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* WalkingTechbane: Goblin laughter causes every app on Phoebe's phone to crash. It also curdles milk.
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* TheAntiNihilist: Marigold [[http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2016/05/12 cheerfully tells Phoebe life has no purpose]] but that it's "much easier to take when one has ''sparkles''". Phoebe's won over by the argument, saying it's much easier to accept from a unicorn than anyone else.
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* TheAntiNihilist: Marigold [[http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2016/05/12 cheerfully tells Phoebe life has no purpose]] but that it's "much much easier to take when accept "when one also has ''sparkles''". Phoebe's won over by the argument, saying it's much easier to accept from a unicorn than anyone else.
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* PostModernMagik: Marigold can use unicorn magic to send and receive text messages with Phoebe's cell phone. It also amplifies sattelite radio signals and is a Wi-Fi hotspot.
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* NoodleIncident: The Thing with the Marbles.
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* LimbSensationFascination: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] without any body switching or shapeshifting in [[http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2013/07/25 this strip]] when Marigold theorizes that having toes must be like having tarantulas on the end of ones legs.
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* LimbSensationFascination: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] without any body switching or shapeshifting in [[http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2013/07/25 this strip]] when Marigold theorizes that having toes must be like having tarantulas on the end of ones one's legs.
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* LimbSensationFascination: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] without any body switching or shapeshifting when Marigold theorizes that having toes must be like having tarantulas on the end of ones legs.
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-->'''Phoebe:''' "That's creepy, but it isn't innaccurate."
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* UnlimitedWardrobe: Every outfit seen in [[http://pedantia.deviantart.com/art/Phoebe-outfits-and-hair-332718473 this image]], Phoebe has worn at some point in the strip.
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* FictionalCounterpart: Aside from Phoebe's "Pastel Unicorns" toys (see MyLittlePhony, below), there's the cartoon ''[[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Robots That Are Totally Also Cars]]'', the video games ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Talking Animals]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Portable hole]]'', ''[[VideoGame/AngryBirds Irritated birds]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Dot Eating Circle Man]]'' and the TV fantasy series ''[[Series/GameOfThrones Thrones of Ermagard]]''.
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''Phoebe and Her Unicorn'' is a [[NewspaperComics newspaper comic strip]] by [[Creator/DCSimpson Dana Simpson]], and made its debut as ''Heavenly Nostrils'' on [[http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/ Go Comics.com]] in April 2012 as a webcomic. In January 2015, the comic assumed its present title; on March 30, 2015, it was relaunched as a syndicated comic in nearly a hundred newspapers.
It begins when 9-year-old Phoebe skips a rock across a pond and accidentally hits a {{unicorn}} in the face. Freed from her own reflection, the unicorn -- named Marigold Heavenly Nostrils -- gives Phoebe one wish. After her impractical wishes[[note]]infinitely more wishes, infinite dollars, and super powers[[/note]] are denied, Phoebe decides on making Marigold her best friend. But can a vain mythical beast and a nine-year-old daydreamer really forge a connection?
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!!This comic demonstrates the following tropes:
* {{Adorkable}}: [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/08/29 Phoebe's mom geeking out over art supplies.]]
* AlphaBitch: Dakota.
* AllThereInTheManual: Phoebe's parents' names are never revealed in the strip, but it's Ethan and Emily according to the [[http://www.universaluclick.com/comics/phoebe-and-her-unicorn character bio on the syndicate's website]].
** [[http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2015/10/16 A strip from October 16, 2015]] has Ethan's name being mentioned.
* ArgumentOfContradictions: [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2014/04/04#.U0B4GPldVkU On whether Phoebe picks her nose.]]
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Marigold Heavenly Nostrils.
-->'''Phoebe:''' "That's the best name I've ever heard."
-->'''Marigold:''' "Yes it is!"
* BlandNameProduct[=/=]CaptainErsatz: ''Pastel Unicorns'', a ShoutOut to ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''.
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: Marigold frequently understands human expressions literally, much to her confusion.
