Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for July 02, 1994
July 01, 1994
July 03, 1994
Transcript:
Francis: You heard back from the syndicate? Nate: Yeah! Here, you read it! I'm too nervous! Francis: "Dear Mr Wright: Your recent comic strip submission, "The Snuggles Family," is saccharine, trite, cloying, obsequious, and utterly putrescent." Nate: I'm not sure, but I think I've just been insulted! Francis: I'll get the dictionary.
saccharine – excessively sweet or sentimental.trite – lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse.cloying – disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment.obsequious – obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.putrescent – undergoing the process of decay; rotting.