Today is National Unicorn Day, which is always a day of celebration for my blog. I wish everyone a Happy Unicorn Day! And may we all be very successful catching unicorns today, and every day.
Newcomers to this blog may wonder what I mean by “unicorn,” and sometimes I worry they may get the wrong idea. So be advised, newbies, that I define a unicorn as anything that is unique. There are many other definitions that are quite valid elsewhere, but not here.
For instance, there’s the classic definition, of the mythical beast with one horn. And in fact, I use that beast as a symbol for uniqueness. But it’s just a symbol. It isn’t the uniqueness itself.
Other animals have also been called unicorns. For instance, there’s the Hercules beetle, which has a horn-like prominence on its head. And then there’s the Schizura unicornis caterpillar, which has a large horn sticking out of it’s back, near it’s head. And as for flying unicorns, there’s the Kamichi, or Unicorn Bird (also known as a Horned Screamer).
As for swimming unicorns, in the Arctic sea we have the narwhal, which has a single-horned tusk sticking out of it’s forehead. During medieval times, these tusks were often passed off as unicorn horns, and were considered to have magical properties.
In the swinger world, a unicorn is a polyamorous woman who loves threesomes, as such women are considered to be very rare.
Given that unicorns are often associated with rainbows, the unicorn has become a symbol of the LGBT+ community.
The unicorn label has been applied to a person with three or more skills, in a new field of expertise, or to any exceptional employee with rare qualities, just due to the rareness of such a worker.
And in finance, a unicorn is a startup company with a valuation of over one billion dollars, that has not gone public yet.
This is just a small sampling of the many ways the term “unicorn” has been bandied about. It seems to be a very versatile word.
Therefore, for the sake of clarity, let me emphasize that this blog is not about exotic animals, polyamorous women, the LGBT+ community, skilled employees, startup companies, or anything else, except where that thing is rare, novel, unusual, weird, odd, unheard-of, or otherwise unique.
So here’s wishing everyone many unique and enjoyable experiences on this National Unicorn Day!
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Chasing Unicorns 
Oh, I thought it was a kind of corn and this misperception was reinforced by your sense of humor. This changes my entire opinion of you.
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LOL! So now this new information just throws your brain all out of whack, doesn’t it!
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Out of whack or in to whack?
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Maybe its both!
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Well, you whack your head so much, I figure you must be the expert on how to use this term.
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“haha!” But if I am the expert then yes, I think for you, the “out of whack” term fits very well! 🙂
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I have been out of whack ever since I had kids. I am not sure I will ever find my way back to whack at this point.
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Kids will do that to you for sure, and sorry, but I think its doubtful that one ever recovers!
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Actually, your first impressions were more accurate. There is only one kind of corn that matters. Hence the word, “unicorn.” And the one kind of corn that matters is puns. This is the true, secret meaning of unicorns, in my blog. I guess I can’t hide the truth any longer.
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I guess you could say that you have an ear for corny puns.
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Yes, I’m outstanding in that field.
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Well, look around ever so often to make sure that someone isn’t stalking you.
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It’s probably some military spy. A kernel.
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That would be amaizing.
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Nah, just another flaky thing the government might do.
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someone may be rolling their eyes!
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You’re thinking of potatoes. Corn have ears.
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Oooh … 😶🤚
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And corns have feet.
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And I sense that the groaning is going to begin!
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By the time the day is over, your house will be sounding haunted.
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I will try to control the groans! 😛
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Anything rare and unusual? So that makes Betsy a “unicorn” as well, even though she is a cow, right?
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Exactly. She’s a bovine unicorn, due to her magical bell, and deep, hypnotic eyes. So I think in a future story, you should saw one of her horns off.
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I think Betsy may be giving you a dangerous look with her hypnotic eyes right now over her feelings about that suggestion!
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She’d better be careful, lest someone assumes she has Mad Cow disease.
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Moonicorn.
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😶🤚
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Just for clarification, what type of holiday is National Unicorn Day: solemn, family, or a BBQ & beer?
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It depends upon which would be most unique in your particular situation.
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Belated Happy Unicorn Day, Tippy!
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Thanks, same to you.
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happy belated Unicorn Day. I never thought of it before, but is the word a combination of unique and horn?
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No, the word “corenous” means “horny” (not the sexual kind of horny). So “corn” is another word for “horn.” Therefore, unicorn literally means “one horn.”
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As long as it doesn’t mean it figuratively.
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Whoops, that should be spelled, “corneous.”
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