* {{Bowdlerization}}: The book collection has some dialogue in the first few strips edited from the web version. Most notably, a reference Phoebe makes to [[Music/{{U2}} Bono]] and a reference Marigold makes to the PATRIOT Act are removed.
* CareBearStare: Marigold gives Dakota a literal box of happiness for her birthday, to make up for spoiling Dakota's big entrance with the Shield of Boringness.
* CantArgueWithElves: Marigold is right most the time, because she says so.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Marigold cheers "UNICORN!" whenever she does something awesome... which is fairly frequently.
* CheatedAngle: No matter which way Marigold is turned, the upper part of her mane is always behind her horn.
* CultureClash: Pops up every [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2012/06/04#.U1dznPldWSp now and then]].
* CuteAndPsycho: Sue, Phoebe's bunk mate from summer camp, casually tells Phoebe that she's glad she's not a clarinet player because then [[DisproportionateRetribution she doesn't have to kill her in a jealous rage if she was better than her]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Max, lampshaded [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/10/08#.Ula7Sfb71Yg here]]. WordOfGod is that he's based on the same person as [[Webcomic/OzyAndMillie Ozy]].
* DontExplainTheJoke: Phoebe's dad tells her a joke about binary trees, then sees fit to explain a little. Unimpressed, Phoebe tells Marigold, "My dad speaks '{{nerd}}.'"
* DynamicEntry[=/=]DivingSave: [[ActionGirl Mare of Action]] Marigold bravely protects Phoebe... [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/10/11 from a dodgeball]].
* EmbarrassingMiddleName / UnfortunateName: Florence Unfortunate Nostrils. So called because she [[BlessedWithSuck sneezes]] [[NauseaFuel spiders]].
** Phoebe isn't so fond of ''her'' middle name, Grizelda.
* TheFaceless: Lord Splendid Humility, whose unmatched modesty requires that he never allows anyone to see him. His horn protrudes from his hiding place.
* FictionalCounterpart: Aside from Phoebe's "Pastel Unicorns" toys (see MyLittlePhony, below), there's the cartoon ''[[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Robots That Are Totally Also Cars]]'', the video game ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Talking Animals]]'', and the TV fantasy series ''[[Series/GameOfThrones Thrones of Ermagard]]''.
* AGirlAndHerX: The X being a unicorn.
* HumansAreUgly: Marigold invokes this from time to time.
-->'''Marigold:''' "What is a tiny bit of extra pink in a sea of fleshy human disgustingness?"
-->'''Phoebe:''' "Remember what I said about knowing when to stop talking?"
* HypocriticalHumor: Phoebe wants an older girl to think of her as cool but disdains a younger girl who wants the same from Phoebe because "younger kids are NEVER cool."
* IHaveThisFriend: Phoebe says this to Marigold when fishing for ideas of what to get her for Christmas.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Marigold is not above using this, either. [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2012/12/09#.Ut5BYhDsTcs Case in point...]]
* InsufferableGenius: Marigold from time to time, though it seems to be a species trait.
-->'''Marigold:''' "Unicorns invented music. We decided one day that only one thing could make us even more wondrous than we were already."
-->'''Phoebe:''' "Humility?"
-->'''Marigold:''' "A soundtrack!"
* InterspeciesRomance: Marigold has [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2014/08/06 developed feelings]] for Ringo, the camp lake monster. Possibly one-sided, as he seems simply confused about the whole concept.
* ItsAllAboutMe: [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/01/15 Flashback Marigold]]'s active inner life is simply a [[ComicBook/{{Doom}} Doom-comic-esque]] repetition of "ME ME ME ME ME".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite her narcissism and ego (see above), Marigold really does care about Phoebe as a friend.
* LargeHam: Marigold, now and again. Also when Dakota tries to out-act Phoebe in the audition for the school play:
-->'''Dakota:''' "Choke on '''that''', Unicorn girl."
-->'''Phoebe:''' "On what, the scenery?"
* LimitedWardrobe: Averted with Phoebe, but Marigold always seems to wear the same burgundy scarf (and matching Eighties-style leg warmers) in cold weather.
* LittleProfessorDialog:
** In [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2012/05/06 this strip]] Phoebe uses the words "appalling" and "semiautobiographical."
