Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for August 03, 2023

It might even still be hot!

Just ask Max when he came back from being king of the Wild Things.

Missing dinner is a bad thing! Ask Garfield.

That actually almost guarantees that barring anything unexpected, it’ll be early tomorrow at the latest.

It’s nice of Phoebe to share Marigold’s back with Dakota.

If I missed dinner (at 5:30 pm, with enough leeway to get washed up) I was grounded for a few days AND lectured. For a few decades, or so it seemed.

Well unless there is a timeskip with them home, then Marigold is definitely wrong.XD

Back for a dinner.. results may vary.

Always read the fine print.

Marigold’s smile in the last panel suggests she is making a joke.

There’s a length or amount of whew?

The road is long.

Hoo boy.

No good. I’ve known too many unicorns.

And then, in a sudden shock move, they wind up in DICK TRACY.

(Sudden thought: Why didn’t I do that when I had the chance?? Darnit!)

Aw, Marigold’s having a little fun there, almost like a prank.

I like to picture this strip as the Anakin and Padme meme. “We’re gonna get home right?” :P

But at least she still admitted there is that important distinction to be made.

“I said I’d get you out alive. Not unharmed.”

Hopefully, Marigold won’t ‘promise’ a General MacArthur type of, ’’… they are going to eat [Christmas] dinner at home. " The Korean War lasted rather longer than the year 1950. …

Looks like the beginning of a beautiful adventure. I’m happy that Dakota is with them.

Let’s hope those awards are still available by the time they get back!

My dinner got canceled all week…

Living alone, dinner is all my responsibility, and I can never be late.