.
John W Kennedy Premium Member about 10 years ago
It’s KYOO-ni-form in the original song, anyway. "Then I can write a washing-bill in Babylonic cuneiform And tell you ev’ry detail of Caractacus’s uniform.” In fact, KYOO-ni-form and kyoo-NI-form are the only pronunciations given in the Oxford English Dictionary—but the entry hasn’t been revised since 1893, so perhaps, when they get up to it in a few years, the other pronunciation will appear, as it seems to be preferred today. ======= “The Pirates of Penzance” /is/ an opera, even though relatively lightweight. Much of it is intentional opera parody; Mabel’s song, “Poor wand’ring one”, for example, is a wicked parody of “Sempre libera” (“Always free”) from Verdi’s “La Traviata” (“The Lost Woman”).
Darwinskeeper about 10 years ago
This is one rerun strip that I definitely enjoyed. Gilbert and Sullivan are awesome!!!
ladymadcat about 10 years ago
I don’t remember this one! Adorable!
kaykeyser about 10 years ago
Ive always loved this song. still want to see it animated.
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member about 10 years ago
I’m new to this strip, so none of these is a rerun to me and I’m delighted be them all!
Logical Duck about 10 years ago
Very good, Marigold.However, I’m afraid that today’s edition of WUMO tells a very different story…
Stryde about 10 years ago
This is the strip that got me reading Heavenly Nostrils in the first place. :D has it been that long already?
kantuck-nadie about 10 years ago
It’s a pleasure to see these strips, since Gocomics has had some serious issues in posting them regularly. A lot I haven’t seen yet.
dogday Premium Member about 10 years ago
re: the last panel: Only Marigold could manage to look modest while saying, “It’s all true!” Love Phoebe’s grin and this whole comic. Go, Dana!
andy herbert about 10 years ago
with my damaged short-term memory, they’re all new to me.
JC's Tales of Trails Premium Member about 10 years ago
Original date: December 2, 2012
trevorpmp about 10 years ago
Rerun or not, this one is pretty darn cool! Good ditty, great artwork!
booptehsnoot70 almost 5 years ago
WHERE MAH BAGELS AT UNICORN
Lady Kitten almost 2 years ago
I AM THE VERY MODEL OF A MODERN MAJOR GENERA- Ok ill stop
sleepyeli 3 months ago
i had to find a recording of the modern major general song from pirates of penzance so i could fully enjoy this strip lol