Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for November 05, 2012

She doesn’t have mental illness. She’s a carrier.

It happens to a lot of little girls. They go horse crazy. Though in this case it involves a unicorn.

Gone? I thought she was born that way.

Normal people scare me.

Stupid people are supposed to scare you. They outnumber us!

(with apologies to whoever I stole that quote from)

little girls love unicorns, dolphins and horses

I tried that once. It worked too well, I was put in a padded room and a straight jacket for almost a year

Last time they voted against the pair of extraordinary idiots.

It didn’t work Phoebe.

Nice try Phoebe but kids trying to ditch school only proves your sanity. Next time tell you mom you love school want to do your home work and look forward to doing chores and want 2nds on broccoli. Though that was a cute grin.

I was never all that sane in the first place and I still went to school. I did reasonably well, actually (though it could be argued that I didn’t show my full potential there).

Oh Phoebe. Nice try kid. But you are not crazy.

Guild. The Queene your Mother, in most great affli-ction of spirit, hath sent me to you.Ham. You are welcome.Guild. Nay, good my Lord, this courtesie is not ofthe right breed. If it shall please you to make me a whol-some answer, I will doe your Mothers command’ment:if not, your pardon, and my returne shall bee the end ofmy Businesse.Ham. Sir, I cannot.Guild. What, my Lord?Ham. Make you a wholsome answere: my wits dis-eas’d.

The Student’s Catch-22: If you’re well enough to realize that you’re sick, then you’re well enough to go to school.

Mental health corollary: If you’re sane enough to realize that school has made you crazy, then you’re still sane enough to go to school.

Either way, you have to go to school…

I’m prolly going to be snarked at for this but, in panel 3, Phoebe’s hand is reversed.

I love this strip

One of my favourite strips.