Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for October 20, 2015

Well, I was right about it being a Halloween party.

There’s a science fiction story in which somebody bio-engineered some disgusting-looking bugs to chew up various useless organic substances and produce a nutritious paste — flavorless, but flavors could be added.

One of the characters is offered a sample, and AFTER tasting it is told how it was made. His reaction was: “Bug vomit. You fed me bug vomit.”

DHBirr: Butterbugs, from the Miles Vorkosigan books (Bujold).

Also, looks like someone bapped the colorist regarding Todd being green yesterday.

Todd changed his color.

@DanaCongratulations on the new newspaper.Woo Hoo!

@DHBirr,Funny thing is, anyone who’s eaten honey has eaten bug vomit.

Soooo, my diabetes means the sugarless candy I eat qualifies as “artificial respiration”? Hmmm.

Me neither Phoebe.

No, but Todd DOES puke up ice cream.

Phoebe can have her unicorn; I want a Todd.

Actually Todd exhales candy, Marigold. If he breathed candy that could include inspiration and trust me you do not want candy in your lungs (or anything else for that matter other than air). Nothing like a good aspiration pneumonitis from aspirating food into your lungs to buy you a week or two on the ventilator in an ICU.

Breathing candy is better than birthing candy.

you need to play more Bonk games.. .and also try eating some Chinese black beans fermented with Sichuan peppers… you will soon understand the thin line between breath and vomit!

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THIS LINE!!!!