Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for November 22, 2014
November 21, 2014
November 23, 2014
Transcript:
Phoebe: What do unicorns snack on at parties? HORSE D'OUEVRES!
Marigold: What are horse doovers?
Phoebe: I saved up a bunch of these while you were gone, so rather than explaining I'm just gonna push through.
For the longest time, I never connected the written phrase “hors d’oeuvre” with the spoken phrase always I heard as “orderve;” felt like a complete moron when the penny finally dropped. (Hey, don’t blame me. I grew up in a family a’ crackers what didn’t cotton t’ no fancy stuff. They thought I was mentally handicapped because I loved “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and it didn’t even HAVE planes.)
We’ve been deliberately mispronouncing it “horsed-overs” or “horsed ouvres,” depending on mood and what seems most likely to get the best eye-roll from present company.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
{rim shot gone flat}
kaykeyser over 9 years ago
good call, better to push on threw and die on stage then quit and explain a joke until its no longer funny.
Monster Hesh over 9 years ago
For the longest time, I never connected the written phrase “hors d’oeuvre” with the spoken phrase always I heard as “orderve;” felt like a complete moron when the penny finally dropped. (Hey, don’t blame me. I grew up in a family a’ crackers what didn’t cotton t’ no fancy stuff. They thought I was mentally handicapped because I loved “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and it didn’t even HAVE planes.)
daBomb619 over 9 years ago
The spelling should be oeuvres, not ouevres. Also, did Phoebe mispronounce it “doovers” on purpose?
Miamaus over 9 years ago
That would be a Barum-chaa! moment, but the cymbal was broken.
DDrazen over 9 years ago
My dad used to say “horse’s doovers and kuNAPEs” with pretty much the same results.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 9 years ago
Snacks
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl over 9 years ago
Hag5000 over 9 years ago
Q: How does Marigold make herself look more beautiful in the early evening?A: Twilight sparkle.
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl over 9 years ago
“I just flew in from Canada, and, boy, are my wings tired!”—Pegasus
darkstripe over 9 years ago
Phoebe’s hors d’oeuvres joke is hors de combat.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 9 years ago
Agreed Phoebe.
jondelfin Premium Member over 9 years ago
Go Comics employs no proofreaders. More’s the pity.
Weapon Brown over 9 years ago
If you get near a joke, tell it.
Simon_Jester over 9 years ago
If that JOKE were a horse, you’d have to shoot it.
neatslob Premium Member over 9 years ago
My Dad used to call them horse doovers.
strangeanimal over 9 years ago
Yeah until I was 9 I thought they were horrs doverrs, too.
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member over 9 years ago
This is a very clever use of a print pun that would be hard to carry off as a vocal gag.
Rainbow Sprinkles about 3 years ago
We’ve been deliberately mispronouncing it “horsed-overs” or “horsed ouvres,” depending on mood and what seems most likely to get the best eye-roll from present company.
Are2Dee2 about 1 month ago
LOLOL