** In a spelling bee, she correctly spells "appoggiatura" -- but she was ''actually'' asked to spell "hat".
* MajorGeneralSong: [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2012/12/02 "I am the very model of a modern magic unicorn...."]]
* MetaphorIsMyMiddleName: In an early strip, Phoebe claims "Danger" is her middle name. It's actually [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Grizelda]].
* MindOverMatter: Marigold sometimes manipulates things with her horn magic to make up for her lack of fingers.
* MsExposition: Lampshaded [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/10/15#.UmAzdBDwrJs here]].
* MyLittlePhony: Phoebe is a fan of the cartoon ''Pastel Unicorns'' and has a bunch of the toys. In a few strips (like on [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/03/17#.Up1Co2RDuhQ March 17, 2013]] and on [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/08/11#.Up1CpWRDuhQ August 11, 2013]]) she discusses recent plot developments from the show, and they're barely-veiled references to actual episodes of ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''.
* {{Narcissist}}: Marigold, big time. Seems to be a common unicorn trait as well.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: '''UNICORN!'''
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Sue.
-->'''Sue:''' "I should warn you, I'm sorta weird."
* OnSecondThought: Marigold's initial reaction to Phoebe wishing the unicorn would be her best friend is "Or maybe... um, some gold?"
* OneSteveLimit: Enforced; according to Creator/DCSimpson, Marigold's name came from an online unicorn name generator that took "Dana Claire Simpson" and returned "Marigold Celestial Nostrils." She changed "Celestial" to "Heavenly" to avoid confusion with Princess Celestia from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Todd the candy dragon. He breathes candy (with wrappers!) and can hork up ice-cream.
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: They are basically civilized, but goblin language appears to consist only of "BLAART." Marigold still understands it from context. They also [[WalkingTechbane disrupt electronics by laughing]].
* PaintingTheMedium: Marigold can tell Phoebe's not pronouncing ''The Shield of Boringness'' in a properly dramatic fashion because of the font being used.
* PaperThinDisguise: The male goblin who impersonates Dakota, both online and around the house, simply dons a wig (and eventually clothes) and holds a sign saying "Litl gerl." Evidently, Dakota's own mom falls for it (or possibly thinks it's an improvement).
* PlaceboEffect: Phoebe and Marigold experience strange effects when they swipe some coffee, but it turns out to be decaf.
* PostModernMagik: Marigold can use unicorn magic to send and receive text messages with Phoebe's cell phone.
* PrehensileHair: Dakota's, once she gets the magical kind.
* RapidHairGrowth: The [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2012/07/16 July 16, 2012]] strip shows how beholding the glory of Marigold can undo baldheadedness for Dakota.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Marigold claims she's old enough to have seen "oceans become forests become deserts".
* ReleasingFromThePromise: When Marigold granted Phoebe one wish, she wished for Marigold to be her best friend. Phoebe released Marigold from her wish as a Christmas gift. [[HeartwarmingMoments Marigold's response:]]
-->'''Marigold:''' "It is all right that I still '''want''' to, though, is it not?"
* ShakingTheRump: The strip where Marigold performs "[[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/09/15#.Uj5d_oaUQtE The Dance of the Glittering Hindquarters]]".
* ShoutOut:
** To Music/CarlySimon, in [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2014/03/24/#.UzFtdvl5Otg this strip]].
** In [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2014/10/27 this strip]], from the 2014 Halloween storyline, Phoebe's parents are going to another costume party dressed as [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheMatrix Trinity and Morpheus.]]
* SitcomArchnemesis: Phoebe has Dakota.
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: When Marigold sees her reflection, she is trapped staring, sometimes for days.
* SpoofAesop:
-->'''Phoebe:''' "I now understand that hair is ''far'' more important than pencil toppers."\\
'''Dakota:''' "That's a stupid moral."\\
'''Phoebe:''' "At least it's not a cliche."
* ThisIsReality: Phoebe lets her hair down, causing a younger girl not to recognize her. Phoebe explains that unlike a cartoon character, she doesn't have to look the same all the time.
* ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: Even Marigold can get embarrassed, as when caught singing spontaneously.
* {{Unicorn}}: Marigold's design resembles the medieval description of a unicorn, rather than looking like a mere horse with a horn.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Justified in-universe. See WeirdnessCensor below for details.
* WeAreAsMayflies: [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/07/20 Implied then subverted by Marigold]].
* WeirdnessCensor: The class doesn't react much to seeing a live unicorn during show and tell. Marigold says it's because of the "Shield of Boringness," a bit of magic that lets unicorns live undisturbed.
** Also explains why Phoebe's parents didn't freak out the first time they had a unicorn over for dinner. Marigold explains that she gradually cranked the "Shield of Boringness" down to "Shield of Humoring a Child", and eventually to "Shield of Eyebrow-Raising Novelty". The only major consequence was that Phoebe's mom insisted on painting a portrait of Marigold.
* WhatAreRecords: Phoebe isn't sure what "records" are. Or a "radio". "I'm old" is Marigold's reaction in both cases.
* YouthfulFreckles: Phoebe.
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''Phoebe and Her Unicorn'' is a [[NewspaperComics newspaper comic strip]] by [[Creator/DCSimpson Dana Simpson]], and made its debut as ''Heavenly Nostrils'' on [[http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/ Go Comics.com]] in April 2012 as a webcomic. In January 2015, the comic assumed its present title; on March 30, 2015, it was relaunched as a syndicated comic in nearly a hundred newspapers.
It begins when 9-year-old Phoebe skips a rock across a pond and accidentally hits a {{unicorn}} in the face. Freed from her own reflection, the unicorn -- named Marigold Heavenly Nostrils -- gives Phoebe one wish. After her impractical wishes[[note]]infinitely more wishes, infinite dollars, and super powers[[/note]] are denied, Phoebe decides on making Marigold her best friend. But can a vain mythical beast and a nine-year-old daydreamer really forge a connection?
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!!This comic demonstrates the following tropes:
* {{Adorkable}}: [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/08/29 Phoebe's mom geeking out over art supplies.]]
* AlphaBitch: Dakota.
* AllThereInTheManual: Phoebe's parents' names are never revealed in the strip, but it's Ethan and Emily according to the [[http://www.universaluclick.com/comics/phoebe-and-her-unicorn character bio on the syndicate's website]].
** [[http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2015/10/16 A strip from October 16, 2015]] has Ethan's name being mentioned.
* ArgumentOfContradictions: [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2014/04/04#.U0B4GPldVkU On whether Phoebe picks her nose.]]
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Marigold Heavenly Nostrils.
-->'''Phoebe:''' "That's the best name I've ever heard."
-->'''Marigold:''' "Yes it is!"
* BlandNameProduct[=/=]CaptainErsatz: ''Pastel Unicorns'', a ShoutOut to ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''.
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: Marigold frequently understands human expressions literally, much to her confusion.
* {{Bowdlerization}}: The book collection has some dialogue in the first few strips edited from the web version. Most notably, a reference Phoebe makes to [[Music/{{U2}} Bono]] and a reference Marigold makes to the PATRIOT Act are removed.
* CareBearStare: Marigold gives Dakota a literal box of happiness for her birthday, to make up for spoiling Dakota's big entrance with the Shield of Boringness.
* CantArgueWithElves: Marigold is right most the time, because she says so.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Marigold cheers "UNICORN!" whenever she does something awesome... which is fairly frequently.
* CheatedAngle: No matter which way Marigold is turned, the upper part of her mane is always behind her horn.
* CultureClash: Pops up every [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2012/06/04#.U1dznPldWSp now and then]].
* CuteAndPsycho: Sue, Phoebe's bunk mate from summer camp, casually tells Phoebe that she's glad she's not a clarinet player because then [[DisproportionateRetribution she doesn't have to kill her in a jealous rage if she was better than her]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Max, lampshaded [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/10/08#.Ula7Sfb71Yg here]]. WordOfGod is that he's based on the same person as [[Webcomic/OzyAndMillie Ozy]].
