Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for March 02, 2013
March 01, 2013
March 03, 2013
Transcript:
Phoebe: I think Lord Splendid Humility is silly. Marigold: I suppose everyone is a bit silly, if you look at them closely. Phoebe: BWAH. Marigold: Hear hear.
Finally, Saturday’s strip appears! This is progress. :) I’m going to hold off on getting Sunday up until a few hours from now, if that’s okay with everybody, so Saturday has time to, you know, percolate.
Phoebe calling someone silly, a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. Silly is just another term for one who does not conform to the socail norms.
Actually, the word “silly” is very interesting. It’s original meaning was “deserving pity or compassion”, or “helpless” (like women and children). Then it drifted into “weak” and “insignificant”, then “sickly”, then “not very bright”, and at last “foolish”. Thus, for example, a few centuries ago, no one thought there was anything strange about beginning a Christmas Carol with “Behold a silly, tender babe.” (For those who know German, it was once the same word as “selig”, but they went in different directions.) Even now, “silly” may mean “stupid”, but it’s a /nice/ kind of stupid. Many languages don’t have a word that means that.
danasimpson creator about 11 years ago
Finally, Saturday’s strip appears! This is progress. :) I’m going to hold off on getting Sunday up until a few hours from now, if that’s okay with everybody, so Saturday has time to, you know, percolate.
Thanks to gocomics for getting this fixed.
Mister-Edd about 11 years ago
Thanks, Dana.
I look forward to Heavenly Nostrils every morning to start my day!
:-)
CrypticWizard about 11 years ago
The simple silliness in the right place always makes me smile. The innocence and sweetness of this strip is the reason it has become my favorite.
kaykeyser about 11 years ago
Be cool and smell a flower Make love, not war, and shower Kiss the world, and be groovy Go ahead and make a Gookie!
ChappellGirl5 about 11 years ago
Yay! I really miss this when I don’t get to read it. Hopefully Dana will post Sunday’s soon though, just so I can get back on track LOL.
Q4horse about 11 years ago
Phoebe calling someone silly, a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. Silly is just another term for one who does not conform to the socail norms.
Iron Ed about 11 years ago
She is! :-)
John W Kennedy Premium Member about 11 years ago
Actually, the word “silly” is very interesting. It’s original meaning was “deserving pity or compassion”, or “helpless” (like women and children). Then it drifted into “weak” and “insignificant”, then “sickly”, then “not very bright”, and at last “foolish”. Thus, for example, a few centuries ago, no one thought there was anything strange about beginning a Christmas Carol with “Behold a silly, tender babe.” (For those who know German, it was once the same word as “selig”, but they went in different directions.) Even now, “silly” may mean “stupid”, but it’s a /nice/ kind of stupid. Many languages don’t have a word that means that.