Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for September 05, 2023

Hope the sphinx has soda for them.

In our family, after you called “jinx” first, the loser had to lead this chant:

Loser: Apple core

Winner: Baltimore

Loser: Who’s your friend?

Winner: (any name)

And winner was then allowed to throw an actual apple core (if you had one and were outside) at the named person. Inside or with no apple core, it was a wad of paper.

Hey! That rhymes!!!

Awww, Sphinxie, you’re no fun!

You owe me a permanent caseation of terrorizing the bug town.

“What … is the capital of Assyria? "

“What is the velocity of a sparrow carrying a coconut?!”

That cat’s a one trick pony. And not very good at it.

The jinx of the riddle of the sphinx stinx. That’s what I thinx.

Jinx the cat? Where’s Pixie and Dixie? (I hate meeces to pieces)!

Pfft! Let’s just cut to the chase! The answer is man!

You’re quite a saucy minx , Sphinx!

Someone needs to shoot off his nose.

That stinks.

“FINKS THINK SPHINX JINX STINKS” – Variety headline

There’s no more respect for a mighty Sphinx! Nice to see Dakota and Phoebe be totally on the same page here.

I would kind of like to see them answer incorrectly. In stories, the sphinx devours their victims whole if their answer is not correct. I would kind of like to see the kitty try to eat Dakota. Can you imagine her reaction?

This sphinx is becoming more and more of a letdown.

Man

Good one, Dana!