* DontExplainTheJoke: Phoebe's dad tells her a joke about binary trees, then sees fit to explain a little. Unimpressed, Phoebe tells Marigold, "My dad speaks '{{nerd}}.'"
* DynamicEntry[=/=]DivingSave: [[ActionGirl Mare of Action]] Marigold bravely protects Phoebe... [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/10/11 from a dodgeball]].
* EmbarrassingMiddleName / UnfortunateName: Florence Unfortunate Nostrils. So called because she [[BlessedWithSuck sneezes]] [[NauseaFuel spiders]].
** Phoebe isn't so fond of ''her'' middle name, Grizelda.
* TheFaceless: Lord Splendid Humility, whose unmatched modesty requires that he never allows anyone to see him. His horn protrudes from his hiding place.
* FictionalCounterpart: Aside from Phoebe's "Pastel Unicorns" toys (see MyLittlePhony, below), there's the cartoon ''[[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Robots That Are Totally Also Cars]]'', the video game ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Talking Animals]]'', and the TV fantasy series ''[[Series/GameOfThrones Thrones of Ermagard]]''.
* AGirlAndHerX: The X being a unicorn.
* HumansAreUgly: Marigold invokes this from time to time.
-->'''Marigold:''' "What is a tiny bit of extra pink in a sea of fleshy human disgustingness?"
-->'''Phoebe:''' "Remember what I said about knowing when to stop talking?"
* HypocriticalHumor: Phoebe wants an older girl to think of her as cool but disdains a younger girl who wants the same from Phoebe because "younger kids are NEVER cool."
* IHaveThisFriend: Phoebe says this to Marigold when fishing for ideas of what to get her for Christmas.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Marigold is not above using this, either. [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2012/12/09#.Ut5BYhDsTcs Case in point...]]
* InsufferableGenius: Marigold from time to time, though it seems to be a species trait.
-->'''Marigold:''' "Unicorns invented music. We decided one day that only one thing could make us even more wondrous than we were already."
-->'''Phoebe:''' "Humility?"
-->'''Marigold:''' "A soundtrack!"
* InterspeciesRomance: Marigold has [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2014/08/06 developed feelings]] for Ringo, the camp lake monster. Possibly one-sided, as he seems simply confused about the whole concept.
* ItsAllAboutMe: [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/01/15 Flashback Marigold]]'s active inner life is simply a [[ComicBook/{{Doom}} Doom-comic-esque]] repetition of "ME ME ME ME ME".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite her narcissism and ego (see above), Marigold really does care about Phoebe as a friend.
* LargeHam: Marigold, now and again. Also when Dakota tries to out-act Phoebe in the audition for the school play:
-->'''Dakota:''' "Choke on '''that''', Unicorn girl."
-->'''Phoebe:''' "On what, the scenery?"
* LimitedWardrobe: Averted with Phoebe, but Marigold always seems to wear the same burgundy scarf (and matching Eighties-style leg warmers) in cold weather.
* LittleProfessorDialog:
** In [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2012/05/06 this strip]] Phoebe uses the words "appalling" and "semiautobiographical."
** In a spelling bee, she correctly spells "appoggiatura" -- but she was ''actually'' asked to spell "hat".
* MajorGeneralSong: [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2012/12/02 "I am the very model of a modern magic unicorn...."]]
* MetaphorIsMyMiddleName: In an early strip, Phoebe claims "Danger" is her middle name. It's actually [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Grizelda]].
* MindOverMatter: Marigold sometimes manipulates things with her horn magic to make up for her lack of fingers.
* MsExposition: Lampshaded [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/10/15#.UmAzdBDwrJs here]].
* MyLittlePhony: Phoebe is a fan of the cartoon ''Pastel Unicorns'' and has a bunch of the toys. In a few strips (like on [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/03/17#.Up1Co2RDuhQ March 17, 2013]] and on [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/08/11#.Up1CpWRDuhQ August 11, 2013]]) she discusses recent plot developments from the show, and they're barely-veiled references to actual episodes of ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''.
* {{Narcissist}}: Marigold, big time. Seems to be a common unicorn trait as well.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: '''UNICORN!'''
