Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for May 17, 2023

Panel 3 in short: Technically…

So the orb actually says an entire sentence when someone exaggerates? I think it’s got it’s work cut out for it.

Nice to see that it has third options for statements that are neither true nor false.

I thought Truth Orbs only spoke the True Tongue. I should have realized that wasn’t the case when it was able to verify statements made in English.

She could say “I am the best chess player in the world.”

A bit of a disclaimer there.

Highly recommended: every politician should be followed by a truth orb.

I ain’t no dingaling

Truth be told, I’d find such an orb more than annoying.

That orb sounds like a politician!

that truth orb could actually be really useful. they could solve crimes, exonerate innocent death row inmates, resolve disputes, do valuable scientific experiments, etc. but what do they do? NOTHING.

Wait. Intelligence isn’t real; it’s just a made up concept to promote skull science or an RPG stat.

The orb is fake.

Here’s an irrelevant comment: What if somebody Photoshopped Marigold from the last panel behind a piano? It looks like she could start playing at any minute with the position she’s in!

Is it just coincidence that the orb resembles an 8-Ball?

“Signs point to ‘ding!’”

that’s some orb

A persnickety Orb Of Truth. Maybe even a sarcastic one.

If millions of such orbs blanketed the planet could spell the end of an ordered society without any weapons used.

“phoebe`s iq is a spirally squiggle a butterfly and a dandelion”* —me

*regular quotes