Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for December 08, 2013

Well, that’s a list easier to remember than the original one (except for the beagle in the pears tree)

Let me guess: one the twelfth day of Christmas, Marigold’s true love gave her twelve unicorns.

At least her version is easier to remember than the other one!

If her true love is also a unicorn, why all the extra unicorns?Proxy boy (unicorn) toys?

Oh way to go Templo SD. Ruin the surprise. Thanks.

Orion

She’s gone blind!

Maybe they can sing along to “Deck Us All with Boston Charlie” and “Bark Us All Bow-Wows of Folly” — or am I REALLY showing my age?

Nice place to hang a missile toe, over a unicorn’s horn. Also this song figures and I still want to hear about the Red Horned Unicorn who helped Santa that one foggy Christmas. Also I still love the Modern Major Unicorn song.

Wreck the halls with balls of cottonHa-ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha, ha, ha’Tis the season to be rottenHa-ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha, ha, ha

Boy, and I thought the original version of “12 Days” was annoying!

What will be next?: “Happiness is a warm unicorn”?

All six Walt Kelly verses.

Deck us all with Boston Charlie,Walla Walla, Wash., an’ Kalamazoo!Nora’s freezin’ on the trolley,Swaller dollar cauliflower alley-garoo!

Don’t we know archaic barrelLullaby Lilla Boy, Louisville Lou?Trolley Molly don’t love Harold,Boola boola Pensacoola hullabaloo!

Bark us all bow-wows of folly,Polly wolly cracker ‘n’ too-da-loo!Donkey Bonny brays a carol,Antelope Cantaloupe, ’lope with you!

Hunky Dory’s pop is lolly gaggin’ on the wagon,Willy, folly go through!Chollie’s collie barks at Barrow,Harum scarum five alarm bung-a-loo!

Dunk us all in bowls of barley,Hinky dinky dink an’ polly voo!Chilly Filly’s name is Chollie,Chollie Filly’s jolly chilly view halloo!

Bark us all bow-wows of folly,Double-bubble, toyland trouble! Woof, woof, woof!Tizzy seas on melon collie!Dibble-dabble, scribble-scrabble! Goof, goof, goof!

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Unicornament…I love it. And today’s comic, so Christmassy looking. Start clearing the yard for all those unicorns…

You know in Marigold’s world, Santa arrives with eight flying unicorns.

I can’t tell if Phoebe is wearing a skirt or shorts.

Marigold is just pure, unadulterated joy in this strip, and Phoebe’s right in there with her.

In short, on the seventh day, you got 28 unicorns.

On the Twelfth day of ChristmasMy true love gave to meONE very annoyed stablehand

I keep coming back to this. “Unicornament” is a word you like to roll around on your tongue. I don’t how I’m going to work it into a sentence….

Q: If athletes get athlete’s foot, what do astronauts get?

A: Missle toe.

Unicorn better watch outUnicorn better not cryUnicorn better not poutI’m telling unicorn why…

On the seventh day of Christmas, Dana Simpson gave to me:

7 ‘blarting’ goblins!

6 Dakotas vlogging!

5 Florence nostrils a – sneezing!

4 grim Sues’!

3 Phoebes laughing!

2 sarcastic parents!

and oneee

you – nee

CORN!