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Sue.
-->'''Sue:''' "I should warn you, I'm sorta weird."
* OnSecondThought: Marigold's initial reaction to Phoebe wishing the unicorn would be her best friend is "Or maybe... um, some gold?"
* OneSteveLimit: Enforced; according to Creator/DCSimpson, Marigold's name came from an online unicorn name generator that took "Dana Claire Simpson" and returned "Marigold Celestial Nostrils." She changed "Celestial" to "Heavenly" to avoid confusion with Princess Celestia from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Todd the candy dragon. He breathes candy (with wrappers!) and can hork up ice-cream.
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: They are basically civilized, but goblin language appears to consist only of "BLAART." Marigold still understands it from context. They also [[WalkingTechbane disrupt electronics by laughing]].
* PaintingTheMedium: Marigold can tell Phoebe's not pronouncing ''The Shield of Boringness'' in a properly dramatic fashion because of the font being used.
* PaperThinDisguise: The male goblin who impersonates Dakota, both online and around the house, simply dons a wig (and eventually clothes) and holds a sign saying "Litl gerl." Evidently, Dakota's own mom falls for it (or possibly thinks it's an improvement).
* PlaceboEffect: Phoebe and Marigold experience strange effects when they swipe some coffee, but it turns out to be decaf.
* PostModernMagik: Marigold can use unicorn magic to send and receive text messages with Phoebe's cell phone.
* PrehensileHair: Dakota's, once she gets the magical kind.
* RapidHairGrowth: The [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2012/07/16 July 16, 2012]] strip shows how beholding the glory of Marigold can undo baldheadedness for Dakota.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Marigold claims she's old enough to have seen "oceans become forests become deserts".
* ReleasingFromThePromise: When Marigold granted Phoebe one wish, she wished for Marigold to be her best friend. Phoebe released Marigold from her wish as a Christmas gift. [[HeartwarmingMoments Marigold's response:]]
-->'''Marigold:''' "It is all right that I still '''want''' to, though, is it not?"
* ShakingTheRump: The strip where Marigold performs "[[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/09/15#.Uj5d_oaUQtE The Dance of the Glittering Hindquarters]]".
* ShoutOut:
** To Music/CarlySimon, in [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2014/03/24/#.UzFtdvl5Otg this strip]].
** In [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2014/10/27 this strip]], from the 2014 Halloween storyline, Phoebe's parents are going to another costume party dressed as [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheMatrix Trinity and Morpheus.]]
* SitcomArchnemesis: Phoebe has Dakota.
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: When Marigold sees her reflection, she is trapped staring, sometimes for days.
* SpoofAesop:
-->'''Phoebe:''' "I now understand that hair is ''far'' more important than pencil toppers."\\
'''Dakota:''' "That's a stupid moral."\\
'''Phoebe:''' "At least it's not a cliche."
* ThisIsReality: Phoebe lets her hair down, causing a younger girl not to recognize her. Phoebe explains that unlike a cartoon character, she doesn't have to look the same all the time.
* ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: Even Marigold can get embarrassed, as when caught singing spontaneously.
* {{Unicorn}}: Marigold's design resembles the medieval description of a unicorn, rather than looking like a mere horse with a horn.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Justified in-universe. See WeirdnessCensor below for details.
* WeAreAsMayflies: [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/07/20 Implied then subverted by Marigold]].
* WeirdnessCensor: The class doesn't react much to seeing a live unicorn during show and tell. Marigold says it's because of the "Shield of Boringness," a bit of magic that lets unicorns live undisturbed.
** Also explains why Phoebe's parents didn't freak out the first time they had a unicorn over for dinner. Marigold explains that she gradually cranked the "Shield of Boringness" down to "Shield of Humoring a Child", and eventually to "Shield of Eyebrow-Raising Novelty". The only major consequence was that Phoebe's mom insisted on painting a portrait of Marigold.
* WhatAreRecords: Phoebe isn't sure what "records" are. Or a "radio". "I'm old" is Marigold's reaction in both cases.
* YouthfulFreckles: Phoebe.
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