Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for August 24, 1997
Transcript:
Teddy: Hey, let's play ball! Nate: Not now, I'm drawing comics. Hee hee! See? Doctor Cesspool is removing his own tonsils by mistake! Teddy: I don't get it. Nate: Whatta you mean, you don't get it? It's a SLAPSTICK! People slipping on banana peels, getting hit in the face with pies...that sort of stuff is FUNNY! Teddy: Why? Nate: Who knows? I guess it's just funny to see people suffer minor injuries! Teddy: *throws a basketball at Nate's head* BONK! Teddy: By golly, you're right! Nate: *chases Teddy with the basketball over his head*
Francis means “Free man from France”