Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for November 01, 2013
Transcript:
Phoebe: It looks like... Dakota and that goblin are starting to like each other. Marigold: That is no mere goblin! That is Queen Prunella von Blaart. Phoebe: Blaart? Marigold: Blaart. Phoebe: Blert? Marigold: I will teach you about umlauts when the situation lets less urgent.
Comic Minister Premium Member about 11 years ago
Agreed unicorn.
Darwinskeeper about 11 years ago
Wait, last Sunday we had a goblin saying “Blaart” on Dakota’s video log thingy. Was that in homage to the Goblin queen?
jay-eff about 11 years ago
Oh no! Dakota is being held captive by Paul Blart, Goblin!
Pardon me – I meant “Paul Bläart.”
Kinsfire about 11 years ago
I managed to actually pronounce that name…weird. (Me, that is.) Is Prunella supposed to be attractive? (Since she kinda is.)
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member about 11 years ago
Yea! Yer back!My morning is compleat, again.
luducks about 11 years ago
Don’t forget to check out yesterday’s that the Gocomics system also finally processed! http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/10/31
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member about 11 years ago
Why do I get the feeling that Queen Bläart is going to get the short end of the stick here.
rocketscientist about 11 years ago
You two can take them! They only have a single stinkin’ hit die!
http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Goblin
kaykeyser about 11 years ago
Well we learn some thing new every day. Unicorns speak in Umlauts and and Blart was a name not a random sound Goblins shout on the internet Vlogs. Also don’t mess with Dakota. She seems to have every thing under control. I kind of feel bad for the Goblin, but maybe this is actually nothing at all to worry about?
kaykeyser about 11 years ago
3nd observation, The Queen has a Gatomon from Digimon thing going on with the tail. Also glad to see Dakota is ok, has her hair and isn’t in a cave. Too bad she has not yet over thrown the queen.
dogday Premium Member about 11 years ago
I absolutely LOVE Marigold giving Phoebe a pronunciation lesson in the middle of a….mission(?) and umlauts, no less! Also, Dakota’s calm assurance in the face of the Goblin Queen confirms my suspicion that many of the girls I was in grade school with were not far removed from goblins themselves. Thank you, Dana, I feel better now.
John W Kennedy Premium Member about 11 years ago
Hmmm…. If it’s a German “umlaut”, rather than a Greek (and English) “dieresis” (or a Hungarian “double acute accent”), then the “ä” is pronounced like the “e” in “egg”, while the unadorned “a” is pronounced like the “a” in “art”. An unstable phonetic combination, it is derived from Middle Goblinish “Blaȝart”, derived in turn from Old Goblinish “Blaggarð”, “ugly and proud of it”. This is confirmed by the fact that the Scottish dialect of Modern Goblinish spells the name “Blazart” with a silent “z”, and by these lines from Early Modern Goblinish playwright Sal Wigglestick’s “Goblynkynd”: For ick hav wrytten with a cole Ick sal none other quean enroll ’Till Blagharth sitteth with her hole.
rvdroz about 11 years ago
Are Goblins usually cloaked in Boringness or =Banality=?
John W Kennedy Premium Member about 11 years ago
We all know what Hannah Arendt said about banality.
ronrab about 11 years ago
That was beautiful, Mr. Kennedy, thank you.
Hag5000 about 11 years ago
Looks like a showdown is coming…
DavidHurley Premium Member about 11 years ago
Very cool goblins none the less.
Madame Blue about 11 years ago
Perhaps Dakota isn’t really the goblins’ prisoner. What if she sought them out, hoping to find her own magical counterpart? She’s always been jealous of Phoebe’s friendship with Marigold. She would also consider herself worthy of a queen’s attentions. The goblin on her vlog is covering for her by royal order.
johndifool about 11 years ago
Figures a Doper would show up and give everyone their scholarly lesson of the day… [Salud John W Kennedy]
Weapon Brown about 11 years ago
The umlaut is the most metal literary device ever created… Just for the record.
Monster Hesh about 11 years ago
If no one else is gonna step up, I’ll say it: It may turn out to only be true in this one profile shot, but Queen Prunella’s actually kinda cute. …For a goblin. (I’m going to assume that she’s concerned about losing this staring contest and her posture isn’t always that bad.)
JEEZ FEEB DON’T SIT ON MARIGOLD’S NECK LIKE THAT OW OW OW
Kali39 about 11 years ago
So, is Dakota looking for a magic friend so she can top the class weirdo [Phoebe]? Sorry, Dakota, a unicorn trumps a goblin every time.
catamaran almost 11 years ago
sounds like something one should consult a physician about.