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

Probably save them for next summer.

I smell a flatulence joke a-brewing.

Does Marigold mean metaphorically cool (as in, hip and popular), or literally cool, and Phoebe will freeze into ice if she eats it?

Phoebe eats them, outcools Dakota. Inverted madness ensues, then she runs out and must return to the uncool world of dorkdom (where all the interesting people are).

Now Phoebe’s gas will put out fires instead of causing fires.

They aid the eater in being cool. Isn’t there already a drink that does that?

“Cool beans” is a phrase I can honestly say I have never said out loud in my life.

I wonder what Marigold’s closet looks like?

Go on and try one, Phoebe. You’re either a cool bean or a has-been!

Humans may be dumb, Marigold, but you’re the ones with a can of beans in your closet!

Now to meet Phoebe’s version of “Stefan Urquelle”.

hey…‘cool beans’ is one of my favorite expressions

More FRIGID LEGUMES action!

Marigold is unsurprised because humans mean something way dumber when we say pretty much anything.

Would she fart snow?

After you’ve been havin’ steak for a long time

Beans, beans taste fine.

Marigold’s punch line had me laughing out loud.

I always thought that cool beans were ones you kept in the fridge.

Was this Steve McQueen’s secret—he ate cool beans?

Unicorns have closets?

Phoebe then tosses can away, next morning, magical beanstalk appears, Phoebe, Marigold, Dakota (why not?) descide to explore… you can guess the rest.

Wow. Looks like we may have a whole arc about cool beans, rather than just one or two strips. This should be interesting, and fun.