Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for November 19, 2015
November 18, 2015
November 20, 2015
Transcript:
Marigold: Look at that ancient creature, with its many horns. So ostentatious. Who does it think it is? Flaunting those extra horns, as if it is sooooo fancy.
Phoebe: This is a weird side of you.
Marigold: Jealous? I am not jealous.
The strange thing about this comic strip is that no one reacts with shock that a talking mythical creature is in their midst. They just act as if it’s perfectly normal to have a unicorn around.
Once I went to the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, with its collection of Middle Eastern antiquities. One item was a stele (pronounced like “steel” — a carved monument) which depicted in one panel several animals, including something that was probably a gazelle but was depicted in such a severe profile it was as if one horn was blocking the other. I couldn’t help but think “Unicorn!”
Templo S.U.D. almost 9 years ago
Unicorns never lived in the Cretaceous, did they, Dana Simpson?
jodudeit almost 9 years ago
That dismissive, contemptuous look that Marigold is making in the third panel is priceless!
electricshadow Premium Member almost 9 years ago
If you have to say you’re not jealous, you’re not “not jealous.”
Enter.Name.Here almost 9 years ago
Horn envy? I wonder how she feels about cows and Gazelles?
andrewmmadsen almost 9 years ago
It’s a good thing the museum doesn’t have a Styrachosarus skeleton on display.
Simon_Jester almost 9 years ago
Nahhhh, if Marigold were jealous, she’d turn green
tripwire45 almost 9 years ago
The strange thing about this comic strip is that no one reacts with shock that a talking mythical creature is in their midst. They just act as if it’s perfectly normal to have a unicorn around.
rpmurray almost 9 years ago
Couldn’t Phoebe’s unicorn just zap herself an extra horn or two with her magic?
Wichita10 almost 9 years ago
Reminds me of a sign I spotted and photoed a while back: “Rhinos are just fat unicorns.”
DDrazen almost 9 years ago
Once I went to the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, with its collection of Middle Eastern antiquities. One item was a stele (pronounced like “steel” — a carved monument) which depicted in one panel several animals, including something that was probably a gazelle but was depicted in such a severe profile it was as if one horn was blocking the other. I couldn’t help but think “Unicorn!”
Comic Minister Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Or are you?
kaykeyser almost 9 years ago
Yes you are Don’t make me make MLP references.
R.U. Kidding almost 9 years ago
Hey, Marigold, Triceratops might be ostentatious, but it’s also extinct, and you’re not. So you got THAT going for you. Which is nice.
cwizard71 almost 9 years ago
I expect the Shield Of Boringness works like the Somebody Else’s Problem field.
HAL69 almost 9 years ago
Indeed. When Marigold turns the Shield down, any eyes gazing upon her would likely freeze because of the sparkles.
jodudeit almost 9 years ago
Wait, is Phoebe holding hands in the first panel?!?!Look right under the exhibit barrier….
Phiteros almost 9 years ago
Awww, Phoebe and Max are holding hands!
luducks almost 9 years ago
Awww! I hope soooooooooo!
DanglingModifier almost 9 years ago
What does Marigold think about porcupines??
(true, spines aren’t horns, but…)
bpetano over 5 years ago
Aw, Marigold. Everyone is jealous of Triceratops. It’s normal.