Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for November 15, 2013
Transcript:
Marigold: You never did practice. Phoebe: I really meant to! One I started putting it off, I couldn't stop. What's the word for when you want to roll something partway down a hill, but it rolls all the way down and crushed the town? Marigold: There exists no such word. Phoebe: Tomorrow let's invent a word!
Zero-Gabriel over 10 years ago
@PhoebeAwry…?Run-a-Muck…?
luducks over 10 years ago
‘Crunked’
ThomasKDye over 10 years ago
Momentum…for the wrong thing.
tirnaaisling over 10 years ago
Oops! Oopsy! Whoops!
And a great phrase…. It wasn’t me!
kaykeyser over 10 years ago
how about phoebenized? actuality it sounds like snowballed or avalanched
luducks over 10 years ago
Pheebed?
blackshire over 10 years ago
“Inertia” (the inherent “laziness” of matter, the tendency of matter to remain either at rest or in motion—depending on which one it’s doing at the moment—unless acted upon by another force) would work for Phoebe’s purposes.
Q4horse over 10 years ago
So what are the consequences? This is not the same as schoolwork.
celeconecca over 10 years ago
“procrastintention”
Stellagal over 10 years ago
I like Procastizilla.
Neo Stryder over 10 years ago
Avalanche.
MotherOfMoses over 10 years ago
Snowballing.
josh_bisbee over 10 years ago
I thing a proper word for what Pheobe described would be “Oops…”
ewalnut over 10 years ago
The word you’re looking for is $%@#!
Simon_Jester over 10 years ago
Actually, there IS a word for that situation, but Phoebe’s mom will ground her for a month if she hears her using it
jadoo823 over 10 years ago
…runaway train comes to mind…
Me3000 over 10 years ago
the point here is that Phoebe has her procrastination for the next day all worked out
Comic Minister Premium Member over 10 years ago
Agreed Pheobe.
Ermine Notyours over 10 years ago
“The word is ‘Sisyphus.’”“What did you call me?”
Hag5000 over 10 years ago
Why do I find Marigold peeking through the window so cute?
Stephen Gilberg over 10 years ago
It’s neither standard nor reverse Sisyphus syndrome. He rolled the rock up and it came down. Phoebe rolled a rock down and it went too far down.BTW, is Phoebe’s bedroom on the first floor, or has Marigold demonstrated her climbing skills again?
Masterius over 10 years ago
I think the term she’s looking for is “Progress”.
DavidHurley Premium Member over 10 years ago
Nice!
Tandembuzz over 10 years ago
How about “boulder-dashing”…the boulder dashes the village to bits!
The Rolling Cat over 10 years ago
In other words, by putting it off, she gathered… ‘procrastomentum’!
Tyrnn over 10 years ago
Dragonized. Once you start crushing things, it’s hard to stop when you’re a 600 foot dragon.
jerrica.benton333 almost 3 years ago
snowblavalanche